Billie Holiday 78 OKEH 6451 Gloomy Sunday / I'm in a Low Down Groove
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You are bidding on a 10-inch 78rpm release of Billie Holiday on the Okeh record label. Label number 6451. The songs are "Gloomy Sunday" and "I'm in a Low Down Groove."
I do not have a means to play this record, but with a visual inspection, I would grade this record a NM using the Goldmine Grading Guide. See below if you are unfamiliar with this grading guide.
The cover has a small rip on the bottom edge, creasing, and the record information written on it.
The Goldmine Grading Guide states:
NEAR MINT (NM OR M-)
A good description of a NM record is “it looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time.” In other words, it’s nearly perfect. Many dealers won’t use a grade higher than this, implying (perhaps correctly) that no record or sleeve is ever truly perfect.
NM records are shiny, with no visible defects. Writing, stickers or other markings cannot appear on the label, nor can any “spindle marks” from someone trying to blindly put the record on the turntable. Major factory defects also must be absent; a record and label obviously pressed off center is not Near Mint. If played, it will do so with no surface noise. (NM records don’t have to be “never played”; a record used on an excellent turntable can remain NM after many plays if the disc is properly cared for.)
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