CARIBE THE LATIN JAZZ QUINTET+ ERIC DOLPHY LP RECORD PRESTIGE NJLP 8251 PURPLE

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MATRIX

SIDE 1 = NJLP-8251-A  A-AB  RVG

SIDE 2 = NJLP-8251-B  AB   RVG

VISUAL = VG+.    

WOULD FALL INTO THE VG+ GRADE MAYBE EVER SO SLIGHTLY A BIT HIGHER. STILL RETAINS SOME GLOSS, HAS THE HAIRLINES SOME MORE OBVIOUS THAN OTHERS. A FEW SMUDGES. IT WAS STILL CARED FOR. LABEL LOOKS NICE. THE LAMINATED COVER HAS ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF OVER ALL WEAR. A LITTLE MORE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM. A BIT OF WEAR ON THE JACKET OPENING SIDE. CORNERS HAVE LITE TO MODERATE DINGS AND WEAR.TOP RIGHT CORNER HAS ABOUT A 3/4 INCH SPLITSPINE, TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES LOOK GOOD. VG+?. AND A FEW TINY IMPURITIES (BUMPS/TINY DOTS?) MANUFACTURED INTO THE WAX.

SONIC = AT TIMES VG++, AND AT TIMES VG+ 

SIDE 1 SONG 1 STARTED OF WITH SOME VERY LITE SURFACE TICS AT THE INTRO THAT CLEARED UP. THE SAX SOUNDS NICE WITH VERY VERY LITTLE SONIC DISTOTION IF ANY IS NOTICED AT TIMES, ITS VERY VERY QUICK (1 OR 2 SEC) TINY TINY BIT ON THE UPPER END OF THE VIBES THAT CAME AND WENT QUICKLY. 5 LITE TO MODERATE TICS AT THE END OF THE TUNE.

SONG 2. SAX AND VIBES SOUNDED REALLY GOOD WITH MAYBE JUST THE TINIEST BIT OF DISTORTION, AGAIN INTERMITTANT. THE PIANO SOUNDED OK EXCEPT FOR ONE QUESTIONABLE VERY VERY QUICK PASSAGE. (ABOUT 2 SEC).

S0NG 3 HAS 9 LITE REPETETIVE TICS IN THE BASS SOLO, SAX SOUNDED A TINY BIT DISTORTED, JUST A TOUCH.

SIDE 2

SONG 1 HAS A TINY TINY BIT OF DISTORTION ON THE TOP END OF THE SAX IF/WHEN AT ALL, VIBES, A TEENY TINY BIT ALSO PERHAPS.

SONG 2 WAS THE SAME AS ABOVE BASICALLY. THE FLUTE SOUNDED GOOD POSSIBLY A TINY TINY BIT OF DISTORTION ON IT AT RARE IN FREQUENT INTERVALS.

SONG 3 HAS A TINY TINY BIT OF DISTORTION ON THE PIANO AND FLUTE.

THE OTHER INSTRUMENTS SOUNDED FINE WITH NO ISSUES TO ME.

THE SURFACE NOISE LEVEL COULD BE CONSIDERED A BIT CRISP (NOT ON FIRE) BUT ITS STILL VERY ACCEPTABLE I THINK. I THOUGHT THAT THE SURFACE NOISWE LEVEL ON SIDE 2 WAS A BIT LOWER. AS FAR AS THE TIC SITUATION, THEY ARE THERE BUT THERE ARE NOT MANY. THIS ALBUM DROVE ME NUTS TRYING TO REVIEW IT CAUSE ITS LIKE, YOU THINK YOU HEAR AN IMPUITY, BUT DO YOU REALLY? THERE ARE SOME OBVIOUS ONES THERE BUT I FEEL THIS COPY STILL HAS ALOT OF LIFE IN IT AND I THINK YOU'LL AGREE. I LISTENED TO THIS THREE TIMES BEFORE OFFERING IT.  MAINLY TO REVIEW AND BECAUSE ITS SO GOOD!

HIGHLIGHTING ALL THE IMPURITIES SURE SOUNDS LIKE A LOT WRONG WITH IT BUT THE GOOD OUT WEIGHS THE BAD IN MY OPINION. AT LEAST I'M LETTING YOU KNOW WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE AND I WOULD NOT OFFER AN ITEM I THINK WON'T PLEASE THE LISTENER.

THIS STILL SOUNDS VERY VERY GOOD!

                                                             GRADING SYSTEM

IF YOUR LIKE ME THIS IS THE "PARANOID' PART. I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND REALIZE EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT VIEWS ON THE MATTER SO  I GRADE EACH PIECE OF VINYL UNDER A VERY VERY BRIGHT HALOGEN LAMP THAT SHOWS EVERYTHING. NOTHING CAN HIDE. I'VE FOUND THIS METHOD MOST RELIABLE. I DO THIS AS A HOBBY AND I'M NOT A DEALER SO DON'T WORRY.  IF THE ITEM YOU RECEIVE IS NOT AS DESCRIBED PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND WE WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE! I WANT GOOD KARMA AND GOOD FEEDBACK AS I'M SURE YOU DO AS WELL. I'M FAIR AND EASY TO DEAL WITH. I GRADE REALISTICALLY AND TRUTHFULLY. IF AN ALBUM FALLS BETWEEN GRADES I GO WITH THE LOWER GRADE. I RATHER BE ACCUSED OF UNDER GRADING RATHER THAN OVER GRADING.

SEALED = SEALED BY THE FACTORY.

MINT = I DON'T USE THIS. TO ME SEALED IS MINT.

NEAR MINT OR NM = MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE VERY LIGHT STORAGE MARKS, SCUFFS OR SMUDGES OR BLEMISHES.(whatever your terminology) HAIRLINES. OVERALL THE VINYL LOOKS NEW.

VG++ = SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED. LIGHT SCUFFS, HAIRLINES, BLEMISHES, STORAGE MARKS MIGHT BE PREVALENT. VINYL STILL LOOKS "NEWISH".

VG+ = SHOWS MORE SIGNS OF PLAY. SAME AS ABOVE BUT WITH A FEW MORE VISUAL IMPARITIES. STILL WELL CARED FOR AND DESIRABLE.

VG = OBVIOUS SIGNS OF WEAR. SAME AS ABOVE BUT WITH A DECREASE IN QUALITY OF SOUND.

G = A WHOLE LOT OF WARE, SCUFFS, SCRATCHES. MAY EVEN SKIP. GOOD ONLY AS A FILLER COPY (at this point in my opinion.) 

                         SONIC GRADES 

THERE HAVE BEEN ALBUMS I'VE SEEN THAT LOOK GREAT BUT SOUND HORRIFIC AND ALBUMS THAT LOOK HORRIFIC BUT SOUND GREAT SO I'LL TRY AND GIVE YOU A SONIC REVIEW ALSO IN AN ATTEMPT TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION AND HOPEFULLY NO "SURPRISES" FOR THE ITEM SHOULD YOU BUY. OBVIOUSLY ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO DOCUMENT EVERY FLAW BUT THIS IS JUST A GUIDE I CAME UP WITH. IT'S NOT ETCHED IN STONE. HOPE ITS HELPFUL. 

MINT = DOES IT EXIST IN THE FIRST PLACE? IF SO, THEN ABSOLUTELY NO NOISE OF ANY KIND WHAT SO EVER. NO SURFACE NOISE, NO TICKS, CLICKS AND ABSOLUTELY NO POPS OF ANY KIND. USED VERY VERY SPARINGLY IF AT ALL. (I have mfsl and 180 g albums that have surface noise, you probably do too. Just being realistic here.) 

NM = VERY LITTLE TO NO SURFACE NOISE. MAYBE THE TINIEST TIC OR TICS MAY OCCASIONALLY BE NOTICED. BUT VERY SPARSE IF AT ALL.

VG++ = MAY OR MAY NOT BE STARTING TO DEVELOP SOME SURFACE NOISE. USUALLY FOUND IN THE QUIET PARTS OF THE TUNE AND DEAD WAX AREAS. THERE MAY BE SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT TICS. MAY OR MAY NOT BE LIGHT CLICKS HEAR AND THERE.

VG+ = AT THIS POINT I THINK IT STARTS TO GET A BIT MORE DIFFICULT FOR SOME OF US. THE VINYL MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE STARTED TO DEVELOP SOME SURFACE NOISE. MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE AUDIBLE AT THIS POINT. THERE PROBABLY IS  SOME OF THOSE ANNOYING TICS AND CLICKS THAT ARE MORE FREQUENT AND FROM LIGHT TO MODERATE. DARE I SAY THERE MAY EVEN BE THE DREADED "POP" BUT STILL RETAINS MOST(ALOT MORE THAN HALF) OF ITS QUALITY OF SOUND. MOST OF US WOULD STILL FIND THIS ACCEPTABLE.

VG = GRADES LIKE VG+ BUT WITH MORE SURFACE NOISE, SOUND QUALITY HAS DETERIORATED, TICS AND CLICKS MORE PRONOUNCED AND FREQUENT. MAY HAVE A FEW POPS.

G = EVEN MORE SURFACE NOISE, TICS AND CLICKS PREVALENT.  STILL RETAINS SOME SONIC QUALITY.

P = VERY POOR CONDITION, HEAVY SCRATCHES AND SCUFFS, MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE SONIC QUALITY IS GONE.

                   THE EQUIPMENT I USE TO CHECK THESE ARE A PRO-JECT RM5.1SE

                                       WITH A SUMIKO BLUE POINT#2 CARTRIDGE.

THIS IS A HOBBY THAT I REALLY ENJOY. BEEN AT IT FOR OVER 40 YEARS SO I THINK I KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE MY ITEMS. MOST OF THE TIME THE ALBUM OFFERED WILL BE PLAY GRADED OR AT THE VERY LEAST CHECKED IN SPOTS IF NEEDED. I AM REALISTIC IN GRADING. I LISTEN TO THEM MORE THAN I LOOK AT THEM.  SO I GUESS IF YOUR THE KIND OF PERSON THAT CAN'T TOLERATE ANY KIND OF VISUAL IMPURITY THAT MAY OR MAY NOT IMPACT THE QUALITY OF THE SOUND YOU MAY WANT TO MOVE ON.  IF YOUR THE KIND OF PERSON THAT LISTENS JUST FOR THE DEFECTS THEN THE ONLY THING THAT MAY SATISFY YOU IS A SEALED COPY. I ATTEMPT TO BE AS REALISTIC AS POSSIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO GRADING AND HOPE NOT TO OFFEND ANYONE. I'M NOT SAYING THIS IS THE BEST SYSTEM, IT JUST WORKS WELL FOR ME.

I WILL PACK YOUR ITEM AS I WOULD WANT MY RECORD PACKED USING NEW QUALITY RECORD PACKING MATERIALS. I PREFER TO SHIP THE ALBUM INSIDE THE JACKET. I THINKS IT ADDS AN EXTRA LAYER TO PROTECT THE VINYL WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. IF YOU WOULD LIKE IT SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE JACKET PLEASE LET ME KNOW.  ALL RECORDS WILL COME WITH A NEW QUALITY INNER SLEEVE AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL(IF APPLICABLE). ALL RECORDS WILL COME WITH A NEW QUALITY OUTER SLEEVE AS WELL.

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