Philly Joe Jones "Drums Around the World" Riverside 12-302 Mono Orig. 1959 LP

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Philly Joe Jones Big Band Sounds ?– “Drums Around The World”
Riverside Records ?– 12-302 Mono LP US 1959 original pressing

Blue and silver label, deep groove.
1st original 1959 US mono pressing with blue and silver deep groove labels.

Featuring Lee Morgan (trumpet) Curtis Fuller (trombone) Herbie Mann (flute, piccolo) Cannonball Adderley (alto sax) Benny Golson (tenor sax) Sahib Shihab (baritone sax) Wynton Kelly (piano) Jimmy Garrison (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums).

Vinyl:  EX. Some minor wear marks. No visible scratches. Plays extraordinarily well and quietly with no skips or pops. A very occasional crackle may be heard which is attributed to dust.
Matrix / Runout (Side A): RLP-302 A  engraved by hand
Matrix / Runout (Side B): RLP-302 B  engraved by hand

Jacket: VG.  Slight corner damage and a split along the top.  Some spine damage. No creases, writing, or stains. Examine the photos carefully and judge for yourself.

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Terms:
Payment is required immediately after purchase. For items valued at $20 or less, shipment will be by USPS Media Mail. For all other items, shipment will be by insured Priority Mail. If necessary, an additional handling charge will be added to cover the cost of insurance beyond $50.

Grading:

M

Mint

Perfect and sealed in original shrink-wrap. Sealed LPs are presumed to be in Mint condition

NM

Near Mint

As close to perfect as you can get, no visible scuffs/scratches.  Played only a couple times, at most.

EX

Excellent

Vinyl has only a couple minor surface scuffs, but no scratches.  Label has very slight evidence of wear, with  sharp coloring, no writing or spindle marks.
Jacket has no seam splits, no creases, very minor chipping at edges/corners, very minor ring-wear, no writing.

VG+

Very Good+

Vinyl has a few surface scuffs and/or very minor scratches (but no ‘feeler’ scratches).  Label shows some evidence of wear, no writing.
Jacket has no seam splits, but has 1-2 small hairline creases and/or minor chipping at edges or bumped corners, possibly a cut-out, some ring-wear, no writing.

VG

Very Good

Vinyl has numerous surface scuffs and/or very minor scratches but no ‘feeler’ scratches.  Label shows some evidence of wear, no writing.
Jacket has no seam splits, but has a few hairline creases and/or chipping at edges or bumped corners, moderate ring-wear, no writing.

VG-

Very Good-

Vinyl has numerous surface scuffs and minor scratches (but no ‘feeler’ scratches).  Label shows evidence of wear and/or has small amount of writing.
Jacket has small seam split (less than 2” long) or has numerous small creases and/or chipping at edges or bumped corners or small amount of writing, moderate ring-wear.

G

Good

Vinyl has numerous surface scuffs/scratches and probably a ‘feeler’ scratch or two.  Label shows a lot of wear and/or some writing.
Jacket has a seam split (less than 6” long) or numerous moderate creases and/or major chipping at edges and corners, water damage/stains, major writing, or heavy ring-wear.