Sold Date: February 22, 2014
Start Date: February 15, 2014
Final Price: $99.99 (USD)
Bid Count: 2
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Buyer Feedback: 4

Format: 12"  33 RPM LP

Artist: SONNY ROLLINS

Title: TOUR DE FORCE

Label: PRESTIGE 

Number: PRLP 7126. SONNY'S LAST RECORDING FOR PRESTIGE DEC. 1956. THE RECORD HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE CATALOGUE RATHER SOON TO BE ISSUED AS "SONNY BOY" PRLP 7207, WITHOUT THE VOCAL TRACKS. IT IS MY GUESS THEY HAD A STOCK OF ORIGINAL SLEEVES LEFT, WHICH THEY HAVE FILLED WITH A SECOND PRESSING RUN, AFTER THE DELETION OF 7207 STOCKS. THE COMBINATION OF A N.Y. SLEEVE AND BLUE N.J. LABELS IS UNIQUE AND EXTREMELY RARE.

Mono/Stereo: Mono

Grade & Description: (Goldmine Standard)  BEAUTIFUL CLEAN RUDY VAN GELDER SOUND. UNPLAYED ARCHIVE COPY. 

VINYL - MINT

COVER - M-:  THE LAMINATED SLEEVE IS AN AUTHENTIC NEW YORK ADRESS COPY. ALL SEAMS AND SPINE FIRM, NO SPLITS, PRICE HAND-WRITTEN, SOME BROWNING.

LABELS - CLEAN, NO MARKS  

DEAD WAX - RVG 

Shipping info: seller is based in France, not in the USA, and ships worldwide, including to the Russian Federation, China, Ukraine and Thailand (disregard EBay shipment restrictions)

SHIPMENT IN FRANCE: TARIF "COLISSIMO" EN VIGUEUR. TO EC AND SWITZERLAND: 1 LP € 11,50; 2 LP'S € 15.00; 3 LP'S € 19.50. REST OF THE WORLD  (INCL. USA): 1 LP: $ 19, 2 LP'S: $ 29; 3 LP'S: 36. ALL PAYMENTS VIA PAYPAL REQUIRE SHIPMENT VIA REGISTERED MAIL WITH TRACKING, AT BUYER'S COST ($ 5.50). EP's: LETTER RATE.

Payment info:       ALWAYS WAIT FOR MY INVOICE BEFORE PAYING!                       PAYMENT WITHIN 3 DAYS AFTER CLOSING OF AUCTION

-EUROPEAN BUYERS PAY EXCLUSIVELY IN EUROS BY TRANSFER TO MY IBAN; SWISS BUYERS CAN PAY IN SFR TO MY YELLOW ACCOUNT. 

-JAPAN: IPMO. 

-REST OF THE WORLD: PAYPAL, COSTS EQUALLY SHARED.