HANK MOBLEY PRESTIGE 7061 ORIG. 50TH ST. AB, DG, RVG, NICE

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UP FOR AUCTION IS A CLASSIC ALBUM LED BY HANK MOBLEY TITLED "MOBLEY'S MESSAGE" RECORDED ON PRESTIGE RECORDS. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 12 INCH MONO PRESSING, BLACK/YELLOW FIREWORKS 446 W. 50TH ST. NYC DEEP GROOVE LABELS.  THE SIDE B LABEL HAS THE LETTER "K" IN BLACK FELT TIP PEN, THE OTHER LABEL IS IN GOOD SHAPE.  THE RVG IS ETCHED ON EACH SIDE, THE "AB" IS STAMPED ON ONE SIDE, LONG PLAYING MICROGROOVE, PRLP-7061.

RECORD CONDITION

THE RECORD IS IN VG+/VG+ CONDITION (VISUALLY GRADED), BOTH SIDES HAVE A HIGH/SHINY LUSTER, ONE SIDE HAS A 2.5 INCH LONG THIN NON-FEELABLE SCUFF ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT THIN NON-FEELABLE PAPER SLEEVE HAIRLINES, THE OTHER SIDE HAS TWO SHORT NON-FEELABLE SCUFFS AND SOME LIGHT THIN NON-FEELABLE PAPER SLEEVE HAIRLINES.  I PLAYED SIDE 1 AND HEARD ONLY SOME LIGHT SURFACE NOISE DURING THE BEGINNING (8 SECONDS) OF THE 1ST TUNE, THE REST OF THAT TUNE AND THE OTHER TWO TUNES PLAYED FINE, NO TICKS OR POPS HEARD ALONG WITH VERY LITTLE BACKGROUND SURFACE NOISE.  FOR SIDE 2 THE 1ST TUNE I HEARD ONLY SOME LIGHT SURFACE NOISE DURING SOME OF THE BASS SOLO THE REST OF THE TUNE PLAYED GREAT, THE OTHER TWO TUNES PLAYED NICE, I HEARD NO TICKS OR POPS ON THE REST OF SIDE 2. OVERALL THE RECORD PLAYS STRONG WITH MINIMAL BACKGROUND SURFACE NOISE.

COVER CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL 447 W. 50TH ST. COVER IS IN VG+ CONDITION, THE GUEST DESIGNED COVER HAS SOME FRONT AND BACKSIDE SURFACE WEAR/FOXING, STILL HAS A NICE GLOSS ON THE FRONT.  FRONT SIDE UPPER LEFT-HAND AREA HAS A THIN RUB MARK IN THE LAMINATION THAT IS ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG.  BACKSIDE UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER HAS PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME IN BLACK PEN AND AT LOWER RIGHT-HAND AREA THERE IS SOME NOTES/WRITING IN SMALL PRINT/BLACK INK.  UPPER SEAM HAS NO SPLITS, BUT HAS ABOUT 10 SMALL CHIPS AND 1/2 INCH PAPER TEAR NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, SPINE SEAM IS SOLID WITH NO CRACKS, NO SPLITS, NO CHIPS ONLY WEAR AT EACH END,  THE LOWER SEAM HAS NO SPLITS, NO CRACKS JUST A COUPLE OF CHIPS AND SOME WEAR AT EACH END.  ALL CORNERS HAVE SOME WEAR/ROUNDING/DOG EAR.  NO SPLITS, NO STAINS, NO TAGS, NO STICKERS.

ALL RECORDS HAVE BEEN CLEANED USING A VPI RECORD CLEANING MACHINE WITH VPI RECORD CLEANING FLUID.

PAYMENT

PAYMENT WILL BE VIA EBAY.  PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 4 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE AUCTION.

SHIPPING

THE SHIPPING COST IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER AND CAN BE ESTIMATED BY REQUEST DURING THE AUCTION OR IT WILL BE DETERMINED AFTER THE AUCTION HAS ENDED.  DISREGARD THE $3.80 MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING COST LISTED IN THE AUCTION AS THAT IS NOT REALISTIC FOR ALL LOCATIONS/COUNTRIES I SHIP TO.  PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE MY INVOICE WITH THE TOTAL COST.

I SHIP WORLDWIDE, RECORDS TO BE SHIPPED OVERSEAS WITH A VALUE OVER $75 USD MUST BE SENT USING REGISTERED MAIL WHICH TYPICALLY ADDS TO THE COST OF SHIPPING BY $16 MORE.

RECORD PACKAGING

THE RECORD WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COVER.  ALL RECORDS WILL BE SHIPPED IN A STURDY RECORD MAILER CARDBOARD BOX WITH CARDBOARD INSERTS ON EACH SIDE OF THE RECORD/COVER TO HELP REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE DURING SHIPPING. 

SATISFACTION GUARANTEE & RETURN POLICY

I PROVIDE A "SATISFACTION GUARANTEED" OR YOUR MONEY BACK POLICY, LESS RETURN SHIPPING, IF YOU ARE NOT FULLY SATISFIED WITH THE RECORD.  RECORD MUST BE RETURNED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT.  ONCE RECEIVED AND IN THE SAME CONDITION AS SENT A REFUND WILL BE GIVEN AS MONEY BACK.

THANKS FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK!