Artist:  Hank Mobley
Title: Soul Station
Label:  Blue Note BLP 4031
Mono/Stereo: Mono
Details:  Very coveted first pressing of this jazz classic!  47 West 63rd address on both labels, RVG and ear mark in wax.  Deep groove both sides.  Comes with a Blue Note inner sleeve, has tape across one side and some on bottom edge.



Record condition:  Visually VG- but nearly the whole album plays VG+.  There are a lot of light scratches and only one can be lightly felt, no deep gouges.  This plays much, much better than it looks, at only a couple points can any distracting surface noise really be detected, and this to is barely noticeable.  Most the album plays clean with just an occasional tick here and there.  The lightly felt scratch makes a few ticks on the rotation, lasting only a few revolutions.  I promise this makes a very enjoyable play copy from beginning to end or I will gladly refund your money.

Cover:  VG+  Solid cover but shows some wear.  Light soiling to the back, 1" split in the middle of bottom seam.  Front displays nicely, spine is sturdy and fully legible from the side.  Seams are great other than the mentioned damage.

Labels:  Both labels are faded, see pictures

I am an avid record collector and all albums are sold from my personal collection.  I have cared for my collection meticulously and all albums have been stored on shelves with outer sleeves and out of sunlight.  I am a strict grader and stand by all of my listings with a 100% money back guarantee.  If you find my grading or description to be inaccurate you may mail the album back and receive all costs of original shipping and buying price.  I do not pay return shipping unless significantly not as described or damaged.  If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask.  Thank you and good luck!


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Record Grading Scale:

NM THE RECORD IS IMMACULATE, NEARLY PERFECT WITH THE SURFACE RETAINING FULL GLOSS AND NO SURFACE SCRATCHES

NM- THE RECORD SURFACE RETAINS A HIGH GLOSS, PERHAPS ONE OR TWO EXTREMELY FAINT MARKS, STILL EXTREMELY CLEAN 

EX   ESSENTIALLY A NM- SOUNDING COPY, BUT MIGHT SHOW A SMALL NUMBER OF VERY FINE SURFACE MARKS.  STILL VERY CLEAN VISUALLY AND DYNAMIC AUDIBLY.

VG++ THE RECORD RETAINS MUCH OF ITS ORIGINAL SHINE, FEW LIGHT SURFACE MARKS AND OR LIGHT SCRATCHES MAY BE NOTED ON FAIRLY CLOSE EXAMINATION

VG+ THE RECORD STILL RETAINS SOME SHINE, SURFACE MARKS & SCRATCHES MAY OCCUR BUT ARE LIMITED AND TEND TO BE MODERATE TO LIGHT.  RECORD WILL PLAY VERY WELL WITH VERY LIGHT SURFACE NOISE MOSTLY HEARD DURING A QUIET PASSAGE.

VG  AVERAGE USED RECORD FROM HEAVY ROTATION, MAY HAVE STARTED TO LOSE ORIGINAL SHINE, SOME OBVIOUS SURFACE MARKS AND/OR SURFACE SCRATCHES WHICH MAY CAUSE SURFACE SOUNDS, ESPECIALLY IN SOFT PASSAGES

VG-  THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SEVERAL TIMES, THE VINYL MAY APPEAR DULL, MAY HAVE LOTS OF TINY MARKS OR SURFACE SCRATCHES WHICH MAY BE FELT, SURFACE MARKS MAY BE HEAVY AND SURFACE NOISE MAY BE NOTICEABLE THROUGHOUT

G  RECORD MAY HAVE OBVIOUS WEAR FROM HEAVY ROTATION, SURFACE MARKS & SCRATCHES WHICH CAUSE SIGNIFICANT SURFACE NOISE AND CAN BE FELT

FAIR / POOR     AS DESCRIBED