Sold Date: September 18, 2022
Start Date: September 11, 2022
Final Price: $104.50 (USD)
Bid Count: 15
Seller Feedback: 2109
Buyer Feedback: 0

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I NEVER find Lexington Monk stuff. This one has a destroyed cover, but a pretty respectable LP ... but oddly, it's one of the cleanest Lexington pressings I've seen in a very, very long time, for sure.
NOTE this is re-list -- just a reminder to please bid with the intent to pay, thanks.
See below for more detail:

VINYL: Lower VG+ (7.8 of 10) Original MONO pressing; deep groove; RVG etchings; ear marks; Lexington labels. It's pretty clean. A slight bit of paper scuffing, and perhaps a really light line or two. It plays fantastic, but on the start of side one, there's a few rotational noises before everything kicks in. I think it's the pressing itself, not the condition. That aside, it's a pretty good play. Perhaps a light pop or tick here or there. It's a relatively sparse recording, so any small pop shows a bit, but generally the disc is quite clean, and the music can be heard great.
COVER: G (2.0 of 10) General wear, and it's almost completely split in two. Parts of the corner are holding it together. _______ Now the standard messages:

GRADING: Yes I use standard grading. HOWEVER, I will NEVER use the word "mint" or "near mint" to describe a used LP ... sorry, won't do it. The highest I go is VG+. I use a number after to more represent a combination of how the vinyl looks and how it sounds. 10 is the best. I'll describe what I see in addition. I've found the combination of these two can minimize expectation gaps. But ask questions when in doubt.

CLEANING: Yes. All vinyl is cleaned ... on my own machine I made. Vacuum machine. I wash and rinse with my own formula cleaners -- once with my enzyme cleaner, and rinsed with my own distilled water/alcohol formula. ... this process has worked for me for years.

TESTING: Yes, but not the whole album. I've listened to passages of records I sell. I do NOT listen to the entire album. I DO play passages, testing for any clear distortion, groove wear, crackles, pops, etc. But no, the entire LP is not played through it's entirety. I play on a Lenco L70, via AT MM cart; tube preamp, a Dynaco ST-70 all tube amp to Klipsch speakers. An super tubey setup, right!?
SHIPPING: Free anywhere Media Mail, domestic. Overseas is BY WEIGHT, so check that weight before bidding, you overseas-ers! LPs shipped in a proper box with plastic sleeve, and yes, vinyl shipped outside the sleeve. 
RETURNS: Generally a no go, unless you have a compelling reason. But if there's a serious problem, I'm sure we can figure it out with a return. I mean, I am an adult ... allegedly. But I do try to describe accurately, offer time for questions, and I deal in used records, not new stuff ... yes, it's always kind of a gamble buying via eBay, which is why I try to do my best to make an objective attempt to describe the LP in question. ASK QUESTIONS WHEN IN DOUBT. I promise, we can make this an easy transaction