I want to start off by saying I am not qualified to grade records. I lucked out and found a large collection of highly desirable and valuable jazz records. I will do my best to be honest about the visual condition but am relying on my photographs and audio recordings in the listings to portray each album. If you are interested and have any questions please ask before bidding. I tried to photograph any blemishes or damage on them and described any issues I could see or hear. You can hear for yourself the quality of the vinyl by listening to the audio samples included. I have an Ion USB turntable which I hope was adequate. I also played ones with more apparent scratches or scuffs to listen for noise, on a high end Tecniques turntable. I will provide the name of the former owner to any buyers if desired. The description of the LP follows the audio samples and images so be sure to scroll down.

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I purchased 5 storage containers belonging to a show business guy involved with the movie industry, company name Films around the World. Among the movie related items (vintage posters including from Creepshow and Dawn of the Dead, scripts and production material including scripts, production still photos and candid amateur pictures and some film) I found about 10 record boxes filled with classic jazz albums from Blue Note, Prestige, and other major companies. I will be selling them off in the coming weeks so keep an eye on my listings.

Please click on the link to listen to a sample of this album. If there was a scratch, scuff, or other blemish, I recorded that section for you to get an idea as to condition. The records would definitely benefit from a thorough cleaning and will have much better audio quality when cleaned. I did use a velvet magnetic buff to do a quick cleaning but otherwise I thought it best to leave them as found and leave the cleaning up to the new owner as everyone has their own preferred methods for cleaning.

Another note is that the former owner put Scotch tape on the wear/stress points of the records and sleeves. On most of the albums this was done as reinforcement and not repair. On some there is scotch tape repairs. If the cover is important to you, and I didn’t take pictures of the edges, feel free to contact me for additional images. On the reinforced albums, I would think that the tape could be removed if desired. On most of the covers there is reinforcement tape on the corners and on the sleeve. He also folded the sleeve corners, probably to prevent the record from slipping out.

This listing is for Johnny Smith, All Soul on New Jazz, No 8221. The record is quite nice with minimal scuffing and plays great (listen to the samples above) I just chose a random area to drop the needle on side one. Side two has a small dimple or depression at the end of Track 2. It is a manufacturing defect which does not affect the play at all. I recorded the sample for this side through that area. The cover is nice with tape reinforced corners, nice gloss and nice seams. The back has a couple of spot of paper loss and tape over a spot that has damage (see pictures).

See photos for condition and feel free to ask questions. I will be happy to combine shipping for multiple auctions.

Check the shipping calculator for shipping options and, should you be the winner, be sure to read the invoice thoroughly for all shipping options. Ebay’s invoice will put my top shipping option in the shipping field as a default which is usually Priority Mail. In some cases Parcel Post will be cheaper (but take longer to deliver) so please be aware of your options. Shipping weights and package sizes are estimated, as I package the items after auction ends. The reason is that I may have multiple item winners and I will combine the items to save on postage. If excess postage is charged I will refund overage. Thanks for looking and good luck bidding!

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