Skip the gutter Louis Armstrong & his HOT FIVE OKEH

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165

Hi everyone !

Todays listings will be somewhat common, and some that are not very common These are part of my record collection that spans OVER 30 years!!! My collection contains mostly 45’s and quite a lot of 78's, and quite a few goodies on 33's, too !! (sorry , no classical music, though).

Notice to buyers : You will notice my even LOWER starting bid prices, so that EVERYONE can afford to own these great records. Perfect for buying, trading, and selling !!!        And each record will come in it's own paper sleeve.

WOW!!!!!!!

From the summer of 1928 , and recorded in  CHICAGO,  ILLINOIS  on  OKEH ELECTRIC records, # 8631 .   Flip side is   Knee drops .    The music of the HOT FIVE is considered by most critics to be the FINEST IN JAZZ HISTORY !!!!

  Let me first point out one important thing;   PLAYING SURFACES ON THIS DISC ARE A MINT- !!!!!!!   NOT ONLY is this record RARE,  but it is downright BEAUTIFUL !!!    Yes, there is a label scratch/gauge on the Knee drops side (see photos) ,  but THAT'S IT !!    THIS RECORDS playing surfaces has NO warps, scrapes, scratches, gauges, greying, chips OR cracks of ANY KIND !!!    This is a very coveted record that you would be looking A LONG TIME to find one as pretty as this one, and probably won't find one, and if  you do,  BOY! will you PAY FOR IT!!   And I can tell you this with all honesty !!    Personnel on this disc are the originals;     Louis Armstrong /  Kid Ory /  Johnny Dodds / Johnny St. Cyr    and of course,  Lil Hardin-Armstrong (Louis' wife) on piano.  

 There is NO RESERVE on this, so bid accordingly. 

  Remember;  this is an ORIGINAL  Louis Armstrong and his HOT FIVE on OKEH !!!! 

This auction and more to follow will have quite a few RARE and EXCEPTIONAL discs. See my other items !!!

ALWAYS REMEMBER I grade very strict, and very honestly of ALL that I sell. I will do my best to represent the description of the merchandise as best that I can, and try not to leave anything out. In the event that there is any information that I missed, and if you should EVER have ANY questions regarding ANY of my collection that I am selling, PLEASE DON’T HESITATE TO ASK ME !!! I will ALWAYS respect the fact that you need to know as much about what you’re buying, so that you can make an educated decision. This will apply to ANY records at ANY time, that I sell And all are made in the great U.S.of A. !!!!

 I visually grade all my records very conservatively with a 10-point grading system: AND, all of my records are free of tape, writing, tears, stains, warps, stickers, number stickers, unless otherwise noted. I will NEVER sell ANY record at ANY time that is lower than a grade 4 (because I don’t have any !!)

 Here's what the grading means:

10 = MINT

 9 = Near MINT

8 = Better than VG, But below NM

7 = Very Good

6 = Better than Good, But below Very Good

5 = GOOD

4 = Better than Poor, but below Good

3 = POOR

2 = Really trashed

 1 = Frisbee !!

 I will now, for your information, give you a description of the Grading conditions that I have placed on these records :

MINT = Never played, awesome surfaces with NO defects !!

N MINT = Beautiful labels, beautiful playing surfaces, but has been played slightly

VG + = Same as above, but played a bit more. Just a small amount of VERY SLIGHT / light surface scratches.

VG = Labels clean, but VERY SLIGHT ring wear. Playing surfaces show a little bit more light surface scratches / or very light surface scuffs.

VG - = Labels have light / medium ring wear, light surface scratches/ or scuffs. Has been played quite a bit.

G + = Labels have medium to heavy ring wear, many light surface scratches/ or many scuffs. Has been played alot, but still is an exceptable copy.

G = Labels have wear, and some wear damage. Surface scuffs and scratches are quite prevelent ( I will RARELY sell any of these, unless it is rare !!).

FOR EVERYONE; I will always combine orders, and you will save SO MUCH $$ !!!

SHIPPING

In the U.S. Shipping/Handling will be regular mail @ $4.75 ( UP TO 2 78's!!!)   Insurance is optional at  $ 2.00.   

 INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS Due to the VERY HIGH cost of shipping outside the U.S. (crazy !!)  Any winning bid OUTSIDE the United States,  will be charged  a $15.00  flat rate  to cover shipping / handling Air mail - for one 78.   CANADA will be a flat rate of $6.00

FOR EVERYONE; I will always combine orders, and you will save SO MUCH $$ !!!  

RETURN POLICY - PLEASE NOTE: I WILL refund money ONLY ON items that are misrepresented by me. I package my items VERY CAREFULLY, and although my track record is very good, mistakes/errors in the postal system do exist. If you did NOT purchase insurance, and your item(s) arrives to you ruined/broken in transit, I can NOT refund money!

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GOOD LUCK ON YOUR BIDDING !!!!!!!!!