Johnny Griffin-The Congregation-Original BN Press

$

225

Author: Johnny Griffin

Title: "The Congregation” (original press)

Label: Blue Note (BLP 1580)

Country: USA

LP condition:

Vinyl conditions: VG+(Very Good plus)

Cover conditions: G (Good near Good plus : front cover in VG minus condition, showing some small wearing marks on corners and edges, the jacket shows some one seam split at the bottom and one on the spine, but don’t affect the integrity of the jacket. The back cover shows some wearing marks, and some writings: the previous owner, as a jazz fanatic sometimes graded the tunes, in this case, he signed five stars with a pencil in front of all title tunes so for him all tunes were great!!! But, despite all the normal info on the back cover, there was no indication about the date of the recording, so he found out and wrote it down on top left, below the Blue Note 1580 inscription, in Portuguese, with a ink pencil: “gravado em 23/Outubro/1957” which means: recorded on the 23rd of October 1957). See pictures.

Details:

Cover by Andy Warhol

The center label says: 33 1/3 Microgroove Long Playing – Blue Note records – 47 West 63rd – NYC and it shows on the dead wax the RVG and ear mark.

New York 23 address at bottom of back cover

The centre label shows some small discoloration stains, without affecting the visual aspect of it. On the side 1 it has a small stamp: “Mecolico” and on side 2 it has a small stamp: “Chappell & Co.Ltd – London” – this probably refers to the store where it was bought originally (see pictures)

This is an old record, it looks the age it has, but he is in a general good shape, specially the vinyl record itself.

Note: recently the vinyl was professionally cleaned in a Clearaudio Matrix record cleaning machine (one of the best in the world), and besides the BN innersleeve, the record is kept in an antistatic innersleeve.

100% original.

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Delivery: Shipment on 7 days after payment.

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VINYL GRADING:

SEALED (S)

Mint (M) : Almost perfect. No or few use (playing). To be graded Mint, it must be close to sealed.

Near Mint (NM or M-) : It might have some playing occasions, but the record itself must not show clear signs of usage. 

Very Good Plus (VG+) : It shows some signs of usage, but kept in good conditions: it means that the vinyl surface may show some indications of wear, like slight scuffs or light scratches, thought it does not affect his listening. The center label can show a ring wear or discoloration.

Very Good (VG) : The defects observed in a VG+ graded record will be more pronounced for VG. Increased surface noise while playing, most hearable in silent moments or during intros or fade outs, but still, these noises will not overpower the music sound itself.

Good (G), Good Plus (G+) : Well, these are obviously in poor conditions comparing to the grading above mentioned but still, these a records in a pretty good condition, playable all through, without skipping. These records can show some significant surface noise, scratches and visible groove usage.

JACKET GRADING:

STILL SEALED (SS) :  Sealed, but the jacket can show some usage, but these observations will always be discribed (ex: light ring wear from sitting for years, etc.)

Mint (M) :  It is not sealed, can have the original plastic protection, or even without it, it shows almost undetectable deteriorations.

Near Mint (NM or M-) :   Almost new jacket. It shows no clear signs of wear, without creases, folds, or other  similar defects.

Very Good Plus (VG+) : The jacket can show some slight wear, lightly turned up corners, or a slight seam split..The jacket may show some signs of ring wear.

Very Good (VG) :  The jacket can show some of the defects above listed in VG+. It may show larger seam splits. The jacket may also show small writings, or have tape, stickers, or marks of previous attachments. (These defects will be described in every occasion)

Good (G), Good Plus (G+) :   The jacket can show seam splits, normally at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear or other defects will affect partially the look of jacket.

Poor (P), Fair (F)   Well these jackets can show some water damaged, splits on all three seams, tremendous wear and writing. The record cover would appear near collapse.

Postage Rates:

In Europe (in general): 8, 95€ (with registration)

Rest of the World: 15, 80€ (with registration)

(I will always register the postage)