Sold Date: December 6, 2024
Start Date: November 29, 2024
Final Price: $11.50 (USD)
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Donald Byrd was an incredibly talented jazz trumpet and flugelhorn plays with the unique ability to fuse bebop with r&b soul and funk sounds. He was powerfully influential on many of the emerging jazz funk artists of the last 40 years, including Herbie Hancock.  As you can see from the cover, the acronym in the album title stands for Funking Up My Life.  This album is well named as it is one of his funkiest and most soulful recordings.  He is backed by several outstanding musicians and vocalists.  The album was released on Elektra in 1978, number 6E-144.  This is the original release of the album. The vinyl is in beautiful condition with its bright original luster and just a couple of very light paper scuffs that barely impact play. It plays with almost no background noise. The vinyl grades VG+.  The album cover shows light ring wear and light corner and edge wear. All seams are sharp, tight, and intact. There is a cutout notch near the spine on the top seam. The custom inner sleeve with photo and credits is included and has tiny splits on the bottom seam and on one side sea. The cover grades VG+.

Track List:

Thank You For Funking Up My Life

Sunning In Your Loveshine

Your Life Is My Ecstasy

Loving You

Have You Heard The News?

In Love With Love

Cristo Redentor

Close Your Eyes And Look Within

Grading Information:

I always clean and listen to every record I list on eBay. I do this to make sure I can give as accurate a description of each record as possible.  I do both a visual check and an audio check. I always attempt to give as objective a grading as I can.

I use four grades in grading:  NM, VG+, VG, and G.  The only exception is a sealed album which is presumed to have vinyl in mint condition. Sealed albums may not be returned. My NM grading means that the vinyl looks and plays as though it is the first time out of the sleeve. The VG+ rating is used on any album that plays great but has one or two small defects. It may have a pop here and there or some occasional background noise. On a VG album you can expect that, typically, this album will play great, but you’ll see more defects than your VG+ rated album.  Most often the VG rated album may even play well enough to be graded VG+, but the color or blemishes drop the grading. Likewise, you may occasionally find an album that looks almost NM but the sound quality just isn’t there. That’s why I play every album first.  In this case the vinyl will be graded VG. 

Occasionally I will list an album with a grade of G. This is one where I consider the collectible value of the album to be great enough that the copy being presented is worth owning as a filler copy. Albums graded G are not returnable.

Shipping Information – Combined Shipping:

The shipping cost will be based on the weight of your package. For Media Mail, shipping is $7.00 in the continental U.S. I will happily combine records from multiple auctions to reduce total shipping cost. In fact, I welcome it! Shipping will be $7.00 in the U.S regardless of the number of auctions won in any 5-day period. Also, please keep in mind that if your entire transaction totals $50 or more, I will pay the entire shipping cost.

Canada shipping is calculated based on weight using US Postal Service rates.  Combined shipping is also welcomed here and does result in significant per-album cost savings. The first album will typically cost approximately $28. Additional albums will be shipped for $6 per album, with up to four pounds able to be shipped before we need to use International Priority shipping.

Shipments to outside the US and Canada will vary depending on your country. Typically, the cost per album will be no more than $30.  Combined shipping is welcome here as well, at a cost of $10 per additional album up to the maximum of four pounds.

All albums will be shipped in specially designed album hard cardboard mailers with a cardboard insert to prevent damage upon opening.  The vinyl is removed from the cover and presented in a new poly sleeve.  I am committed to one day turnaround on shipments.  If I receive payment before 7:00 AM Central Time I will package and ship that same day.

Thanks for looking and please contact me with any questions.