LP, Thelonious Monk, Five by MONK by Five, Riverside RLP 12-305, Mono, 1959, VG+

Sold Date: June 1, 2018
Start Date: May 31, 2018
Final Price: $25.00 (USD)
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Jacket with moderate corner wear, lighter edge wear, small split top edge right at opening, less than 1".  Faint ring front and back, no markings, small loss of back paste-on cover (see listing photo).  Record stored in plain white inner sleeve and looks quite playable.  Side 1 with a few light scratches on clean vinyl, I'd grade it VG+ trending to VG++.  Side 2 with a few more scratches than Side 1, I'd grade it VG+ trending to VG.  None of the scratches are deep feelable, but can be seen.  Matrix numbers match those in the 1959 First Issue on discogs:  RLP 12 305 A (with AB more faintly scratched around the matrix) on Side 1, RLP 12 305 B (AB similarly faintly scratched on this matrix) for Side 2.   R3