John Coltrane Quartet; Ballads, A-32, MONO, OG orange Impulse lbl,
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Description
One of Coltrane's best, I think. It's a great, great album. This copy has been played, for sure. But don't dismiss this one, it sounds actually really good for a VG.
See below for more detail:
VINYL: Stronger VG (6.5 of 10) Good mono press. "Bell Sound" in runout, and the original, beautiful, Impulse label. This copy has no deep scratches, but does have some light surface chatter. I tried to photograph best I could. But don't dismiss this one, it sounds pretty great actually. ... a solid player for sure. Some pops here and there, but it's still pretty great overall. A record played, for sure. But one with quite a bit of life left.
COVER: VG (6.0 of 10) Cover has some wear. Ringwear on back, with gloss coming up on about 1/4 of it, and some on front. Medium seam wear. 2" crack in middle of spine. Gatefold has some evidence of being stored in a damp area. My biggest gripe with the cover is it just looks well handled -- but still presents decently, and no crazy splitting or anything. Overall decent.
_______ Now the standard messages:
GRADING: Yes I use standard grading. HOWEVER, I will NEVER use the word "mint" or "near mint" to describe a used LP ... sorry, won't do it. The highest I go is VG+. I use a number after to more represent a combination of how the vinyl looks and how it sounds. 10 is the best. I'll describe what I see in addition. I've found the combination of these two can minimize expectation gaps. But ask questions when in doubt.
CLEANING: Yes. All vinyl is cleaned ... on my own machine I made. Vacuum machine. I wash and rinse with my own formula cleaners -- once with my enzyme cleaner, and rinsed with my own distilled water/alcohol formula. ... this process has worked for me for years.
TESTING: Yes. I've listened to the records I sell. I play on a Lenco L70, via Denon 103 MC cart; tube preamp, a Dynaco ST-70 all tube amp to KLH 17 speakers. An super tubey setup, right!?
SHIPPING: $4.99 for anywhere Media Mail, domestic. Overseas is BY WEIGHT, so check that weight before bidding, you overseas-ers! LPs shipped in a proper box with plastic sleeve, and yes, vinyl shipped outside the sleeve.
RETURNS: Generally a no go, unless you have a compelling reason. But if there's a serious problem, I'm sure we can figure it out with a return. I mean, I am an adult ... allegedly. But I do try to describe accurately, offer time for questions, and I deal in used records, not new stuff ... yes, it's always kind of a gamble buying via eBay, which is why I try to do my best to make an objective attempt to describe the LP in question. ASK QUESTIONS WHEN IN DOUBT. I promise, we can make this an easy transaction
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