Jazz Messengers at Cafe Bohemia NICE! 1st Flat Lex Blue Note lp Art Blakey

Sold Date: November 28, 2021
Start Date: November 18, 2021
Final Price: $315.00 (USD)
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Format: 12" 33rpm lp
Artist: The Jazz Messengers

Title: At Cafe Bohemia Vol 1

Label/Catalog #: Blue Note BLP 1507

Mono/Stereo: Mono

Details:    1st pressing.  767 Lexington labels, flat edge, frame cover, DG, RVG, Ear.  This lp has been cleaned on a Degritter ultrasonic cleaner.


Record condition:  Visually Strong VG and plays great!  Play graded in full at a solid VG+.  At no point is there distracting surface noise, light background noise heard seldomly.  Great player!

Cover:  VG-  Not that bad a cover.  Front displays nicely with one tear.  Back cover shows moisture stain and some tears.  Top seam and spine are nice, some wear to lower seam including the beginning of a split.

Labels: See photos

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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