Prestige 7074, TENOR CONCLAVE, W. 50th St., NM/NM

$

338

Prestige 7074, "Tenor Conclave" with Hank Mobley, John Coltrane, Zoot Sims, and Al Cohn, from 1957.  Original W. 50th St. label vinyl plays at NM with virtually no background sound.  The LP is in the original rice paper sleeve and actually looks unplayed, with no visible marks, though I have played it through to verify the condition.  The heavy laminated jacket is clean, almost like new, with almost no signs of age toning; seams are strong and unbroken, jacket back is clean with no writing or stamps, and corners are square.  There is one negative: a single small bump at lower right that has loosened the laminate a bit.  I doubt if there are many better copies of this LP in existence.  Tracks are "Tenor Conclave", "Bob's Boys", "Just You, Just Me", and "How Deep Is the Ocean".  Shipping is $4.00 media mail, $7.00 priority mail in the continental U.S.; $15.00 airmail for Europe, Australia, Japan, and Korea; elsewhere inquire.  Insured priority shipping required for Italy and Brazil.  Additional LPs in one package are $1.00 per extra LP in the U.S. and Canada, $3.00 per extra LP overseas.  I dislike low-quality packaging as much as any other eBayer.  Individual records will be shipped in special, handcrafted mailers unlike the usual type in three ways: (1) They are significantly larger all around and padded around the edges to prevent corner bumps to the jacket; (2) they are padded on both sides of the record with styro sheets or thick cardboard sheets to prevent damage to the record surface; (3)  they are constructed of heavier-duty cardboard than normal mailers to provide further protection.  All used LPs are shipped with record securely inside an inner sleeve but outside the jacket to prevent seam splitting in transit; our innovative padded packaging will also prevent seam splitting for new, sealed LPs.  The end product is designed to withstand a drop from a second-story window with no damage (though I will not test it with your package).  No record should arrive in a condition worse than described!  Multiple LPs are shipped in BagsUnlimited pizza-style boxes that are larger around than LPs and will also be well padded.  All used LPs are play-graded from start to finish on a VPI turntable with Audioquest tonearm.