Jackie McLean - "4 5 and 6" - Rare  Original LP - U.S. MONO Original 1956  Absolute First pressing on Prestige 7048 with No bar code, no cut out corners or notches or saw cuts. Not a reissue.  Absolute Original Recording by Rudy Van Gelder ..."RVG" in the dead wax (see last pic)...Deep groove indentation both sides...446 W. 50th St New York address on labels both sides...thick inflexible vinyl....solid thick original cover with powerful rich Mono sound fidelity.  (see pics)....part of the great Bebop collection from the Kent Memorial Jazz Archive Library,U.S. where they kept great care of their records.  See Kent Library official sticker on cover (upper rt hand corner) and official authentic stamp on label.

CATALOGUE#: PRLP 7048  Absolute First pressing original

VINYL:  Strong VG to VG+  Glossy.  Thick inflexible original vinyl. 

COVER:  VG+ No ringwear, glossy front cover, 2 clear neatly taped seam splits, 2 scrapes on back cover (bottom rt and bottom spine side), very light edgewear. 

Rare Kent Jazz Archive Memorial Library sticker with its library bar code located in upper right hand corner.  Please see all pics.  

SOUND TESTED:

1st Press Sound Fidelity.  Bold, strong, full rich mono sound fidelity. Light surface crackle heard in some of the quieter passages.  Nothing that takes away from theAudiophile-like sound quality.   

With HANK MOBLEY (tenor sax) DONALD BYRD (trumpet) / MAL WALDRON (piano)  / DOUG WATKINS (bass) / ARTHUR TAYLOR (drums) and the Great JACKIE McLEAN (alto sax)

Bid with confidence. See my other Rare Jackie McLean Orig 1st press "Jackie's Pal"

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Item will be packed in a professional Record mailer with 2 additional cardboard inserts for added protection. Vinyl and cover separated and placed in a 4 ml poly bag.  

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Vinyl grading: 

M = Mint (like new, looks Unplayed!)  (Superior play) 

NM = Near Mint  (very clean, barely a mark)  (Plays Great!) 

VG++ = Excellent (some very light scuffs or hairlines) (Nice Play…barely any surface crackle)

VG+ = With a decent amount of scuffs and hairlines (with obvious surface noise)

VG = Very scratched (but plays much better than the appearance seems to be)

Cover Grading:  

NM = Cover shows no seam splits, no ringwear, barely any or no edge wear.

NM- = Same as NM but may have 1 or 2 small imperfections which are not significant

VG++ = Perhaps a neatly taped seam split or two, or some creases, or some light ringwear or a combination of these

VG+ =  Often strong signs of ringwear, or many seam splits, or large very noticeable creases, or stains or a combination of these

VG = An unappealing cover in many ways but the rareness of the album or the high quality of the vinyl makes the album still worthwhile to the listener