Trompeta Toccata

Kenny Dorham

 

1965

Label : Blue Note

BLP 4181

Original MONO 1st pressing

New York Usa labels

43 West 61st St., New York 23 cover address

Deep Groove (Side 1)

Van Gelder stamped

EAR stamped

 

RECORD GRADING (see photos) :

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

 

Cover : EXC (VG+)

Nice cover well preserved !

--- Front : slight aging sign.

--- Back : handwriting at middle right ; small label trace & small handwriting at bottom left ; slight wear sign at middle.

--- Slices : bottom slice very small wear at the middle and split 2 cm at right (from the opening slice).

--- Corners : 3 corners ding ; right corners split.

--- Original Blue Note inner sleeve : YES

Nice condition !

 

Audio : EXC+ (VG++)

The sound quality is exceptional !

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

SIDE 1 (details) :

--- Track 1 is VG+ with a small repetitive tic during 25 seconds at the beginning (see Visual comment) and just 4 seconds during the bass solo ; some small cracklings on quiet moment so during the intro/final and during the piano/bass solo parts (the music still dominates of course) ; otherwise superb.

--- Track 2 is NM

SIDE 2 (details) :

--- Track 1 is NM or very close with just some small cracklings during the piano introduction (the music still dominates of course) ; otherwise NM superb.

--- Track 2 is NM

The audio recording is amazing here wow !!!

Very nice condition !

 

Visual : EXC- (solid VG)

The vinyl is visually nice !

This copy has probably been played only few times with care.

SIDE 1 (visible under light) :

--- A small mark slightly feelable at the beginning of Track 1 (see Audio comment). Visible on photo n°12

--- Otherwise beautiful just a couple of tiny surface marks NON feelable and few very slight paper inner sleeve surface traces.

SIDE 2 (visible under light) :

--- A scratch 2,5 cm slightly feelable on Track 1 (NO impact on Audio). It includes a small mark NON feelable (NO impact on Audio). Visible on photo n°14

--- A scratch or hairline 0,8 cm NON feelable on Track 2 (NO impact on Audio). Visible on photo n°14

--- Otherwise beautiful just a couple of tiny surface marks NON feelable and few very slight paper inner sleeve surface scuffs/traces.

Slight storage warp (NO impact on Audio).

High luster.

Nice condition !

 

Label : clean !

Visually beautiful on both sides.

Just a couple of EXTREMELY slight spindle marks (BARELY visible under light).

 

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