Sold Date: March 2, 2014
Start Date: February 20, 2014
Final Price: £17.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 7
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Charlie Parker

The Essential Charlie Parker
 

12" Vinyl LP

HMV / Verve Series

Original Microgroove Pressing

Catalogue Number : CLP 1538

Matrixes : V 8409A-1N / V 8409B-1N

Mono

Laminated flip-back Garrod & Lofthouse Sleeve / HMV inner

A really very nice Original 12" vinyl release of this classic recording from 1961 in great condition.

Vinyl is in Excellent++/NM condition and looks hardly played. This heavyweight piece of vinyl still carries a beautiful sheen. The original textured labels are VG+ (slight agewear) and there is no spindle wear, surface wear, dirt or warps. It looks as it should have done on release.

The laminated flipback sleeve is graded Excellent. The laminate is still very good throughout and the colours are still bright and bold. The rear of the sleeve is very clean with a good whiteness and in excellent shape apart from a penned name at the top of the flipback (you could clean this off easily but I have chosen not to). The spine is straight and true and the text is clear and readable. Nice.

A genuine and collectable CLASSIC JAZZ LP, UK 1st pressing in general Excellent++/NM condition.

Please check my other auctions for many more classic original UK and US Jazz and Blues records from a large and well looked after collection.

I have used photographs and description to show the record condition to the best of my ability - Hoever please contact me with any questions that you may have

Records will be mailed in a strong corrugated cardboard cruciform style mailer.

I use the UK record collector grading guide as detailed below.

Records are visually graded unless stated as play graded

Record Collector Magazine's Grading Guide:
 
MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.
EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.
VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.
GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.
FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

 
As well as the above grades, Near Mint is often used as well; this is really for a record that appears new but is known to have been played because the label has light spindle marks or because it has come from a previous owner and is assumed to have been played by them. For records which appear to fall between the accepted grades, + and - are also often added to the grading.