Sold Date: January 16, 2019
Start Date: January 6, 2019
Final Price: £29.95 (GBP)
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Shelly Manne & His Men ‎– At The Black Hawk Vol. 1

Label: Contemporary Records ‎– SCA 5015 a division of Vogue records London

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo

Country:UK

Released:1960

Style:  Hard Bop

Letters on Dead wax area; side 1 ZMGT-1714-IL plus, separately a small c.

Letters on Dead wax area; side 2 ZMGT-1715-IL plus, separately a small u.

Tracklist

A1   Summertime By – Du Bose Heyward, George Gershwin 11:56

A2   Our Delight By – Tadd Dameron                                           11:57

B1   Poinciana By – Buddy Bernier, Manuel Lliso, Nat Simon   13:00

B2   Blue Daniel By – Frank Rosolino                                               8:33

B3   Theme: A Gem From Tiffany By – Bill Holman                       0:17

Recorded At – The Black Hawk San Francisco September 22nd & 24th 1959

Credits

Bass – Monty Budwig

Drums – Shelly Manne

Piano – Victor Feldman

Tenor Saxophone – Richie Kamuca

Trumpet – Joe Gordon

Sound- Howard Holzer

Produced and Sleeve Notes by Lester Koenig.

Condition

All records are played and cleaned with the latest AudioQuest Anti-Static Brush before listing.

Record : Near Mint

The vinyl looks glossy and has only been played a few times. There are no marks on the vinyl.  The record is flat without warping.  Label is clean and original black & white is bright, undimmed by its near 60 years.  Sound is as good as new.

Inner Sleeve is clean, cream with no.

Cover: Very Good-

Cover remains rigid and fully protective Moderate corner dinting and edge wear. Colour gloss retains much of its original vibrancy with a  little dimming by its near 60 years.   The white area shows minor decline. Back cover has a 3cm tear near to its bottom rh corner which has come unglued. The back is glossy, off white and clean with minor tanning around its edges.

A lovely package

On my retirement I said to my children “my collect ion of records, books and comics will be yours”, “ not interested, get rid of them” was their reply.  I’m well on with the comics and books and it’s now time to sell my vinyl.

Most of my jazz was purchased during my late teens through my mid-twenties.  Many remained unplayed for 30+ years some having been replaced by CDs while others just stored, their music unheard.  In preparation for their sale I have played each one to check for sound quality and to make sure there were no flaws.  I used my new AudioQuest Anti-Static brush each time.  It was so good listening to this wonderful music and revisting my younger self. I was amazed at what good taste I had when I was young!

Hope you enjoy them as much as me.  

See below for notes on my Grading Strategy

Tom Fisher of near-mint second hand emporium Rat Records describes the fairly universal grading system he uses.  If it's good enough for Tom, It’s good enough for me.

Cover and Record are graded separately.

Vinyl Grading System

Mint (M) – Absolutely perfect in every way. Never been played and usually sealed.

Near Mint (NM) – The record has been on a shelf between other records. The vinyl looks glossy and clearly has only been played a few times. There are no marks on the vinyl and the whole package is complete.

Excellent (E) – Same but I’d tolerate very light marks where the vinyl has been in and out of the inner sleeve a few times, or tiny signs of use generally.

Very Good Plus (VG+) – A few further faults are acceptable, but nothing that really compromises the record visually or audibly. A little rub, light inaudible marks, a little background crackle.

Very Good (VG) – It’s seen a bit of life, but is still usable. Light pops and clicks, an edge split, light visible scratches. You can still listen to it and enjoy looking at it, but it is visually and audibly USED.

Good (G) – To be honest you’re making trouble for yourself here, as Good means Bad. I’d only be selling something really desirable in this condition, with a bargain price and a full, no holds barred description to match.

Poor (P), Fair (F) Attempting to listen will be a disturbing experience. Expect major noise issues, skipping or repeating. The record itself is cracked, badly warped and has deep scratches. The cover is also approaching death.