Sold Date: June 12, 2017
Start Date: February 9, 2017
Final Price: $30.00 (USD)
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   For sale is Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars' Ambassador Satch, released in 1956 by Columbia Records. These have the original red labels with six black CBS logos midway along the outside, three on each side. Because these logos look like eyes, collectors call these albums "6-Eye" Columbia records. In the dead wax between the labels and the last tracks are the matrix numbers 1-A/1-A, indicating that the first stamper was used to make this first edition,a hallmark of state-of-the-art engineering, sought after by collectors and music lovers for their superior sound quality. I bought this used, professionally cleaned it on my VPI HW-17 machine and immediately put this album into a MFSL archival inner sleeve. Doing this protects the integrity of vinyl and any original inner sleeve(s) or insert(s) that may have come with the release. There is no original inner sleeve with this listing. The cover is graded as G+ because of ring wear, corner blunts and a 6" seam split at the top right hand corner and two smaller ones on the bottom. The one in the middle is about 2 1/2" and the one at the corner is about 1" long. The spine is graded as Excellent with only a little color loss on one corner from rubs. The vinyl is visually graded as VG+ because of faint sleeve marks and some slight surface scratches. The vinyl is play graded between G+ and VG with an occasional pop or ticking and some surface noise, most noticeable during the quiet parts of playback. This is still one of the best copies of this rare record that I've ever seen or heard. Being that it is 60 years old, you would be hard pressed to find a first pressing in this condition ever again. I have more Jazz records, as well as albums of all different genres, in my Ebay store. Please take a look. They're predominately Near Mint. Thank you for viewing my listing.    I've been collecting records for about 50 years now and have always cleaned them and put them away carefully in plastic inner sleeves. Over the years I've used Dust Bugs, Disc Washers and have finally invested in a professional VPI record cleaning machine. Now that I'm retiring, I'm selling my very esoteric collection. I'm not a professional grader of records, but will use record guides, as well as my personal experiences as a basis of my grading all records. Since grading is subjective, I will be conservative. I offer discounts for multiple sales. Photos are of the actual item for sale, not a stock photo. Please review all descriptions and photos because I do not accept returns. Thank you for looking!