ART BLAKEY BLUE NOTE 4003, ORIG., 63rd, DG, EAR/P, RVG

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UP FOR AUCTION IS A CLASSIC ALBUM LED BY ART BLAKEY TITLED "MOANIN'" RECORDED ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS.  THIS IS AN ORIGINAL MONO PRESSING, BLUE/WHITE 47 WEST 63rd NYC ADDRESS (no "INC") LABELS.  HAS EAR/P MARK AND RVG ON EACH SIDE, DEEP GROOVE LABELS, LONG PLAYING MICROGROOVE.  BLP-4003.

RECORD CONDITION

THE RECORD IS IN VG++/VG+ CONDITION (VISUALLY GRADED).  VINYL HAS A NICE/SHINY LUSTER.  VINYL HAS SOME INTERNAL MOTTLING/LINES/STORAGE MARKS.  BOTH LABELS ARE IN NICE SHAPE.  ONE SIDE HAS ONLY A FEW VERY LITE THIN NON-FEELABLE SCRATCHES AND A FEW LITE THIN NON-FEELABLE PAPER SLEEVE HAIRLINES.  THE OTHER SIDE HAS SOME LITE THIN NON-FEELABLE SCRATCHES AND SOME LITE THIN NON-FEELABLE PAPER SLEEVE HAIRLINES.   I PLAYED BOTH SIDES AND HEARD ONLY ONE RANDOM LITE TICK ON EACH SIDE, OTHERWISE NO OTHER TICKS OR POPS, OVERALL IT PLAYS WITH MINIMAL SURFACE NOISE, LOUD AND CLEAR.  OVERALL A VERY STRONG PLAYER, DOES NOT GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS!  

COVER CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL NY 23 ADDRESS COVER IS IN VG+ CONDITION. THE COVER HAS SOME SURFACE WEAR ON BOTH SIDES.  FRONT HAS A NICE GLOSS.  BACKSIDE UPPER MIDDLE AND RIGHT-HAND SIDE HAS SOME PAPER TEARS THAT DO NOT AFFECT THE LINER NOTES.  THE SPINE SEAM IS SOLID HAVING NO SPLITS, NO CHIPS OR CRACKS.  THE UPPER SEAM HAS NO SPLITS OR CRACKS JUST A SMALL CHIP.  THE LOWER SEAM HAS NO SPLITS OR CRACKS JUST FOUR SMALL CHIPS AND SOME WEAR NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.  ALL CORNERS HAVE LITE WEAR.  NO WRITING, NO STAMP, NO STICKER, NO WATER DAMAGE.  

ALL RECORDS HAVE BEEN CLEANED USING A VPI RECORD CLEANING MACHINE WITH VPI RECORD CLEANING FLUID.

PAYMENT

PAYMENT WILL BE VIA EBAY. PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 4 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE AUCTION.  NOTE: RECORDS SHIPPED OVERSEAS HAVING A VALUE OVER $75 USD MUST BE SENT USING "REGISTERED MAIL" ADDING $19 TO THE BASIC 1st CLASS INTERNATIONAL USPS SHIPPING COST.  IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO PAY THE ADDITIONAL $19 FOR "REGISTERED MAIL" SHIPPING OVERSEAS PLEASE DO NOT BID.

SHIPPING

THE SHIPPING COST IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER AND CAN BE ESTIMATED BY REQUEST DURING THE AUCTION OR IT WILL BE DETERMINED AFTER THE AUCTION HAS ENDED.  DISREGARD THE $4.67/MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING COST LISTED IN THE AUCTION AS THAT IS NOT REALISTIC FOR ALL LOCATIONS/COUNTRIES I SHIP TO.  I COMBINE THE SHIPPING COST FOR MULTIPLE RECORDS. PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE MY INVOICE WITH THE TOTAL COST.

I SHIP WORLDWIDE, RECORDS TO BE SHIPPED OVERSEAS WITH A VALUE OVER $75 USD MUST BE SENT USING REGISTERED MAIL WHICH TYPICALLY ADDS TO THE COST OF SHIPPING BY $19 MORE.

RECORD PACKAGING

THE RECORD WILL BE PROTECTED IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE AND REMOVED FROM THE COVER.  THE COVER WILL BE PROTECTED IN A PLASTIC SLEEVE.  ALL RECORDS WILL BE SHIPPED IN A STURDY RECORD MAILER CARDBOARD BOX WITH CARDBOARD INSERTS ON EACH SIDE OF THE RECORD/COVER TO HELP REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE DURING SHIPPING. 

SATISFACTION GUARANTEE & RETURN POLICY

I PROVIDE A "SATISFACTION GUARANTEED" OR YOUR MONEY BACK POLICY, LESS RETURN SHIPPING, IF YOU ARE NOT FULLY SATISFIED WITH THE RECORD.  RECORD MUST BE RETURNED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT.  ONCE RECEIVED AND IN THE SAME CONDITION AS SENT A REFUND WILL BE GIVEN AS MONEY BACK.

THANKS FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK!