Charles Mingus; Ah Um; Columbia CL 1370; 1B/1G press; 6-eye label copy

$

88

I mean ... it's a classic. It's a 6-eye press ... and it's friggin' Mingus ... and it's his biggest powerhouse ... it's phenomenal.

See below for more detail:

VINYL: VG+ (8.0 of 10) OG Columbia copy; 6-eye label, MONO pressing. It's in pretty great condition. There's about 3-4 light surface marks, but it plays 100% up to par probably 90% of the time. Maybe a tiny crackle here or there in very quiet parts, but overall it's really clean ...
COVER: VG (6.5 of 10) Cover is decent. Top seam is very fragile (holding together, but chipping and heavy wear). Bottom seam was fixed by mystelf with seamzeasy strips (google this). Spine is OK. General wear on back ... But art is great, and all liner notes are there, and it presents pretty well.
_______ 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 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 try to 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