A Night At Birdland, Vol. 2

Art Blakey Quintet

 

1954

Label : Blue Note

BLP 5038

10’’ Original MONO pressing

Lexington labels

Frame cover

Flat edge vinyl

Deep Groove

Ear stamped

 

RECORD GRADING (see photos) :

This is an original copy in (pretty) nice condition !

Including the rare booklet « Blue Note Story »

 

Cover : EXC- (VG)

Pretty nice frame cover rather well preserved !

--- Front : very nice.

--- Back : a label at top left ; discrete at top ; slight aging sign.

--- Slices : slight wear signs and 2 cm split at bottom slice (from the opening slice).

--- Corners : wear sign ; bottom right corner split ; bottom corners ding ; top corners small ding.

--- Original « Blue Note Story » booklet : YES

--- Original Blue Note inner sleeve : YES (handwriting at top right)

Pretty nice condition !

 

Audio : EXC (VG+)

The sound quality is great and impressive !

NO skips ; NO clicks ; NO distortion ; NO background noise.

Some very small tics that DO NOT disturb the music.

Surface noise audible during the short introductions by Pee Wee Marquette (Side 1) & Art Blakey (Side 2), on quiet moment of Side 2, and between tracks of Side 1.

The audio recording is amazing here !

Note : playgraded with a stereo cartridge (not a mono cartridge as it should be).

Nice condition !

 

Visual : EXC- (VG)

The vinyl is visually pretty nice !

This copy has probably been played with care.

Visible under light :

--- 1 small scratch (0,8 cm) BARELY feelable on Track 1 (Side 1).

--- 2 very small marks (0,3 cm) slightly feelable on Track 1 (Side 1).

--- 1 small scuff (1 cm) NON feelable on Track 1 (Side 1).

--- Some slight scuffs NON feelable.

--- Few very small surface marks NON feelable.

--- Some TINY surface marks NON feelable.

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

Slight storage warp (NO impact on Audio).

Very nice luster.

Pretty nice condition !

 

Label : as is !

Handwritings on Side 1.

Some 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.