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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

 

1965

Label : Blue Note

BLP 4170

Original MONO 1st pressing

New York Usa labels

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

Van Gelder stamped

Deep Groove (Side 1)

EAR stamped

 

RECORD GRADING (see photos) :

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

 

Cover : As is

--- Front & Back : moisture trace at bottom especially visible on back cover ; front cover slight wear sign (at bottom) + slight crease at top right + TINY handwriting at top right.

--- Slices : slight aging sign and rubbing at bottom slice (NO split).

--- Corners : TINY wear sign (NO split) ; 3 corners TINY ding ; top right corner slight ding.

--- Original Blue Note inner sleeve : YES

As is !

 

Audio : EXC+ (VG++)

Could be graded NM ! The sound quality is simply exceptional.

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

--- 1 or 2 small tics BARELY audible at the beginning of Track 1 (Side 1) : see Visual comment.

--- Some small cracklings during the first 15 seconds & the last 15 seconds of Track 1 (Side 2).

That’s all !

The audio recording is really amazing here wow !

Superb condition !

 

Visual : EXC- (solid VG)

The vinyl is visually nice !

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

Visible under light :

--- An area of small/slight surface marks on Track 1 (Side 1) visible on photo n°14. One of them (TINY) is slightly feelable. See Audio comment.

--- 1 very small/slight scuff (0,5 cm ; NON feelable) on Track 1 (Side 1) : NO impact on Audio.

--- 1 very slight hairline (1,5 cm ; NON feelable) on Track 2 (Side 1) : NO impact on Audio.

--- A small surface trace (NON feelable) on the edge of Side 2 borderline start of the first track (NO impact on Audio).

--- 2 TINY pressing bubbles slightly feelable on Track 1 (Side 2) : NO impact on Audio.

--- A couple of slight "scuffs" (looks like more pressing lines). One of them (1,5 mm) on Track 1 (Side 2) is slighltly feelable. NO impact on Audio.

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

Slight storage warp (NO impact on Audio).

High luster.

Nice condition !

 

Label : clean !

Visually beautiful on both sides.

1 BIEM stamp (Side 2).

Few 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.