Sold Date: January 10, 2016
Start Date: December 31, 2015
Final Price: $305.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 11
Seller Feedback: 2159
Buyer Feedback: 134

If you're a serious collector of original jazz albums then you know you've come across something special in this rare original mono pressing of Donald Byrd's Byrd's Word.  Recorded on September 29, 1955 and released the following year on Savoy Records (MG-12032), this LP is from a collection of records owned by a professional DJ and talk-show host on the radio in the early 1960s in Providence, Rhode Island. 

Side One

1.      WINTERSET

2.      GOTCHA GOIN 'N COMIN'

Side Two

1.      LONG GREEN

2.      STAR EYES

3.      SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME

We are a general antiques business and not LP experts, but we have had this collection graded and regraded by two record dealers.  Please note that this grading was done visually.  This sleeve is Excellent (EX-), with good clear graphics and some wear on the corners.  The sides are solid with no splits, and the spine has some loss in the top corner.  There is light delaminating along the right side of the front cover, and some wear and discoloration on the back.  The original owner's name is written in the upper left corner on the back, with some check marks in blue pen on three track names.  There is a "B" within a circle stamped in the top right corner on the back, with the paper starting to lift at that spot.  The record is Excellent (EX+) with minor surface scratches, but nothing that would affect play.  The record has great gloss and labels.  "RVG" is in the dead wax.  This is the original mono release with the blood red Savoy label with silver lettering.  We are not certain whether this record was ever played, but we do know that the original owner took excellent care of his collection and that the buyers of other records from this collection have raved about how clear and noise-free the records are.  We are starting this auction at $9.99 with NO RESERVE.  Good luck bidding!   

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