Saxophone Colossus Prestige 7079 LP Flat Edge

$

1,157

Saxophone Colossus Prestige 7079 mono LP. Original Deep groove pressing with yellow fireworks label,  446 W. 50th St., N.Y.C. address, and RVG on the trail-off wax. Flat-edge pressing with no groove guard. Sidemen are Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, and Max Roach. Tunes are: Strode Rode\Blue 7\Moritat\St. Thomas\You Don't Know What Love Is.

Condition - Examined Under Bright Light

Cover is VG+. The front cover graphics are beautiful and vivid. A touch of wear and rounding on the corners. The printing on the edge is sharp and clear. Nice seams with no splits. The back cover slick shows some age toning and light surface with a signature in ink and a price sticker in the upper left corner.  "Printed and Packaged by GEM Albums, Inc. N.Y." on the bottom right corner.  A pretty example of this cover despite the flaws.

LP is a strong glossy VG with sleeve marks, scuffing, and hairlines, nothing feelable or serious. The marks do not cover the LP but there are more than a few, mostly on the outside edge area and trail-off wax. Labels are beautiful with a few light spindle marks visible under bright angled light.  A decent example of this rare and desireable early Prestige.

I did play test this record and thought it sounded quite good. Some background noise here and there but nothing that impacted the beauty of the music. No skips or any loud noises. In particular I enjoyed how rich Sonny's horn sounded and the bite and clarity of  Max Roace's drums.  My set-up is modest but effective - Theil 1.2 speakers, Scott 220 tube amp (mono setting), and a basic Pro-Ject turntable with a Grado Black cartridge. Of course, YMMV. 

Overall not perfect or NM but a decent copy (and IMHO an excellent play copy) of one of the most famous and desired vintage jazz LP's. This copy should some collector very happy. Check out my other auctions for more rare and interesting records. Winning auctions may be combined to save postage cost. Check out my feedback for results of recent rare record auctions.

Grading

Grading is SS (still sealed), NM, VG+, VG. The myriad of grading systems on Ebay is a good indicator of the subjective nature of grading. In my opinion NM is close to perfect with one or two very minor flaws, VG+ is above average and collectable and VG is average used condition but probably the best choice for playing. I'm a collector and try to describe LPs as accurately as possible, the way I would want them described to me. The pictures should at least give a good indication of the condition of the covers and labels. Please see my seller feedback for comments on my grading. If you don't agree with how I'm calling a record that is your privilege but with all respect please don't bid.

Packaging

LP will be shipped outside of jacket in record bag and boxed for protection using an LP shipping box with cardboard stiffeners.

Terms and Payment

Low starting price and no reserve. Five day auction. Paypal only. Payment must be made within 48 hours of auction close or seven days for other forms of payment unless other arragements are made before end of auction. 

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