Lou Donaldson; Swing and Soul; Blue Note 1556, 63rd, DG, no R, ear, RVG, orig.

$

80

What you're looking at: This is one hell of a find. A FANTASTIC jazz album. This is an early original pressing. There are ear marks, no R on the labels, Deepgrooves, RVG in the runoff, and it's heavy vinyl. The vinyl is VG- and plays without skipping, but will have noise throughout on both sides. It's not overly loud, but there is constant noise. The sleeve looks fantastic -- look at that gloss!

How it stacks up:

RECORD: VG- (5.0 of 10) Plays OK, but there is noise on both sides throughout. There are scattered scratches on both sides, and there is crackle and light background noise. 

SLEEVE: VG+ (7.5 of 10) The cover looks great! There is about a 1/2" split in the middle of the bottom seam, but other than that the cover looks great! Strong spine and seams, and only some light aging. High gloss. Check out the pics!

NOTE: This album is part of a collection I recently got it. It came with some fantastic jazz; quite a bit of Blue Note. I'm listing a few for now, but more next week once I get in more packing supplies and have a chance to clean the others! 

NOTE: I'm happy to say that I can now vacuum clean ALL records that are sold!

MY GRADING SCALE:

OK, my goal is to be as specific as I can without being ridiculously wordy. I give one of these (from worst to best): G, G+, VG-, VG, VG+, VG++. That is it. No more letters, thus VG++ is a very good record. NM does NOT exist in my scale.

AFTER THE GENERAL GRADING SCALE, I have a second number in parenthesis, which is meant to be more specific. I find that a number is more specific than a general sector of opinion, thus the number will be between 1 and 10. This is meant to give you a more-specific idea of what you are getting into audio quality wise, the former is more for visual.

That being said, I play with a customized Thorens TD 165 through Polk Speakers and a Pioneer receiver. If I played the record, I will write so in the description; otherwise, I listen to small parts of the record for testing -- not the whole thing.

RETURNS: Generally returns are a no go, unless you have a compelling reason; also, I will give a TWO week grace period for exchanges (that means the buyer pays shipping back to me if they want a return). I give plenty of chances to see what you’re buying (audio clips, emails, two part grading system and a full policy description) and, as I see it, the buyer has as much responsibility as the seller to a) know what they are buying and b) have the decency to ask prior to purchase.

COMBINED SHIPPING: I charge a flat rate of $4 for one record, which covers postage, plastic sleeves, replacement inserts, shipping boxes, etc … After that, if you purchase more, it is $1 extra for each record domestically.

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: I now will ship overseas of whatever the quote is. so CHECK THE QUOTE BEFORE BIDDING!!

I really hope this answers all questions and concerns; however, if it doesn’t, EMAIL ME. Other than that, bid happily.