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Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five - The Louis Armstrong Story - Volume 1

 

1956 First Pressing United States

 

Columbia – CL 851

 

Mono

Sleeve (See grading scale):

Near Mint (NM or M-)

Media (See grading scale):

Near Mint (NM or M-)

 

Description

 

Unbelievably clean Near Mint copy. Disc is flawless, sleeve shows zero signs of wear
Top copy second mono press on 6 eye labels, company inner included

 

*Visually graded using Goldmine Standards unless stated otherwise

 Sleeve Grading scale

NM: Flawless like-new

 

EX: Minor wear in a couple spots

 

VG+: General edge wear/ring wear, no splitting. Most vintage sleeves are VG+

 

VG: Chipping, light spine wear, maybe discoloration or partial splits 

 

G+: Full splits on any seams, heavy fading and edge wear, marker/sticker residue

 Media Grading scale

NM: Unplayed, no visible marks, like-new or "dead stock"

 

EX: Appears hardly played, maybe a light mark or two but nothing significant

 

VG+: Light cosmetic rubs seen under bright light

 

VG: Visible hairlines or scuffing, though nothing can be felt. 

Anything graded VG or lower will have audio clips attached

G+: Many visible marks/scuffing, some may be felt but playback remains enjoyable

G: Likely be heavily scuffed and tough to listen to

 

All images are of this specific item, audio clips as well if applicable

Records are ultrasonically cleaned in a Degritter

 

Shipping & Handling

We ship every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

 

FREE Media Mail shipping on orders $35+ and 12% off orders of 3+ items

 

Packaging

All records are shipped in sturdy Kraft mailers with: Protective foam lining and corrugated stiffeners Contents shipped outside the original jacket in a new outer sleeve LPs and 12" singles in a new, anti-static inner sleeve 7" records in new, generic white sleeves Premium Whiplash LP Mailers for any order exceeding $100 All items will come ready to play once delivered

Postage

Domestic Media Mail: Free for orders over $35 (pre-tax) $5 plus $1 per each additional item if order is under $35 $5 flat rate for 7" singles Domestic Priority Mail: $12 plus $2 per each additional item International orders: $35 plus $7 per each additional item  

Payment

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Returns

You have 30 days after delivery to decide whether or not the item meets your expectations.

 

You can return the item for any reason during this time via eBay or our self-service portal available on our website.

 

After 30 days, we do not accept any returns, and will not offer any refunds

 

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