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4 78rpm album BILLIE HOLIDAY  Volume 1 1947 Columbia  C-135
Condition: play grades VG / V+ via the vjm scale (I play graded them all. At times you might think the sound either is slightly better or worse than V+ I think it is a conservative grading. Visually they mostly look more of an E-) Album Cover: I took a ridiculous amount of time carefully re-constructing the spine (which was coming loose) and securing it to the album on both the inside and outside. I believe it is now in more solid shape than when it was 1st pressed. I'm not a professional book binder, but I think I did a darn good job for an amateur. The original outer layer (of the original multilayered card board spine) was removed and taped on the black gorilla tape I replaced the original with. And I replaced the brown tape on the inside as well(see pix)

Tracklist 

A                –Billie Holiday (It Will Have To Do) Until The Real Thing Comes Along     

B                –Billie Holiday I Cover The Water Front       

C                –Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra             I Can't Get Started             

D                –Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra             When A Woman Loves A Man                 

E                –Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra             (I Got A Man, Crazy For Me) He's Funny That Way          

F                –Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra             A Sailboat In The Moonlight  

G                –Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra             Summertime   

H                –Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra             Billie's Blues   

N-:Nearly New, but has been played. No visible signs of wear or damage.

E+:Plays like new, with very, very few signs of handling, such as tiny

scuffs from being slipped in and out of sleeves.

E : Excellent. Still very shiny, near new looking, with no visible signs of wear, but a few inaudible scuffs and scratches.

E-:Still shiny but without the luster of a new record, few light scratches.

V+ :is an average condition 78 in which scuffs and general use has dulled

the finish somewhat. Wear is moderate but playing is generally free from

distortion. Surface noise not overly pronounced.

V : Very Good Moderate, even wear throughout, but still very playable. Surface noise and scratches audible but not intrusive.

V- :Quite playable still, but distortion and heavy greying in loud passages. Music remains loud in most passages. Surface noise and scratches well below music level.

G+: Grey throughout but still serviceable. Music begins to sound muffled. Heavy scratches.

G : Good Quite seriously worn and scratched, but music level is still higher than surface noise.

G- ; F ; and P The VJM system has these designations for records in extremely poor condition.