Tony Schwartz, The World in My Mailbox, Folkways, NM/NM
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Folkways FD 5562, "The World in My Mailbox: Conceived, Recorded, and Narrated by Tony Schwartz", released in 1955 from material gathered in the early 1950s. Vinyl plays at NM with virtually no background sound. The jacket is in original, partially broken shrink wrap and is about like new with no visible wear of any kind. Booklet with extensive descriptive notes is included and in fine shape. In this Tony Schwartz project, he solicited tape exchanges from ordinary people all over the world, mostly of local folk music; we hear the letters received plus some of the music on the LP. There are uncredited cameos including one that is unmistakably the Rev. Gary Davis, who was then a street singer in Harlem. All in all, anther quirky Schwartz LP. It was also released as "Exchange", as reflected in the title of the booklet. Shipping is $4.00 media mail, $7.00 priority mail in the continental U.S.; $15.00 airmail for Europe, Australia, Japan, and Korea; elsewhere inquire. Insured priority shipping required for Italy and Brazil. Additional LPs in one package are $1.00 per extra LP in U.S. and Canada, $2.00 per extra LP overseas. All LPs are play-graded unless sealed. I dislike low-quality packaging as much as any other eBayer. Individual records will be shipped in special, handcrafted mailers unlike the usual type in three ways: (1) They are significantly larger all around and padded around the edges to prevent corner bumps to the jacket; (2) they are padded on both sides of the record with styro sheets or thick cardboard sheets to prevent damage to the record surface; (3) they are constructed of heavier-duty cardboard than normal mailers to provide further protection. All used LPs are shipped with record securely inside an inner sleeve but outside the jacket to prevent seam splitting in transit; our innovative padded packaging will prevent seam splitting for new, sealed LPs. The end product is designed to withstand a drop from a second-story window with no damage (though I will not test it with your package). No record should arrive in a condition worse than described! Multiple LPs are shipped in BagsUnlimited pizza-style boxes that are larger around than LPs and will also be well padded.
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