At The Five Spot Cafe

Kenny Burrell With Art Blakey

 

1960

Label : Blue Note

BLP 4021

Original MONO 1st pressing

47 West 63rd NYC labels

47 West 63rd St., New York 23 cover address

Deep Groove

RVG stamped

EAR stamped

 

RECORD GRADING (see photos) :

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

 

Cover : EXC+ (VG++)

Very close to NM ! Beautiful laminated cover very well preserved.

--- Front : splendid.

--- Back : splendid (a small stamp at top left).

--- Slices : beautiful just flaking 1,5 cm at the bottom slice near the opening (NO split) and few small wear sign at the opening slice.

--- Corners : beautiful just TINY wear sign and a very small split at bottom right corner.

--- Original Blue Note plain paper inner sleeve : YES

Superb condition !

 

Audio : EXC- (solid VG)

The sound quality is great and impressive !

NO skips ; NO distortion ; NO background noise.

A small repetitive click/tic audible during 1 minute 20 seconds on Track 1 (Side 1) but the music dominates of course (see Visual comment).

A small repetitive click/tic BARELY audible during 10 seconds on Track 1 (Side 2) : see Visual comment.

Otherwise the audio is EXC (solid VG+) with just some slight cracklings/surface noise noticeable at the beginning of each side and on quiet moment but DO NOT compete with the music.

Note : suprisingly there is NO distortion unlike most of the original 1st pressings (it seems).

The audio recording is amazing here !

Nice condition !

 

Visual : EXC (VG+)

The vinyl is visually nice !

This copy has probably been played with care.

Visible under light :

--- 1 small scratch (1 cm) slightly feelable at the beginning of Track 1 (Side 1) : see Audio comment.

--- 1 very small scratch (0,5 cm) slightly feelable at the beginning of Track 1 (Side 2) : see Audio comment.

--- Few very slight scuffs NON feelable (NO impact on Audio).

--- Some very slight surface traces.

Very slight storage warp (NO impact on Audio).

High luster.

Nice condition !

 

Label : clean !

Visually beautiful on both sides.

Small surface trace around the spindle hole.

Some slight spindle marks visible under light.

 

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