FEATURED LP

Mal Waldron- The Quest w/ Eric Dolphy & Booker Ervin (Original 12-inch, D.G.- MONO Pressing w/ VAN GELDER stamped in the dead wax.

Prestige New Jazz NJLP 8269

VINYL GRADE (see grading scale below)

LP is in (NM) condition.

The thick, lustrous vinyl appears to have been carefully played if ever. With no marks, scuffs, or scratches of any kind and only a few faint sleeve type marks. 

The fidelity is superb, with no distortion, pops, or clicks of any kind. There are a couple of very light and sporadic tics on both sides. Would please all but the most fanatic collector.

JACKET GRADE (see grading scale below)

Jacket is in (NM/EX+) condition.

Original heavy and textured jacket is in (NM/EX+) condition. All seams and corners are in excellent condition but displays with a slight sign of corner wear. This includes a two inch split on the spine near the top which would be easily repairable. The front and back slick are nice with a light amount of soiling, including a PREVIEW COPY stamp as seen in the photo.

PRESSING AND COMMENTS

Original 12-inch MONO LP with Deep Grooves, Purple Bergenfield N.J. labels & VAN GELDER stamped in the dead wax on this modern jazz classic.

GRADING INFORMATION

Record Grading Codes

N/N-  =  Virtually flawless in all aspects, with original sound fidelity. Record appears unplayed.

NM  =  Near Mint. Exceptional condition and sound fidelity, with minor (if any) visible signs of use.

EX+  =  Excellent Plus. Near new label and jacket appearance, showing careful usage. Topical surface marks may exist, such as paper sleeve marks, and other signs of incidental handling that will not cause intrusively audible surface noise. Audio quality far outweighs any marginal appearance flaws.

EX  =  Excellent Condition. Appearance shows moderate use, but a good degree of enjoyable play is available; the record shows reasonable care in handling. Audio is only lightly affected by intermittent surface noise, and music retains its full spectrum of fidelity, with no mistracking. What we call a listener's copy.

Note: + or - may be used to indicate slight variations in quality within each rating.

Jacket Grading Codes

NM-  =  A record jacket showing little or no wear, with no marks on front or back. Seams, spines, corners are not worn to any degree. Lamination completely intact.

EX+  =  A record jacket that shows only light and topical wear, typically acquired during years of normal careful storage and usage. Reasonably fine appearance can be expected, with no repairs or seam and edge damage.

EX  =  A record jacket that has acquired a little more shelf and storage wear, still retaining its original structural integrity. Small seam split repairs, light corner and edge wear likely.

Note: + or - may be used to indicate slight variations in quality within each rating.

Record jackets are equal to disc condition with exceptions noted. All efforts are made to accurately denote record and jacket conditions. Records are graded aurally and visually and are professional cleaned when needed, but above all are guaranteed to conform to the grade assigned.

SHIPPING INFORMATION

Highly important to us is careful packing for safe delivery. We use double strength record cartons. All records are professionally cleaned and delivered in archival quality plastic sleeves, with records separated from jackets, thus protecting the jackets from splitting during shipment.

Destination

First LP

Additional LP

USPS MEDIA  (USA only)

Free

$4.00

U.S. Mail - Europe Air (Insured)

$31.00

$4.00

U.S. Mail - Far East Air (Insured)

$31.00

$4.00

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If you are unsatisfied with your purchase for any reason - simply return your record for a full refund, including return shipping costs (domestic only) - no questions asked!

OUR MISSION

We Deliver Quality!

Our experience as devotees of the music means reliability to you, the collector. Each record is fully described and carefully evaluated with grading, pressing and discographic comments.

In our more than four decades of operation, we have sold over a one hundred thousand jazz LPs to collectors around the world. That may be an immeasurably small portion of all the LPs produced since 1950, but then it is our business to be selective, and our client base of collectors from all over the world can attest that we are eminently reliable when searching for both the truly archival and discs that, while displaying some use, remain valuable and highly enjoyable. After 45 years in this venue, I have decide to sell many of my finest and desirable copies collected over the years. If you're interested in these stunning copies, stay tuned.

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