Sold Date: December 18, 2021
Start Date: December 13, 2021
Final Price: $2,045.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 17
Seller Feedback: 1735
Buyer Feedback: 278

UP FOR AUCTION IS A CLASSIC ALBUM LED BY JOHNNY GRIFFIN TITLED "INTRODUCING JOHNNY GRIFFIN" RECORDED ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 12 INCH MONO FLAT EDGE PRESSING, BLUE & WHITE 767 LEXINGTON AVE. NEW YORK CITY DEEP GROOVE LABELS, HAVING THE ETCHED RVG, AND EAR/P MARK STAMPED IN THE TRAIL-OFF AREA ON EACH SIDE, LONG PLAYING MICROGROOVE, BLP-1533.

RECORD CONDITION

THE RECORD IS IN NM-/VG++ CONDITION (VISUALLY GRADED), THE VINYL HAS A BEAUTIFUL SHINY LUSTER. ONE SIDE HAS ONLY A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE THIN NON-FEELABLE PAPER SLEEVE HAIRLINES.  THE OTHER SIDE HAS ONLY A 2 INCH THIN NON-FEELABLE SCUFF AND SOME LIGHT THIN SHORT NON-FEELABLE PAPER SLEEVE HAIRLINES.  BOTH LABELS ARE IN NICE CONDITION.  I PLAYED THE RECORD AND ON SIDE 1 ALL TUNES PLAY NICELY, NO TICKS OR POPS HEARD, MINIMAL SURFACE NOISE.  SIDE 2 STARTS WITH 6 LIGHT TICKS NEAR THE BEGINNING OF JOHNNY'S SAX SOLO, AFTER THAT IT PLAYS FINE, 2ND TUNE PLAYS NICELY, 3RD TUNE HAS ABOUT 20 LIGHT TICKS DURING THE PIANO SOLO AND 10 LIGHT TICKS DURING THE SAX SOLO NEAR THE END OF THE TUNE.  I DO NOT SEE MUCH IN THE WAY OF MARKS/SCRATCHES ON THE THIRD TUNE SO I GUESS THE LIGHT TICKS ARE BEING CAUSED BY PRESSING/GROOVE IRREGULARITIES IN THE VINYL. THE MAJORITY OF THIS RECORD PLAYS LOUD AND CLEAR WITH MINIMAL SURFACE NOISE. 

COVER CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL 767 LEXINGTON AVE., NEW YORK 21 ADDRESS FRAME COVER IS IN VG+ CONDITION, THE FRONT STILL HAS A DECENT AMOUNT OF SURFACE GLOSS BUT THERE IS SOME SURFACE WEAR/FOXING.  THE BACKSIDE ALSO HAS SOME SURFACE WEAR/FOXING.  THE UPPER AND SPINE SEAMS HAVE SOME WEAR BUT NO CRACKS, NO CHIPS, NO SPLITS, THE LOWER SEAM HAS SOME WEAR BUT HAS NO CRACKS, NO CHIPS, NO SPLITS, THE LOWER SEAM HAS SOME WEAR NO CHIPS OR CRACKS, JUST A 1 INCH SPLIT NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.  THREE CORNERS HAVE SOME WEAR/DOG EAR, ONE CORNER IS SHARP.  NO STAMPS, NO WRITING, NO TAGS, NO TAPE, NO STICKERS, NO CRACKS.

ALL RECORDS HAVE BEEN CLEANED USING A VPI RECORD CLEANING MACHINE WITH VPI RECORD CLEANING FLUID.

PAYMENT

PAYMENT WILL BE VIA EBAY. PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 4 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE AUCTION.

SHIPPING

THE SHIPPING COST IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER AND CAN BE ESTIMATED BY REQUEST DURING THE AUCTION OR IT WILL BE DETERMINED AFTER THE AUCTION HAS ENDED.  I COMBINE THE SHIPPING COST FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS/RECORDS.  DISREGARD THE $3.80/MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING COST LISTED IN THE AUCTION AS THAT IS NOT REALISTIC FOR ALL LOCATIONS/COUNTRIES I SHIP TO.  PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE MY INVOICE WITH THE TOTAL COST.

I SHIP WORLDWIDE, RECORDS TO BE SHIPPED OVERSEAS WITH A VALUE OVER $75 USD MUST BE SENT USING REGISTERED MAIL WHICH TYPICALLY ADDS TO THE COST OF SHIPPING BY $16 MORE.

RECORD PACKAGING

THE RECORD WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COVER.  ALL RECORDS WILL BE SHIPPED IN A STURDY RECORD MAILER CARDBOARD BOX WITH CARDBOARD INSERTS ON EACH SIDE OF THE RECORD/COVER TO HELP REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE DURING SHIPPING. 

SATISFACTION GUARANTEE & RETURN POLICY

I PROVIDE A "SATISFACTION GUARANTEED" OR YOUR MONEY BACK POLICY, LESS RETURN SHIPPING, IF YOU ARE NOT FULLY SATISFIED WITH THE RECORD.  RECORD MUST BE RETURNED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT.  ONCE RECEIVED AND IN THE SAME CONDITION AS SENT A REFUND WILL BE GIVEN AS MONEY BACK.

THANKS FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK!