BLUE HORIZON 2-LP SAMPLER - How Blue Can We Get? PLUS BOOKLET

	£		25
	$		33

VARIOUS: How Blue Can We Get? (Blue Horizon, PR 45/46, 1970). Includes the original booklet.
The UK artist album includes Top Topham, Duster Bennett, Christine Perfect, Bacon Fat, Chicken Shack, Jellybread, and Fleetwood Mac, whilst the American artist album includes Elmore James, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Magic Sam, Larry Johnson, Otis Spann, Furry Lewis, Champion Jack Dupree, George Smith, Johnny Young, Roosevelt Holts, Bukka White, Mississippi Joe Callicott, and Otis Rush. A lovely period piece from the tail end of the Great British Blues Boom, which drip-fed almost all rock music that followed.
The sleeve is VG with some light ring wear - see photos. THe booklet is VG with some light age staining. The records play at a nice VG to EX. The only real problems is that the records (but not sleeve) were mildewed when I bought this set and, whilst the records themselves cleaned up very nicely, the labels still show the mildew damage (please look closely at the photos of labels - the photos aren't showing the mildew damage very well).
*    *    *    * Playing surfaces are likely to have light marks from taking in and out of sleeves over the years but these are not mentioned unless obvious (i.e. to the detriment of listening experience or if the record is especially collectable). Condition stated is based on play testing each record, unless stated. All photos are of the record you will be receiving, so please look at these carefully because they can give a better idea of condition of sleeves than my descriptions. Apologies for various reflections of my good self!
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Watchers, please note. I do not reduce the asking price if a record is watched but remains unsold. In fact, depending on the amount of obvious interest, I generally put the asking price up for subsequent relisting and generally sell the item at the higher asking price (or higher). If you are genuinely interested, then why not simply bid first time around before I put the price up?
*    *    *    * Conditions tend to be subjective, and with vinyl I won't even use 'Mint' for new, still sealed, un-played records - all records come fresh from the pressing plant with at least some minor imperfection to sleeve, record, inner, etc. So, I start with Excellent for the most part. The majority of LP sleeves from played but well looked after records tend to be what I would call Very Good (which should mean exactly what it says, 'very good'). Judging by most items bought on eBay over the last few years would tend to suggest that my "Very Good" (and, often, my "Good") equates to most sellers' "Excellent".
Tapes and CDs are a bit different. If the cassette casing and labels/CD look as new and the tape/CD plays properly, with no sound imperfections, then I'm not embarrassed about calling it "Mint", though most inlays will be Near New, Excellent or Very Good. I do not include standard jewel cases in the condition - these are easily replaced - but I mention if damaged. In any case, the photos should tell you this.
Note that all records, tapes, books, whatever, are from my own collection and most have been in storage for the last fifteen years or so. Lockdowns, etc., have caused me to revisit and have a bit of a clear out. It's all made me wonder why I have multiple copies of records that I don't even play! There are about 5,000 more items to come from my rambling progressive rock, jazz fusion, folk, folk-rock, blues, 1950s stereo classical and easy listening, psychedelic, reggae, ambient, railway, field recordings, electronic and occasionally just plain 'out there' collection. I've been collecting the stuff since 1966, so now its time for much of it to find new homes.