Sonny Rollins; Alfie, Impulse A-9991, VAN GELDER, OG orange lbl, flat edge
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Description
A beautiful copy. OG stereo style ... great album if you don't have it. It's kind of a "must own" item for a jazz collection ... enjoy.
See below for more detail:
VINYL: VG+ (9.0 of 10) Great OG stereo press. Flat edges, and VAN GELDER in the runout -- a beautiful record. I found two of the lightest dull "scratches" ever on this album. I'm actually speculating both are from the pressing plant. ... it's overall in original form, for sure. Even the original inner looks pretty new-ish and crisp.
COVER: VG+ (8.5 of 10) Beautiful cover. Only issue I take with it is some gloss coming up on the back, top left corner. Otherwise, edges are sharp, spine and seams are fine, gloss is generally intact, and it looks really well preserved.
_______ Now the standard messages:
GRADING: Yes I use standard grading. HOWEVER, I will NEVER use the word "mint" or "near mint" to describe a used LP ... sorry, won't do it. The highest I go is VG+. I use a number after to more represent a combination of how the vinyl looks and how it sounds. 10 is the best. I'll describe what I see in addition. I've found the combination of these two can minimize expectation gaps. But ask questions when in doubt.
CLEANING: Yes. All vinyl is cleaned ... on my own machine I made. Vacuum machine. I wash and rinse with my own formula cleaners -- once with my enzyme cleaner, and rinsed with my own distilled water/alcohol formula. ... this process has worked for me for years.
TESTING: Yes. I've listened to the records I sell. I play on a Lenco L70, via Denon 103 MC cart; tube preamp, a Dynaco ST-70 all tube amp to KLH 17 speakers. An super tubey setup, right!?
SHIPPING: $4.99 for anywhere Media Mail, domestic. Overseas is BY WEIGHT, so check that weight before bidding, you overseas-ers! LPs shipped in a proper box with plastic sleeve, and yes, vinyl shipped outside the sleeve.
RETURNS: Generally a no go, unless you have a compelling reason. But if there's a serious problem, I'm sure we can figure it out with a return. I mean, I am an adult ... allegedly. But I do try to describe accurately, offer time for questions, and I deal in used records, not new stuff ... yes, it's always kind of a gamble buying via eBay, which is why I try to do my best to make an objective attempt to describe the LP in question. ASK QUESTIONS WHEN IN DOUBT. I promise, we can make this an easy transaction
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