Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus - Impulse AS-54 Booker Ervin, Eric Dolphy

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This is marked as an essential record and it received five diamonds in the ALL MUSIC GUIDE TO JAZZ.  Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, Booker Ervin, Charlie Mariano, Dannie Richmond, Jerome Richardson, Jaki Byard ..... they are the ingredients for great music.  Mariano has outstanding solos on two Mingus ballads and Ervin soars and sears "Theme for Lester Young", also known as "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat".  Add to that "VanGelder" stamped in the dead wax, notes by Nat Hentoff, and the attractive Impulse gatefold cover, and this is an outstanding item.    
The vinyl has several superficial marks but still plays VG+ and is rated VG+.  The cover is clean, does not show ringwear, has solid seams and is clean and attractive.  See the photos.  No clipped corner, notch, or cutout hole.  No writing, tape, or stickers.  Nevertheless, the corners show slight wear and there is some fading in a line along the spine.  See the photos.  Thus, the cover is graded VG+.  Records are play-graded, but when visual grading is different from the sound, the record is marked at the lower grade. 
This record is Impulse AS-54-A/B.

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The following Goldmine descriptions were used for grading:

·        NM (Near Mint) ---- A nearly perfect record.  The disc looks as if you just got it home from a new record store.  Many brand new discs do not meet this standard.  The jacket should show no obvious signs of wear with no creases, folds, seam splits or cut-out holes.

·        VG+ (Very Good Plus) ---- A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it.  Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear such as slight scuffs or very light scratches that don’t affect the listening experience.  The label may have some ring wear or discoloration but it would be barely noticeable.  The jacket may have slight signs of wear also and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation, or corner indicating it was sold at a discount.  

·        VG (Very Good) ---- Surface noise will be evident, especially in soft passages, but will not overpower the music.  Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as will light scratches that will affect the sound.  Labels and the jacket may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers attached.  Ring wear, scuffing, or seam splitting may be present on the jacket.  Many of the defects in a VG+ jacket will be more pronounced in a VG one.  The jacket will not have all of these problems at the same time.

·        G (Good) ---- Good does not mean Bad!  A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be put on a turntable and will play through without skipping or sticking.  But it will have significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear.  A jacket will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine.  Tape, writing, ring wear or other defects will start to overwhelm the object.