Ike Quebec; Might well be Spring; Blue Note 4105, NYC; Ear, VAN GELDER, OG MONO

$

171

Pretty rare -- super smooth album. I usually don't like organ too much, but it completely works in this album. The album plays super nice. Has a few bruises visually, but man it sings.
See below for more detail:

VINYL: Strong VG (7.7 of 10) MONO copy, New York Labels, VAN GELDER runout, Plastylite Ear marks. A true OG. In general, it's VG+ playback -- visually it's a strong VG. There's a few light hairlines that prevent me from calling it a true VG+ (some are long, across half the record ~4 total, all very light) -- but trust me, it plays the part. Very little noise, and any marks are super light. Visually it's clean, but not super clean -- but man it does sound silky nice. Very little background noise.
COVER: Stronger VG (6.8 of 10) So I would call this cover a VG+, but there's a little moisture damage on bottom right corner, causing some waving, so I'm not comfortable labeling it a true VG+. But it presents decently. No splits. Has corner bumps and some soiling on the back. _______ 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

ATTENTION: It's been brought to my attention that I forgot an important bit of information: YES, THERE IS A PLASTYLITE "EAR" MARK.

I forgot to include this, but it is a true original press.