The Original MOONDOG December 1951 acetate

$

4,570

An oddball 12" acetate MUSIC AND MOONDOG...Side A 12/9/51..various cuts of the original MOONDOG, avante garde jazz drummer/poet and infamous New York street chraracter ...and folks, I ASSUME thhat this is him!...two sided  CONTEMPORARY CLASSIC..in E with a filmy surface.a piece of the lamination is missing on the rim of side A.......
 PLEASE READ OUR GRADING AND SHIPPING INFO BELOW  NOTE: Do not pay until you have been invoiced by us! PAYMENTS BY PAYPAL ONLY...PLEASE DO NOT BID WITHOUT A PAYPAL ACCOUNT  GOT RECORDS TO SELL OR CONSIGN?? - CHECK OUR HISTORIC MUSIC WEBSITE FOR INFO!!
                   
           NOTE: WE GRADE VISUALLY UNLESS THERE IS A DEFECT WHICH REQUIRES US TO PLAY THE RECORD TO PROPERLY GRADE IT ( like a needle dig of bad crack)
 - we follow the standard 78 rpm VJM/JJJ grading system:
N- = like new (a 9 1/2 to 10 out of 10!), E+ = a virtually perfect copy with only minor signs of having been played ( a 9 out of 10), E = very slight signs of wear, maybe some minor scuffing and/or light scratches but a very clean copy with little groove wear ( 8 out of 10),E- = slightly above average copy, some groove wear and minor blemishes but a very decent copy ( a 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 out of 10), VG+ = an average copy, signs of use, some groove wear but still a decent copy ( 5-6 out of 10), VG = wear, scuffing, light scratches but a very playable copy ( 4 out of 10), VG- getting scary!...will play but is quite worn ( 3 out of 10), G+ = a playable copy but very very worn ( 2 out of 10), G through G- = in the words of my pal RUSS SHOR " a wall hanger!" P = a hunk of shellac which once might have been a phonograph record!

SHIPPING
our standard domestic shipping method is media mail with a delivery receipt
We use a BRAND NEW strong box, new cardboard packers, peanuts, and labels...we buy this material in large batches and must pay substantial trucking fees to get the material delivered to the rural island we live on. PLUS we pay a packer. MEDIA MAIL FOR ONE 10 or 12 inch 78 is $7.08 for our materials and packing, each additional item is .50 cents...If you prefer, PRIORITY ( with delivery receipt ) is $10 for the first item and $1 for each additional.CANADA is $11 for the first item and $1 for each additional up to 4 pounds. Above 4 lbs we will advise you as to the S&H with your invoice. ...EUROPE / UK & MOST OTHER COUNTRIES is $21 for the first disc and $1 for each additional up to 4 lbs ..then we will advise..INSURANCE IS UP TO YOU AND MUST BE CALCULATED BY YOU....if your item is lost or broken in the mail and you DO NOT have insurance we ARE NOT LIABLE to repay you......IF YOU CANNOT ACCEPT THESE RATES OR TERMS PLEASE DO NOT BID..

 Item is a radio program..it has a narrator, the tracks are varied..some are drums and others have wierd sounding instruments and there is at least one interview with Moondog....wild interesting stuff...also, on my rig there are two loud clicks at the start from the lost acetate on the rim side 1 and more loss to rim side two that I did not play..a one of a kind item

 PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ITEM IS EXTREMELY FRAGILE IN REGARDS TO THE ACETATE PLAYING  SURFACE  ON THE METAL BASE. ON INSPECTION FOR A BIDDER TODAY I NOTICED THAT THERE IS ADDITIONAL LOSS OF ACETATE ON THE RIM OF SIDE B AS NOTED...THERE IS A TINY TEAR INTO THE FIRST TRACK THAT MAY OR MAY NOT SOUND OR SKIP....NO RETURNS, ITEM IS SOLD AS IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!