Judy Garland ?– The Letter LP 1959 Orig Capitol ?– STAO 1188 Stereo w/letter NM
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Nov 28, 2018 Sold Date
Oct 25, 2018 Start Date
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Description

  • Artist & Title: Judy Garland w/John Ireland ?– The Letter 
  • Label & Cat #: 1959 Capitol ?– STAO 1188 stereo
  • Vinyl Grade:  NM
  • Cover Grade: NM  *envelop & letter attached to front cover
  • Notes: Conceived by arranger Gordon Jenkins as a relationship concept album (with one side each from the man and the woman). Garland and her narrator co-star, past Academy Award nominee John Ireland, look back at their relationship -- trading dialogue, singing reflective songs, and reading excerpts from "the letter," which he has written to her as one last plea before the end of their love affair. Capitol certainly pulled out all the stops in its recording and release; the original three-track stereo recording is exquisite, and upon its initial release, special copies of "the letter" were placed in envelopes and taped to the front of each record jacket. (AllMusic)
GRADING STANDARDS: 

(M) Mint: Record and cover appear absolutely perfect in every way.  Grade is seldom used, even with sealed albums where the record itself can only be assumed to be mint.
(NM) Near Mint: Vinyl is shiny with no obvious signs of wear and plays perfectly with no audible imperfections. Cover is close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident. 
(EX or VG++) Excellent /Very Good ++: Record or jacket has a minimum of audible or visual imperfections. Vinyl has been handled and played very carefully. Light paper scuffs and/or spindle marks may be visible with no appreciable lessening in sound quality. Covers show very minor signs of handling and wear. 
(VG+) Very Good Plus: Record displays light scuffs, spindle marks or very light scratches that may create some noise disturbances, but don't affect one's overall listening experience. Jacket begins to show more prominent signs of storage wear and aging.
(VG) Very Good: Defects are more pronounced with visible signs of handling and playing. Surface noise is evident upon playing, especially during soft passages and a song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Covers may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached, although none of the flaws should be overwhelming. 
(G) Good / (G+)Good Plus: Vinyl will have scratches and visible groove wear. Record plays without skipping, although noticeable surface noise or ticks will be heard. Jackets have even more pronounced defects such as seam splits, tape, writing, ring wear, water damage or other defects.

PACKAGING & SHIPPING:

  • All records are sleeved and removed from jacket to prevent any seam splitting, and both then shipped inside a poly album sleeve. 
  • Shipping discounts are available when buying more than one item ($0.50 for each additional LP and $0.25 for each additional 45). Calculated shipping rules have been set up that will automatically combine multiple purchases into one shipment at time of checkout. You can also purchase multiple items and request an invoice with a combined items shipping charge.
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  • Michigan residents will be charged 6% state sales tax on their purchase, including shipping & handling charges.
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