John Coltrane; Love Supreme, Impulse, Stereo, Record Club press; 1965, Capitol

Sold Date: February 21, 2021
Start Date: February 14, 2021
Final Price: $44.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 17
Seller Feedback: 1571
Buyer Feedback: 0


And here we have a 1965 record club pressing! 

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VINYL: VG+ (8.0 of 10) Record Club press, pressed by Capitol ... heavy vinyl. Heavier than most original Impulse, I'd say. Feels like a 60s Capitol press, for sure. It plays quite well, I must say. .... Actually it sounds great. Light scuffing and a few whisps, a dull mark here and there, but it sounds ... quite clean. It's not a noiseless play, but that music is loud, and very present. Visually, I'd like it to look a shade cleaner for the number ... but given how this LP performs, I have to admit ... I was quite impressed with this copy. Photos are a good representation of condition. I felt the audio quality pushed this LP from a 7.5 to an 8.
COVER: VG- (5.0 of 10) Cover could be better, for sure. Back has a little tearing (bottom, pictured). Front looks OK. Spine has heavier wear. 6" split bottom seam; 3" split top -- not a fan of that. But the front art looks great, it presents well, inner gatefold looks pretty great ... it's OK but nothing spectacular by any means.  _______ Now the standard messages:

GRADING: Yes I use standard grading. HOWEVER, I will NEVER use the word "mint" or "near mint" to describe a used LP ... sorry, won't do it. The highest I go is VG+. I use a number after to more represent a combination of how the vinyl looks and how it sounds. 10 is the best. I'll describe what I see in addition. I've found the combination of these two can minimize expectation gaps. But ask questions when in doubt.

CLEANING: Yes. All vinyl is cleaned ... on my own machine I made. Vacuum machine. I wash and rinse with my own formula cleaners -- once with my enzyme cleaner, and rinsed with my own distilled water/alcohol formula. ... this process has worked for me for years.

TESTING: Yes. I've listened to the records I sell. I play on a Lenco L70, via AT MM cart; tube preamp, a Dynaco ST-70 all tube amp to KLH 17 speakers. An super tubey setup, right!?
SHIPPING: Free anywhere Media Mail, domestic. Overseas is BY WEIGHT, so check that weight before bidding, you overseas-ers! LPs shipped in a proper box with plastic sleeve, and yes, vinyl shipped outside the sleeve. 
RETURNS: Generally a no go, unless you have a compelling reason. But if there's a serious problem, I'm sure we can figure it out with a return. I mean, I am an adult ... allegedly. But I do try to describe accurately, offer time for questions, and I deal in used records, not new stuff ... yes, it's always kind of a gamble buying via eBay, which is why I try to do my best to make an objective attempt to describe the LP in question. ASK QUESTIONS WHEN IN DOUBT. I promise, we can make this an easy transaction