Sold Date: July 17, 2018
Start Date: January 14, 2018
Final Price: $274.99 (USD)
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THE BLUES AND THE ABSTRACT TRUTH - BILL EVANS/ROY HAYNES/ERIC DOLPHY/OLIVER NELSON/PAUL CHAMBERS/FREDDIE HUBBARD IMPULSE A-5
MONO FIRST PRESS RUDY VAN GELDER MASTER
dead wax: side 1 A5-A                  side 2 A5-B                  RVG stamped on both sides
VINYL IS A STRONG VG+. THERE ARE A FAIR NUMBER OF LIGHT SCUFFS THAT DO NOT AFFECT PLAY, AND THERE IS A DEFINITE SCRATCH/GOUGE ON SIDE ONE RUNNING FROM THE END OF TRACK 2 INTO THE START OF TRACK THREE (see pics). I HAVE CLEANED (VPI) AND PLAY GRADED BOTH SIDES OF THE ALBUM. THIS SCRATCH DOES CAUSE SOME LIGHT TICKS AS THE SECOND TRACK CLOSES AND THE THIRD TRACK BEGINS BUT THEY ARE VERY SLIGHT ( I was surprised at how smooth the transition was) LOOKING AT THE SCRATCH YOU WOULD EXPECT A LOT MORE IMPACT ON PLAYBACK, BUT OVERALL THE SLIGHT TICKS ARE ALL THAT RESULT. OVERALL, THIS FIRST MONO PRESS PLAYS AND SOUNDS BOSS ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
GATEFOLD COVER IS VG++. SOLID WITH NO TEARS OR SPLITS. THERE IS SOME SLIGHT DISCOLORATION TO THE INSIDE SLICKS FROM AGE. OVERALL, A VERY NICE COPY OF THIS RARE FIRST ISSUE COVER.
LABELS ARE IN OVERALL NICE CONDITION. THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED OVER THE YEARS, BUT HAS BEEN GENERALLY WELL CARED FOR AND THERE ARE NO MAJOR SPINDLE MARKS.
PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE REPLACES (?) ORIGINAL PRINTED LABEL SLEEVE
tracks: STOLEN MOMENTS HOE-DOWN CASCADES YEARNIN' BUTCH AND BUTCH TEENIE'S BLUES
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