Bill Evans; Explorations, Riverside 351, DG, Blue lbl, OG Copy

$

175

Bill Evans always has that "Let-me-grab-a-scotch-and-cigar-at-midnight" kind of quality to his music ... and, I dig it. It feels like a classy jazz club all the time when I blast this. ... And finding good copies of his Riverside stuff is always a challenge. One, because they're softly recorded, and two, because they're pretty old. ... but check this one out, for sure:
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VINYL: VG+ (8.5 of 10) Original blue label, deep groove press, mono. And this is some mono goodness right here. The only thing wrong is very light paper scuffs, and a few very light "scratches" ... pretty negligible though. It plays beautifully. At first I thought there was background noise, but it was static. I wiped it with an anti-static brush, and man ... it plays beautifully. It is very solidly in the VG+ category ... pretty close to a top copy.
COVER: VG- (6.5 of 10) Beautiful cover. Dull gloss. I'm only giving it a VG- for splits; 7" on bottom, 3" on top. So if you can handle the splits, the rest is generally fine with some age. _________________________________________________________________ Now the standard messages:

GRADING: Yes I use standard grading. HOWEVER, I will NEVER use the word "mint" or "near mint" to describe a used LP ... sorry, won't do it. The highest I go is VG+. I use a number after to more represent a combination of how the vinyl looks and how it sounds. 10 is the best. I'll describe what I see in addition. I've found the combination of these two can minimize expectation gaps. But ask questions when in doubt.

CLEANING: Yes. All vinyl is cleaned ... on my own machine I made. Vacuum machine. I wash and rinse with my own formula cleaners -- once with my enzyme cleaner, and rinsed with my own distilled water/alcohol formula. ... this process has worked for me for years.

TESTING: Yes. I've listened to the records I sell. I play on a Lenco L70, via Denon 103 MC cart; tube preamp, a Dynaco ST-70 all tube amp to KLH 17 speakers. An super tubey setup, right!?
SHIPPING: $4.99 for anywhere Media Mail, domestic. Overseas is BY WEIGHT, so check that weight before bidding, you overseas-ers! LPs shipped in a proper box with plastic sleeve, and yes, vinyl shipped outside the sleeve. 
RETURNS: Generally a no go, unless you have a damn compelling reason. But if there's a serious problem, I'm sure we can figure it out with a return. I mean, I am an adult ... allegedly. But I do describe accurately, offer time for questions, and I deal in used records, not new stuff ... yes, it's always kind of a gamble buying via eBay, which is why I try to do my best to make an objective attempt to describe the LP in question. ASK QUESTIONS WHEN IN DOUBT. I promise, we can make this an easy transaction