LOU DONALDSON BLUE NOTE 1593 ORIG. 63RD, 9M, DG, RVG, EAR

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UP FOR AUCTION IS A CLASSIC ALBUM LED BY LOU DONALDSON TITLED "BLUES WALK" RECORDED ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS.  THIS IS AN ORIGINAL MONO PRESSING, BLUE/WHITE 47 WEST 63RD. ST. NYC LABELS, DEEP GROOVE LABELS, RVG AND P/EAR MARK ON EACH SIDE, LONG PLAYING MICROGROOVE. BLP 1593.

RECORD CONDITION

THE RECORD IS IN VG/VG- CONDITION (VISUALLY GRADED). VINYL HAS A NICE LUSTER.  VINYL HAS MINIMAL INTERNAL MOTTLING/LINES/STORAGE MARKS.  BOTH LABELS ARE GOOD BUT SEEM TO HAVE LITE FADING.  ONE SIDE HAS SOME LITE NON-FEELABLE THIN SCUFFS AND SCRATCHES.  THE OTHER SIDE HAS SEVERAL LITE THIN NON-FEELABLE SCUFFS AND SCRATCHES.  I PLAYED BOTH SIDES.  SIDE ONE - I HEARD NO TICKS/POPS BUT THERE IS SOME LITE SURFACE NOISE DURING THE 1st MINUTE OF THE 1st TUNE AND AGAIN DURING SOME OF THE PIANO SOLO.  THE 2nd AND 3rd TUNES PLAY FINE, I HEARD NO TICKS OR POPS, OVERALL HAVING MINIMAL SURFACE NOISE.  SIDE TWO - I HEARD ONLY A FEW LITE TICKS DURING THE 1st TUNE, ALONG WITH LITE SURFACE NOISE IN A FEW AREAS.  THE 2nd TUNE I HEARD NO TICKS/POPS BUT IT DOES PLAY WITH LITE SURFACE NOISE THE WHOLE TUNE. THE 3rd TUNE PLAYS WITH NO TICKS OR POPS, HAS MINIMAL SURFACE NOISE, LOUD AN CLEAR. 

COVER CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL NY 23 COVER IS IN VG+ CONDITION.  THE FRONT AND BACK HAVE ONLY LITE SURFACE WEAR.  FRONT HAS A GREAT GLOSS.  BACK HAS SOME VERY LITE FOXING AND A SMALL AREA OF STAINING AT LOWER RIGHT-HAND CORNER AND SMALL PAPER TEAR AT UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER.  UPPER SEAM HAS NO SPLITS, JUST A VERY SMALL CHIP AND SMALL CRACKING AT THE SPINE CORNER.  THE SPINE SEAM HAS NO SPLITS AND NO CHIPS, JUST SMALL CRACKING AT THE UPPER CORNER.  THE LOWER SEAM HAS NO SPLITS OR CRACKS BUT HAS SEVEN CHIPS AND SOME WEAR AT THE SPINE CORNER.  ALL CORNERS HAVE SOME WEAR.  NO WRITING, NO TAPE, NO STICKERS, NO STAMPS.

ALL RECORDS HAVE BEEN CLEANED USING A VPI RECORD CLEANING MACHINE WITH VPI RECORD CLEANING FLUID.

PAYMENT

PAYMENT WILL BE VIA EBAY. PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 4 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE AUCTION.  NOTE: RECORDS SHIPPED OVERSEAS HAVING A VALUE OVER $75 USD MUST BE SENT USING "REGISTERED MAIL" ADDING $20 TO THE BASIC 1st CLASS INTERNATIONAL USPS SHIPPING COST.  IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO PAY THE ADDITIONAL $20 FOR "REGISTERED MAIL" SHIPPING OVERSEAS PLEASE DO NOT BID.

SHIPPING

THE SHIPPING COST IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER AND CAN BE ESTIMATED BY REQUEST DURING THE AUCTION OR IT WILL BE DETERMINED AFTER THE AUCTION HAS ENDED.  DISREGARD THE $5.38/MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING COST LISTED IN THE AUCTION AS THAT IS NOT REALISTIC FOR ALL LOCATIONS/COUNTRIES I SHIP TO.  I COMBINE THE SHIPPING COST FOR MULTIPLE RECORDS. PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE MY INVOICE WITH THE TOTAL COST.

I SHIP WORLDWIDE, RECORDS TO BE SHIPPED OVERSEAS WITH A VALUE OVER $75 USD MUST BE SENT USING REGISTERED MAIL WHICH TYPICALLY ADDS TO THE COST OF SHIPPING BY $20 MORE.

RECORD PACKAGING

THE RECORD WILL BE PROTECTED IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE AND REMOVED FROM THE COVER.  THE COVER WILL BE PROTECTED IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE.  ALL RECORDS WILL BE SHIPPED IN A STURDY RECORD MAILER CARDBOARD BOX WITH CARDBOARD INSERTS ON EACH SIDE OF THE RECORD/COVER TO HELP REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE DURING SHIPPING. 

SATISFACTION GUARANTEE & RETURN POLICY

I PROVIDE A "SATISFACTION GUARANTEED" OR YOUR MONEY BACK POLICY, LESS RETURN SHIPPING, IF YOU ARE NOT FULLY SATISFIED WITH THE RECORD.  RECORD MUST BE RETURNED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT.  ONCE RECEIVED AND IN THE SAME CONDITION AS SENT A REFUND WILL BE GIVEN AS MONEY BACK.