UP FOR AUCTION IS A CLASSIC ALBUM LED BY DONALD BYRD TITLED "THE CAT WALK"  RECORDED ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS.  THIS IS AN ORIGINAL MONO PRESSING, BLUE/WHITE NEW YORK USA ADDRESS LABELS.  P/EAR MARK AND RVG ON EACH SIDE, LONG PLAYING MICROGROOVE.  BLP-4075.

 

RECORD CONDITION

THE RECORD IS IN VG/VG CONDITION (VISUALLY GRADED).  VINYL HAS A NICE/SHINY LUSTER.  VINYL HAS SOME INTERNAL MOTTLING/LINES/STORAGE MARKS.  BOTH SIDES HAVE SOME LITE THIN NON-FEELABLE SCRATCHES AND LITE THIN NON-FEELABLE PAPER SLEEVE HAIRLINES.  SIDE ONE, 1st TUNE, HAS A SMALL CIRCULAR VINYL PRESSING MARK AT THE END OF THE TUNE WHICH IS LITELY FEELABLE.  SIDE ONE - THE 1st TUNE OPENS WITH A LITE TICK FOR ABOUT THIRTY SECONDS THEN GOES AWAY, PLAYS NICELY UNTIL THE END WHICH HAS SOME LITE SURFACE NOISE/CRACKLING/LITE TICKS DURING THE LAST THIRTY SECONDS.  THE 2nd TUNE PLAYS NICELY, I HEARD NO TICKS, HAS ONLY SOME LITE SURFACE NOISE/CRACKLING DURING SOME OF THE PIANO SOLO.  THE 3rd TUNE PLAYS NICELY, I HEARD NO TICKS/POPS, HAS MINIMAL SURFACE NOISE, LOUD AND CLEAR.  SIDE TWO - ALL THE TUNES PLAY NICELY, I HEARD NO TICKS/POPS, PLAYS WITH MINIMAL SURFACE NOISE, LOUD AND CLEAR.  OVERALL, A FAIRLY STRONG PLAYING COPY!  

COVER CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL NY23 ADDRESS COVER IS IN VG- CONDITION.  THE COVER HAS SOME SURFACE WEAR ON BOTH SIDES.  FRONT HAS A DECENT GLOSS ALONG WITH SOME PAPER TEARING AT THE LEFT/SPINE AND UPPER SEAM AREAS, OPENING EDGE HAS SOME WEAR/LAMINATION PEELING.  BACKSIDE SHOWS SOME FOXING/WEAR AND STAINING AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE SLICK, SOME PAPER TEARING ALONG THE OPENING EDGE SIDE.  THE SPINE AND LOWER SEAMS HAVE NO SPLITS, NO CRACKS JUST A FEW CHIPS.  THE UPPER SEAM HAS WEAR, PAPER TEARING AND SOME CHIPS. ALL CORNERS HAVE SOME WEAR, ROUNDING MOSTLY.  NO WRITING, NO STICKERS, NO TAGS, NO WATER DAMAGE.  

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.  NOTE: RECORDS SHIPPED OVERSEAS HAVING A VALUE OVER $75 USD MUST BE SENT USING "REGISTERED MAIL" ADDING $20 TO THE BASIC 1st CLASS INTERNATIONAL USPS SHIPPING COST.  IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO PAY THE ADDITIONAL $20 FOR "REGISTERED MAIL" SHIPPING OVERSEAS PLEASE DO NOT BID.

 

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.  DISREGARD THE $4.87/MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING COST LISTED IN THE AUCTION AS THAT IS NOT REALISTIC FOR ALL LOCATIONS/COUNTRIES I SHIP TO.  I COMBINE THE SHIPPING COST FOR MULTIPLE RECORDS. 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 $20 MORE.

 

RECORD PACKAGING

THE RECORD WILL BE PROTECTED IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE AND REMOVED FROM THE COVER.  THE COVER WILL BE PROTECTED IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE.  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.

 

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