ABNER JAY "Backbone of America" BRANDIE private IN SHRINK folk blues EX NICE LP

$

54

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Goldmine Standard Grading:
SS / NM- / VG++ / VG+ / VG / G+ / G / P
I grade very conservatively, please see my grading scale below the record description for more details.


Up for your consideration is a beautiful record from Abner Jay on his private label BRANDIE (named for Jay's daughter) for the Stephen Foster Memorial out of White Springs, Florida. Please read more details concerning the record's condition below:


Vinyl: VG++
I grade conservatively and cleaned this record thoroughly on my VPI machine. The record has no skips. Nice playback, smooth and silent during quiet passages and clean and clear when it needs to be. Very clean overall and very enjoyable. The vinyl has a great shine to it, only a few very light marks that are very hard to see and one very light hairline on one side, none detectable to the touch or detectable during playback. Surface noise is nearly silent. The clip below, direct from the record, will give a good idea of what sound quality to expect.

The actual, unedited sound files below are provided by my Yamaha P-520 Direct Drive TT with Digitrac 280E cartridge @ 1.5 grams /// I can't guarantee the record will sound exactly like the file below since all turntables are equipped differently.

Check out the sample below:
mp3 also available here!


Label: VG++ to NM-
The labels look as pictured, very clean.


Sleeve: - - -
The sleeve is plain with a window. It has some creases. Holds the record well.


Cover: VG++ to NM-
The cover is in very nice shape. Still in the original shrink, the edges and corners are very nice. Slight tanning near the mouth where the cover has been exposed outside the shrink, the pictures show this albeit faintly. This record was handled with care...


General Comments:
This record is a great listen for any folk, blues or spirituals collector. This must have for any Abner Jay fan, this record being one released on his own label ... its definitely a great record to add to any extensive, serious collection. I try to be conservative when grading, I hope my description was sufficient.

Thanks for looking!
Mike


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Packaging:
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Goldmine Grading Details
SS = Still Sealed
any defects will be listed and/or photographed to complete the description

NM- = Near Mint Minus
just short of absolutely perfect
acceptable defects would include a hairline mark not detectable to the touch and not affecting playback, background noise is nearly silent

VG++ = Very Good Plus Plus
most records I will list fall under this grade, just short of NM- but may have a mark or contact wear to the label to grade it slightly lower, maybe a drill hole or cut, maybe a mark or name written on the label lightly, sound is still great, loud and near perfect, cover may have slight edge or corner wear, maybe slight ring wear

VG+ = Very Good Plus
a great record, sound is high quality though may have a few pops or clicks, overall very nice looking vinyl possibly with light marks & scuffs, labels may have a name or mark on them, possible light contact wear to the label, covers may have a small split but not large or gaping, edge wear on cover may show more than slight, may be a mark on cover

VG = Very Good
only records I will list with this grade would be rather rare or of higher book value, meant to sell as a filler until a better record comes along, vinyl may have feelable marks but should play through without skipping, pops or clicks may be louder than usual, may have marks or wear on the label, cover may have open splits, wear on print, may have marks or other very apparent defects (all will be stated in description either by type or in the pictures)