The Horace Silver Quintet ‎– “Silver's Serenade”
Blue Note ‎– BLP 4131 Mono LP US 1963

Original MONO issue:

·      Blue and white Blue Note Records INC - New York USA labels, deep grooved on side 1 only

·      Van Gelder stamped in the runout, both sides

·      P for Plastylite plant etched in the runout, both sides

·      43 West 61st St., New York 23 address on back-cover 

·      Laminated front cover

Vinyl:  EX. A few superficial surface hairlines. Plays flawlessly and quietly.

Jacket: VG+. Has discolored tape applied to four corners, visible on back. No splits.  Front is glossy with 4 square corners.

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Grading:

M

Mint

Perfect and sealed in original shrink-wrap. Sealed LPs are presumed to be in Mint condition

NM

Near Mint

Close to perfect, but not absolutely, completely perfect, otherwise it would be mint. Near means close to, but not 100%. However there are no visible scuffs or scratches.  Played only a couple times, at most.

Jacket may or may not be shrink wrapped and may show slight evidence of handling.

EX

Excellent

Vinyl has only a couple minor surface scuffs, but no scratches.  Label has very slight evidence of wear, with  sharp coloring, no writing or spindle marks.
Jacket has no seam splits, no creases, very minor chipping at edges/corners, very minor ring-wear, no writing.

VG+

Very Good+

Vinyl has a few surface scuffs and/or very minor scratches (but no ‘feeler’ scratches).  Label shows some evidence of wear, no writing.
Jacket has no seam splits, but has 1-2 small hairline creases and/or minor chipping at edges or bumped corners, possibly a cut-out, some ring-wear, no writing.

VG

Very Good

Vinyl has numerous surface scuffs and/or very minor scratches but no ‘feeler’ scratches.  Label shows some evidence of wear, no writing.
Jacket has no seam splits, but has a few hairline creases and/or chipping at edges or bumped corners, moderate ring-wear, no writing.

VG-

Very Good-

Vinyl has numerous surface scuffs and minor scratches (but no ‘feeler’ scratches).  Label shows evidence of wear and/or has small amount of writing.
Jacket has small seam split (less than 2” long) or has numerous small creases and/or chipping at edges or bumped corners or small amount of writing, moderate ring-wear.

G

Good

Vinyl has numerous surface scuffs/scratches and probably a ‘feeler’ scratch or two.  Label shows a lot of wear and/or some writing.
Jacket has a seam split (less than 6” long) or numerous moderate creases and/or major chipping at edges and corners, water damage/stains, major writing, or heavy ring-wear.