John Coltrane; Blue/Train Note 1577; DG; RVG; Ear; 63rd; No R/R; MONO copy

$

200

Man ... I friggin love this thing ... it's so badass ... I almost want to keep it, but alas I have some other LPs to target. This was a difficult one to grade, so hear how I settled the matter.

See below for more detail:

VINYL: Weaker VG (6.0 of 10) Early second press, heavy slab vinyl (amazing!). Trademark on one side; not the other. RVG stamps, deep grooves, ear marks, 63rd address, MONO. So side 1 is a solid VG; a little scuffing and light surface chatter. Side 2: The "Old Feeling" track is sadly a VG-, with some more serious light scratched (pictured ... one of the scratches is lightly felt; others are not); so there's some light rotational popping there -- but it's not all that annoying or anything -- otherwise it's a VG play. I settled on a weak VG, because I do feel overall it's a great listening experience, even with some light popping on one track. 
COVER: Decent VG- (5.5 of 10) I absolutely love how that cover looks ... but it's not perfect. Spine has lots of chipping, and is only about 30% holding together. 2" split on the bottom opening seam; 1" on top -- and a fair amount of seam cracking. ... But I still love it ... I took more pictures of it just because it looks so friggin beautiful ... anyway, I'll stop ... I think this is a decent example. _______ 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 AT MM cart; tube preamp, a Dynaco ST-70 all tube amp to KLH 17 speakers. An super tubey setup, right!?
SHIPPING: Free 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