Johnny Griffin INTRODUCING Blue Note BLP 1533 Lexington 1st Press DG RVG Ear VG
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JOHNNY GRIFFIN — INTRODUCING JOHNNY GRIFFIN Blue Note BLP 1533 — Original 1956 Lexington Avenue First Pressing MONO
═══════════════════════════════════════════════ ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING — full authentication (all 7 markers) ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ - Label address: "767 Lexington Ave., New York" — the Lexington marker Blue Note used only through early 1957 (pictured) - Blue Note "frame" label with white tracklist box (correct for 1956) - Plastylite "Ear" stamp in the deadwax - RVG hand-etched in the deadwax (Rudy Van Gelder) - Deep groove - Hand-etched matrix: BLP-1533-A / BLP-1533-B - Flat-edge profile
This is the genuine Lexington-era first pressing — not a reissue. All markers documented in the photos; close-ups available on request.
═══════════════════════════════════════════════ THE MUSIC ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ Johnny Griffin's debut as a leader for Blue Note — "the fastest tenor in the West," recorded by Rudy Van Gelder. With Wynton Kelly (piano), Curly Russell (bass), and Max Roach (drums). Foundational 1956 hard bop.
═══════════════════════════════════════════════ CONDITION — graded honestly, please read ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ VINYL: Very Good (VG) — graded visually, NOT play-tested Important: this grade is based on visual inspection only; the record has not been play-tested, so I can't confirm how it sounds. Graded conservatively for that reason. Surfaces show genuine play and storage history, including a localized cluster of fine crosshatch scratches (decades of paper-sleeve storage). Marks of this type typically produce some surface noise or light ticks, but I have not verified playback. Groove walls appear intact under inspection, no deep gouges, no visible skips. Priced as an honest, unplayed-by-me player copy — please bid with the no-playback disclosure in mind.
JACKET: Very Good Minus (VG-) Complete and structurally sound, consistent with a 1956 jacket. A bottom-seam split running approximately 1.5-2 inches; remaining seams worn but intact. Edge and corner wear, shelf wear. An old "$5" price sticker remains affixed (left in place to avoid tearing the cover). No writing. Honestly graded.
═══════════════════════════════════════════════ CARE & PACKAGING ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ Record removed from the jacket and placed alongside (never inside) to prevent seam splits, in a new audiophile-grade inner sleeve, jacket in a protective outer. From climate-controlled collector storage. Ships in a Whiplash heavyweight LP mailer with built-in stiffener panels — the standard for serious vinyl shippers — corner-reinforced, marked DO NOT BEND. Signature confirmation and insurance to full value included.
Additional photos available on request.
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