B B KING mofi BLUES record LP Vinyl MOBIL FIDELITY mfsl

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 YOU ARE BIDDING ON,  a Sealed 1995  33 1/3 rpm VINYL LP PRESSING by - B B King  - "Lucille" on Mobil Fidelity Sound Lab Records   (MFSL 1-235). 

This is a Special Limited Edition No. 0975 -  Original Master Recording, Half Speed Master Recording by Masteringworks, Specially Plated and Pressed on 200 gram High Definition Vinyl Housed in Heavy Duty Protective Packaging with a Static Free Dust Free Inner Sleeve ----

SIDE A. - lucille - stop putting the hurt on me - rainin all the time - you move me so -

SIDE B. - im with you - watch yourself - no money no luck - 1 need your love - country girl

GRADES*
VINYL           Sealed -
COVER         Sealed - the perferated seam at the gate is split, on the perferation, better than half the gate, visible in photo (has never been fully opened - record has never been out of jacket)

*grading policy outlined below

While Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs, referred to as simply MoFi by most, may have had humble beginnings back in 1977, they were soon to be gallantly blazing new trails.  Two audiophiles, Brad Miller and Gary Giorgi, strode boldly into the office of Herb Belkin, executive vice president of ABC records, one afternoon and asked if he would sell them the rights to ANY one of ABC’’s best-selling albums.  Brad had garnered some attention with his stunningly dynamic recordings of locomotives, and the two decided to take the next step.  Well, thinking them loony at best, Belkin agreed.  The rest is history. As the first record-pressing house to offer commercially available half-speed-mastered LPs of popular music, MoFi set the stage for what was to come,  and at $10 a pop, nearly twice the price of a regular record in the late ‘‘70s.  MoFi had some chutzpah, too they built the integrity of their now-famous label by acquiring ONLY original master tapes.  By this I mean they used only the first generation of tapes from the recording session -- not second- or third- or often even worse generation copies -- for their work, ensuring the best possible source material from which to perform their sonic alchemy.

So just what does half-speed mastering mean? In overly simplified form, the master tape is played back at precisely half its recorded speed while the cutting lathe is similarly turned at precisely half the desired playback speed. Why? This time-shifting process gives the cutting head twice the time to cut its musically complex and physically demanding analog groove into the lacquer. This luxury affords considerably more accuracy with matters such as frequency extremes and microdynamic contrasts.

Unless noted, every record is an original issue for the label and catalog number given.  Here is a brief explanation of our grading system, followed by an overview of abbreviations you may encounter for cover and or label.

• SS  Still Sealed - in factory-fresh condition
• M  Mint - I don't use this grade.
• M- Mint Minus - a near perfect, probably unplayed record
• VG+  Very Good Plus close to like new with only superficial signs of use that don't affect play. Only well cared for records will grade out to VG+. Will satisfy all but the most demanding collector.

• VG Very Good - a used, reasonable copy. There will be obvious signs of wear and the possibility of light surface noise between tracks or during quiet passages, but still quite nice.
• VG- Very Good Minus - significant wear and marks and usually quite noticeable surface noise.
• G+ Good Plus. In the record world, 'Good' is not good! From here on down (Fair, Poor), we're talking about beat-up records.

• co = drill hole in label or jacket (or saw mark/cut corner on cover)
• cw = cover wear
• dj = promotional issue 45
• djt = dj timing strip (12" x 4" white sticker on cover detailing titles and playing time)
• es = electric stereo (the record industrys sorry attempt at giving stereo-like sound characteristics to mono recordings)
• lbl = label
• ps = picture sleeve (for 45's)
• pc = picture cover (hard cover usually 45rpm Eps)
• re = reissue

• sl = slight
• sm= small
• tobc = tag on back cover
• tol = tag on label
• wlp = white label promo
• woc = writing on cover
• wol = writing on label
• #ol = number on label
• oc = on cover
• obc = on back cover
• promo stamp = usually gold embossed notice on jacket indicating that item intended for promotional use
• split seams, 4" split, 8" taped seam, etc... = all refer to cover damage

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Record and Jacket will be shipped separate (unsleeved) from each other to prevent the record from cutting the jackets' seems,
both will be shipped together in a new 3 mils poly sleeve.
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