The Green Leaves Of Summer

Hampton Hawes

 

1964

Label : Contemporary

S7614

Original STEREO 1st pressing

Matrix Side 1 : LKS 267 - D3

Matrix Side 2 : LKS 268 - D1

Deep Groove

 

RECORD GRADING (see photos) :

This is an original 1st press copy in nice condition !

 

Cover : EXC+ (VG++)

Beautiful cover in shrink very well preserved !

--- Front : top condition.

--- Back : very slight browning at left ; very slight yellowing at right ; a small label at top right (on the shrink).

--- Slices : 3 slices top condition ; opening slice very slight wear sign.

--- Corners : very small ding ; very small wear sign at bottom right corner.

--- Original Contemporary inner sleeve : YES

Very nice condition !

 

Audio : EXC- (VG)

The sound quality is great and impressive !

NO skips ; NO clicks ; NO distortion ; NO background noise ; A repetitive small tic at the end of Track 2 (Side 1) during the last 30 seconds (see Visual comment) ; Same repetitive tic on Track 3 (Side 1) during 2 minutes 30 seconds (see Visual comment) ; Otherwise very nice condition with small surface noise audible mainly on quiet moment (the music still dominates) ; The audio recording is amazing here !

Pretty nice condition !

 

Visual : EXC+ (VG++)

Very close to NM ! The vinyl is visually beautiful.

This copy has probably been played once or twice, not much more, with care.

NO scratches ; NO hairlines ; NO feelable marks.

Visible under light & NON feelable : 1 thin/slight/small scuff (2 cm) on Side 1 (see Audio comment) ; Some EXTREMELY slight paper inner sleeve surface traces.

Note : There are 4 TINY pressing bubbles (feelable) on Side 1 (NO impact on Audio or BARELY).

Very slight storage warp (NO impact on Audio).

High luster.

Very nice condition !

 

Label : clean !

Visually beautiful on both sides.

NO spindle marks visible under light.

 

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