Dear friends, from now and for several weeks I'll list many rare, extremely selected jazz records in top condition from my personal collection. I'm sure You'll definitely find many items of Your interest and You'll enjoy the ulmost care of my professional job. Therefore take a look at my proposal and hoping to find yourself often as winning bidder, I thank You in advance for Your kind attention. All the best .... and good luck !

 

                                          

ATTENTION TO US BIDDERS:  Please don't pay before the invoice comes !!!!

I'm located in Italy and not in the USA ! The specified shipping cost to the USA ($ 4) is not correct ! Correct shipping rates are shown below. Thanks for  Your understanding !

WARDELL GRAY

 

VOLUME ONE

 

PRESTIGE PRLP 7008

Wardell Gray (tenor sax) Al Haig (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)

NYC, November 11, 1949

Twisted

Southside

Easy Living

Sweet Lorraine

Wardell Gray (tenor sax) Phil Hill (piano) John Richardson (bass) Art Mardigan (drums)

Detroit, MI, April 25, 1950

A Sinner Kissed An Angel

Blue Gray

Gray-Hound

Treadin'

Frank Morgan (alto sax) Wardell Gray (tenor sax) Teddy Charles (vibes) Sonny Clark (piano) Dick Nivison (bass) Lawrence Marable (drums)

Los Angeles, CA, February 20, 1953

The Man I Love

Lavonne

So Long Broadway

Paul's Cause

  

ALL GRADINGS ARE BASED ON THOROUGH VISUAL INSPECTION AND A FULL AUDITION

 

RECORD

1st original 1955 US mono pressing with 446 West 50th ST. N.Y.C. address on both clean labels

Wearless spindle hole

Deep Groove on both sides

Matrix / Runout (Side A): PRLP-7008-A    7E   RVG   engraved by hand 

Matrix / Runout (Side B): PRLP-7008-B    7E   RVG   engraved by hand 

This thick, heavy vinyl retains its fine original sheen and looks carefully played a very few times

Visual

Excepting rarest, extremely light, very hardly visible under a strong bulb lamp and unfeelable sleeve hairlines on side B, the playing surface looks free of any other noticeable signs of wear or handling as scuffs, marks, scratches, groove wear

   Audio grade

Side A : MINT-

Plays very clean with NO noticeable blemishes of any kind! With NO tics, NO clicks, NO skips, NO surface or background noise !

Side B : CLOSE to MINT-

Excepting a couple of occasional, extremely light background ticks, softly feelable well below the music level to the beginning of "A SINNER KISSED AN ANGEL" , plays very clean with NO other blemishes !

This record comes in its original rice paper inner sleeve

 Cleaned with CLEAR AUDIO VACUUM MATRIX using its PURE GROOVE professional solution

 

COVER : NEAR MINT- /  MINT-  

Original thick cardboard jacket in fine condition

 The front side retains its striking, crisp, original shape with NO shelf wear

Graded as such because of :

a sticker (Music Shop of the age) near the top left corner not affecting the integrity of the artwork whatsoever

 a slightest hint of surface wear to the bottom left corner

 Tight seams and spine with NO wear or splits

 With NO ring-wear, NO dog-eared corners, NO tears, NO writings, NO stamps, NO holes, NO stains

446 West 50th Street, New York 19, N.Y. address on immaculate and wearless back (M-)  

NOTE : our records are strictly graded . Please check our feedback seller. Email for any question.

 

METHOD OF PAYMENT

PAYPAL

Complete payment is welcome within 4 days of purchase

 

SHIPPING COST

ITALY

PACCO CELERE 3 (within 3 Kg): $ 11,00 (You'll receive the parcel in 3-4 business days)

 

 EUROPE

PRIORITY AIRMAIL (with search code) (You'll receive the parcel in 3 business days)

(within 1 Kg) : $ 12,00

(within 2 Kg) : $ 19,00

AIRMAIL REGISTERED (with the tracking number)  

 ( within 1Kg)  : $ 19,00

 ( within 2 Kg)  : $ 28,00

POSTMAIL INTERNATIONAL (You'll receive the parcel in 8 business days)

(within 1 Kg) : $ 9,00

(within 2 Kg) : $ 14,00

 

RUSSIA

AIRMAIL REGISTERED (with the tracking number)  

 ( within 1Kg)  : $ 19,00

 ( within 2 Kg)  : $ 28,00

EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE EMS monitored on the Poste Italian website with tracking number

 (You'll receive the parcel in 2- 5 business days)

(within 1 Kg) : $ 41,50

(within 3 Kg) : $ 49,50

 

USA / JAPAN / CHINA / CANADA

PRIORITY AIRMAIL (with search code) (You'll receive the parcel in  5/6 business days)

(within 1 Kg) : $ 18,00

(within 2 Kg) : $ 32,00

 AIRMAIL REGISTERED (with the tracking number)  (You'll receive the parcel in 7-10 business days

(within 1 Kg) : $ 26,00

(within 2 Kg) : $ 40,00

POSTMAIL INTERNATIONAL (You'll receive the parcel in 16 business days)

(within 1 Kg) : $ 14,00

(within 2 Kg) : $ 24,00

Ask, by email, for other delivery options rates