The Freedom Book

Booker Ervin

 

1964

Label : Prestige

PRST 7295

STEREO copy

203 SO. WASHINGTON AVE., BERGENFIELD, N. J. (label & cover address)

Blue label with trident

Van Gelder stamped

 

RECORD GRADING (see photos) :

This is a mid-1960s pressing copy in nice condition !

 

Cover : EXC+ (VG++)

Very close to NM ! Beautiful cover very well preserved.

--- Front : beautiful just a slight/small delamination near top left corner.

--- Back : beautiful just a small handwriting at bottom left.

--- Slices : beautiful just a very small ding at the opening slice.

--- Corners : left corners ok ; top right corner very small wear sign & tiny split ; bottom right corner slight wear sign.

--- Original paper 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.

--- Side 1 is NM with just few very small surface noise on Track 2 that DO NOT disturb at all the music.

--- Side 2 is VG+ with some small cracklings on quiet moment that DO NOT compete with the music.

The audio recording is amazing here !

Very nice condition !

 

Visual : EXC- (VG)

The vinyl is visually pretty nice !

NO scratches ; NO feelable marks.

SIDE 1 visible under light & NON feelable :

--- 1 thin hairline (1,5 cm) on Track 1 à NO impact on Audio.

--- 1 slight scuff (1,5 cm) on Track 1 à NO impact on Audio.

--- Some very slight paper inner sleeve surface traces/scuffs.

SIDE 2 visible under light & NON feelable :

--- 1 long hairline (10 cm) à NO impact on Audio.

--- 1 hairline (4 cm) on Track 2 à NO impact on Audio.

--- 1 hairline (3 cm) on Track 1 à NO impact on Audio or BARELY.

--- 1 hairline (1,5 cm) on Track 1 à NO impact on Audio.

--- 2 slight scuffs (3 cm) on Track 1 à NO impact on Audio.

--- Some slight surface marks at the beginning of Track 1 (area : 0,5 cm large x 10 to 15 cm long) à almost NO impact on Audio.

--- Some very slight paper inner sleeve surface traces/scuffs.

Very slight storage warp (NO impact on Audio).

High luster.

Pretty nice condition !

 

Label : clean !

Visually beautiful on both sides.

Just a couple of very slight spindle marks visible under light.

 

See the grading policy in the store pages.

All records are carefully inspected and listened before grading. So you can buy with confidence.