Sold Date: March 1, 2015
Start Date: February 22, 2015
Final Price: $32.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 5
Seller Feedback: 2007
Buyer Feedback: 12

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ART BLAKEY a night at birdland vol. 1 RARE BLUE NOTE W. 63RD ST. DG MONO RVG

LABEL: BLUE NOTE BLP 1521

RECORD: VG- (VERY GOOD MINUS)  (NUMEROUS MARKS)

COVER: VG- (VERY GOOD MINUS)  (CLEAR TAPE ON SEAMS, SMALL TEAR AT RIGHT)

PLAY GRADE:  PLAYS WITH SURFACE NOISE AND POPS HERE AND THERE, BUT NO STICKS.

NOTES:  ORIGINAL HEAVY VINYL DEEP GROOVE MONO PRESSING WITH WEST 63RD ADDRESS ON LABELS, RVG HAND ETCHED IN DEAD WAX AND "EAR" SYMBOL.

RECORD GRADING AS FOLLOWS:

MINT:

SEALED.

NEAR MINT - :

LITTLE TO NO SIGNS OF WEAR TO COVER OR RECORD.

VERY GOOD + :

RECORD MAY HAVE A FEW HAIRLINE MARKS, BUT CERTAINLY NOTHING THAT WOULD AFFECT PLAY.  GOOD SHINE AND LITTLE TO NO GROOVE WEAR.  COVERS WILL HAVE TIGHT SEAMS AND MAYBE ONLY SOME SLIGHT AGE DISCOLORATION OR BUMPED CORNERS.

VERY GOOD :

RECORD MAY HAVE A FEW MORE HAIRLINE MARKS THAN VG+, AND MAY HAVE SOME GROOVE WEAR.  THERE MAY BE A FEW SMALL FEELABLE MARKS, BUT NOTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE A STICK OR A SKIP.  COVERS MAY HAVE SOME PARTIAL SEAM SPLITS AND GENERAL AGE WEAR, BUT STILL ARE NOT TRASHED.

VERY GOOD - :

RECORD MAY HAVE MORE THAN A FEW FEELABLE SCRATCHES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT AFFECT PLAY.  MODERATE GROOVE WEAR MAY BE EVIDENT AS WELL.  COVERS WILL HAVE PARTIAL OR FULLY SPLIT SEAMS AND MAY HAVE OTHER AGE RELATED DAMAGE A LITTLE MORE SEVERE THAN A VG RECORD.

GOOD:

RECORD WILL HAVE A LOT OF SURFACE MARKS AND PROBABLY MANY OF THEM FEELABLE.  LOSS OF SHINE AND SIGNIFICANT GROOVE WEAR ARE THE NORM TOO.  COVERS WILL BE DAMAGED AND MAY BE TORN, ETC.  THIS GRADE IS ONLY USED ON VERY RARE RECORDS THAT ARE USUALLY CONSIDERED "FILLER" COPIES.