The Genius Of Art Tatum 4, Verve Clef MGC-615, 1954 US Mono, 1st Press, EX-
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The Genius Of Art Tatum #4
Verve Clef catno MGC-615, 1954 US Mono 1st Pressing
Runouts:
Side 1 - MCG.615A
Side 2 - MCG.615B (centre '1' misstyped as 2 before being overwritten)
Acquired new by my grandfather along with other records in this series on one of his US NY jazz adventures, this has remained safely stored, unseen and unplayed since at least 1983...
Vinyl - in excellent condition considering the sheer age and the fact this series dont have inner sleeves and very tight card jackets. Side one has 1 minor scratch visible in daylight and there is then some lesser minor hairlining under stronger torchlight. Side two is the same having one visible light scratch that cant be felt and then just the superficial hairlines under torchlight. Im certain the surface marks are from the flawed nature of the lack of inners and the tightness of the jacket. It will thankfully accommodate a Mofi master sleeve which it now has. The labels are clean and have no spindle marks. These records are built heavy and flat. It will get a deep clean in the Degritter upon sale to further enhance it!
Jacket - original heavy duty, lightly textured yet glossy fronted in decent clean condition but for a caveat as pictured... there is a seam split where the record sits centrally on the lower seem but hasnt fully broken through. Otherwise its actually pretty thick and solid and should last if cared for. As mentioned it now has a Mofi inner sleeve to help out though is abit of a squeeze.
A rare, top notch early 12in long player featuring one of the greats with only one owner and a genuine low usage, thus priced to reflect all of this.
Thanks for looking.
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