Art Blakey Jazz Messengers Club St Germain RCA 430.043 Original Mono DG EXC+
$
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Description
Au Club St. Germain Vol. 1
Art Blakey Et Les Jazz-Messengers
1959
Label : RCA
430.043
Original MONO pressing
Black labels
Deep Groove
RECORD GRADING (see photos) :
This is an original mono copy in splendid condition !
The best condition original copy of this LP I have ever seen (very hard to find in this condition).
Please note the cover is the early 2nd issue which is considered as the first issue on Discogs (the very rare 1st cover issue has the black lines on back and is not referenced on Discogs yet).
Cover : EXC+ (VG++)
Close to NM ! Beautiful laminated flipback cover very well preserved.
--- Front : superb just a very slight start of ring wear visible under light.
--- Back : very slight ring wear ; slight discoloration at bottom left ; some very slight surface traces visible under light.
--- Slices : all clear.
--- Corners : all clear.
--- Original RCA rice paper inner sleeve : YES
Superb condition !
Audio : EXC+ (VG++)
Close to NM ! The sound quality is superb and impressive.
NO skips ; NO clicks ; NO distortion ; NO background noise.
1 very small repetitive tic (about 30 seconds) during the piano solo of Track 1 (Side 2) : see Visual comment.
Otherwise just few very small surface noise on quiet moment (DO NOT disturb the music).
The audio recording is stunning here !
Superb condition !
Visual : EXC+ (VG++)
Close to NM ! The vinyl is visually beautiful.
This copy has probably been played only few times with care.
NO scratches ; NO hairlines.
Visible under light :
--- Few very small pressing surface marks (kind of thin pressing bubbles) BARELY feelable on last track of each side (NO impact on Audio).
--- 1 very small/slight scuff (NON feelable) on Track 1 (Side 2) : see Audio comment.
--- 2 or 3 TINY surface marks (NON feelable) : NO impact on Audio.
--- Few EXTREMELY slight rice paper inner sleeve surface scuffs/traces (Side 2).
Slight storage warp (NO impact on Audio).
High luster.
Superb condition !
Label : clean !
Visually beautiful on both sides.
Just 2 or 3 very small/slight spindle marks BARELY visible.
See the grading policy in the store pages.
All records are carefully inspected and listened before grading. So you can buy with confidence.price rating
