Sold Date: June 30, 2014
Start Date: June 20, 2014
Final Price: £9.53 (GBP)
Bid Count: 3
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Lester Young

Leaps Again

12" Vinyl LP

Fontana Records

Original Mono UK Pressing

Catalogue Number : FJL 128

1st Uk pressing of this great Jazz album from 1966 in Excellent/NM condition.

Vinyl is in NM condition and looks like it has been played very few times. This record still carries a deep lustre and beautiful sheen. The original textured black and silver labels are excellent. There is no surface wear, dirt, scuffs or warps. Really Clean, really Nice - NM.

This part laminated sleeve is graded Excellent. This type of sleeve is generally of a very flimsy nature but this one has stood any test of time very well. The laminate is excellent to the front. It has retained superb colours on the front of the sleeve. The spine is straight and the text is readable. The rear of the sleeve has retained an excellent whiteness and I would grade in Excellent general condition throughout

A genuine and collectable 1st Uk pressing of this great Jazz LP from 1966 and in 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 tried too show the condition of vinyl & sleeve with the photographs listed but 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.