COMPLETE SET FRANKLIN MINT BIG BAND 100 LPs RED VINYL

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99

THIS AUCTION IS FOR A COMPLETE SET OF "THE GREATEST RECORDINGS OF THE BIG BAND ERA".

THIS COLLECTION CAME TO ME AS PART OF AN ESTATE SALE

THESE WERE PRODUCED BY THE FRANKLIN MINT RECORD SOCIETY IN THE EARLY 80s.

THEY WERE SENT OUT ONCE A MONTH FOR 50 MONTHS. IT TOOK SOMEONE OVER 4 YEARS TO COLLECT THESE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY FOLKS HAD THE PATIENCE OR THE POCKETBOOK TO COMPLETE THE COLLECTION.

THERE ARE 100 RECORDS IN THE COMPLETE SET. THEY ARE ALL PRESSED ON THICK HIGH QUALITY TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL.

I HAVE INSPECTED ALL THE RECORDS UNDER A STRONG LIGHT AND THE ONLY IMPERFECTIONS ARE NOTED AS FOLLOWS. RECORD 3 SIDE A-SMALL LIGHT SCUFF TRACK 1 / RECORD 27 SIDE B-VERY LIGHT SCRATCH TRACK 2 / RECORD 49 SIDE A-LIGHT SCRATCH TRACK 2 / RECORD 96 SIDE A-VERY LIGHT NEEDLE MARK ACROSS ALL TRACKS. ? RECORD 84 SIDE A-TINY FACTORY DEFECT ON TRACK 3 / BOOK FOR 67 & 68- 3 SMALL COFFEE SPOTS ON THE COVER. NONE OF THE LIGHT SCUFFS OR TINY SCRATCHES AFFECT THE PLAY. MOST ARE BARELY AUDIBLE.

IT MAY SEEM THAT I GO OVERBOARD ON THE NEGATIVE. I DO SO ONLY BECAUSE THE REST OF THE RECORDS ARE IN SUCH BEAUTIFUL MINT- CONDITION.

I RESERVE THE MINT RATING FOR RECORDS THAT I KNOW HAVE NEVER BEEN PLAYED. THE OWNER TAPED THEM SO I KNOW THEY HAVE ALL BEEN PLAYED ONCE.

THE CONDITION OF THE BOXES AND INSERTS IS LIKE NEW.

THE PREVIOUS OWNER PUT A STICKER ON THE LOWER LEFT CORNER AND A SMALL ROUND NUMBER STICKER ON THE BACK (AS PICTURED). THEY ARE REMOVABLE WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND A LITTLE PATIENCE. .

HERE IS A OPPORTUNITY TO OWN THE COMPLETE SET WITHOUT WAITING FOR 4 YEARS

GOOD LUCK R.T

PS MAYBE SOMEONE OUT THERE WHO REMEMBERS THESE COULD LET ME KNOW WHAT THE COST PER ALBUM WAS FOR THESE AND ALSO THE JAZZ COLLECTION. THANKS R.T.

LATE ADDITION; I FOUND THE CROSS REFERENCE INDEX IN THE BOTTOM OF A BOX. IT'S A LITTLE RAGGED BUT ALL THERE. IT'S A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL IOO RECORDS AND SONGS. IT ALSO CROSS REFERENCES ACCORDING TO ARTIST AND SONG TITLE. ALSO THE ONE PAGE LETTER FROM FRANKLIN MINT THAT WAS SENT WITH EACH BOX SET IS NEATLY TAPED TO THE INSIDE OF THE BOX SET COVER OF EACH SET.

THANKS AGAIN R.T.