MONO Impulse A-32 ED1 - John Coltrane Quartet BALLADS - Plays NM

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John Colrane Quartet • Ballads • 1st Edition mono LP     Auction Details Contents: JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET: "BALLADS"
• IMPULSE A-32— 1st edition mono LP made in USA
• With John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jim Garrison, Elvin Jones
• Laminated gatefold cover Condition: This LP plays in NM condition or extremely close to this. When examined in good natural light the LP appears clean & glossy, about as new. When held/examined close to a bright light a few small scuffs are noticeable. The laminated album cover is in G (Good) condition with the good news being the front & rear covers are quite presentable with most of the wear on the inside of the gatefold cover. PHOTO NOTE: The hour glass shape of the cover's left & right side edges shown in the photos is an illusion caused by lighting that highlighted the middle of the sides. Indeed the side edges on the cover are straight. Info: A well-known and respected John Coltrane album, and deservedly so with fidelity on this mono LP is as good as the performances. On these ballads Coltrane's horn has a big lush sound. Wonderful! T's & C's: Payment and Buyer Communications Terms & Conditions that pertain to this auctioned item along with details on LP Grading, Packaging, Return Policy, & International Shipping are detailed directly below. Terms & Conditions: Payment, Buyer Communications, Grading, Packaging, Returns, Non-USA Shipments Payment Terms & Buyer Email Communications PAYMENT: If Paypal is used payment must be received within 24 hours after auction closes or within 4 days when other payment options are used. BUYER EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS: Buyer must contact the Seller within 24 hours after the auction closes regardless of payment method. Grading Descriptions Follow the link to learn more about the grading used to describe the condition of LPs. Seller uses these grades: G, G+, VG, VG+, EX, EX+, NM-, NM, MINT (MINT=Sealed). NOTE: NM is the highest grade given to an album that is not sealed, indicating an LP visually appearing PRISTINE as new. MINT is reserved solely for factory sealed albums. LPs that have but a fingerprint or spindle mark grade less than NM. To determine visual grades, LPs are examined close to a bright halogen light which indicates flaws not noticeable in other lighting conditions. Packaging

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MATRIX DETAILS
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These are the MATRIX DETAILS for the auctioned Impulse A-32 Ballads LP:
SIDE 1: A-32 A
SIDE 2: A-32 B
[VAN GELDER stamped & LW hand-etched on both sides]

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PRESSING INFO
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From additional research it appears there was a short pressing run of LPs prior to the auctioned LP being pressed. Those earlier pressed LPs had labels identical to the auctioned LP except that "A Product of AM-PAR Record Corp” instead of "A Product of ABC-Paramount Records" is printed at the 6 o'clock position.

Still the auctioned LP (with no numbers in the matrix after the "A" and "B" side label in “A-32 A” and “A-32 B”) appears to be pressed by quite early stampers, possibly the 1st. Note that it is fuzzy whether LPs pressed after the auctioned LP, indicated by a number after the side label, for example those with "A 32 A-1" and "A-32 B-2" matrix details, indicate a later than the 1st stamper or a later than 1st mastering.