JOHN BETSCH SOCIETY: EARTH BLOSSOM STRATA-EAST JAZZ LP
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Description
Artist: THE JOHN BETSCH SOCIETY
Title: EARTH BLOSSOM
Label: STRATA-EAST (SES-19748)
Released: 1974
Cover: VG- (ts top & bottom/rw/sw/toc/woc/h2o)
Record: NM
Description: Clean original pressing of deep jazz lp on Strata-East, & a tough one to find. Contains the track Ode to Ethiopia, compiled on the Soul Jazz Strata-East collection. Cover has wear, but the record looks new.
Track Listing: Ode to Ethiopia * Earth Blossom * Open Pastures * Song For An Untitled Lady * Ra * Darling Doria * Get Up and Go *
Personnel: Billy Puett: flute/alto flute/alto and tenor sax/bass clarinet - Bob Holmes: piano/electric piano/percussion - Ed "Lump" Williams: electric bass - Jim Bridges: guitar/percussion - Phil Royster: congas/percussion - John Betsch: drums/percussion
Good luck & check out my other auctions for more rare vinyl!!
GRADING:
All records are play graded conservatively - I have never had a record returned due to bad grading (and I'd like to keep it that way).NEAR MINT (NM): Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect, with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident. A Near Mint cover might have slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or unobtrusive writing on the cover, but should look close to new.
EXCELLENT (EX): Not quite NM, but better than VG+.
VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+): The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors. This is what a lot of dealers call EX.
VERY GOOD (VG): Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise. Cover has heavy ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains.
VERY GOOD MINUS (VG-): Vinyl may have numerous scratches including heavy scratches that will tick, heavy surface noise. A VG- cover might have large seam splits, tears, writing on the cover that obscures the artwork. I usually don't list records in this condition unless it is an extremely rare title.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GRADING ABBREVIATIONS:
bc: bent corner
cc: cut corner
coh: cut out hole
cw: cover wear
H20: water damage
nap: not affecting play
obc: on back cover (as in "wobc"=writing on back cover)
oc: on cover
ol: on label
re: reissue
rw: ring wear
s: slight (as in "srw"=slight ring wear)
saw: sawmark
soc: sticker on cover
sol: sticker on label
sps: split seam
sw: seam wear (not split)
toc: tear on cover
tol: tear on label
ts: taped seam
wlp: white label promo
woc: writing on cover
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Shipping Rates:
US Media Mail:
$4.00 for the first LP & $1.00 for each additional.
US Priority Mail :
$7.00 for the first lp & $1.00 for each additional.
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