CHARLIE PARKER SEPTET QUINTET, DIAL 201 ORIG. 10", GREAT

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UP FOR AUCTION IS A RARE AND CLASSIC ALBUM LED BY CHARLIE PARKER TITLED "CHARLIE PARKER VOL. 1" RECORDED ON DIAL RECORDS. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 10 INCH MONO FLAT EDGE PRESSING, ORANGE/YELLOW/BLACK DEEP GROOVE LABELS, LONG PLAYING MICROGROOVE, DIAL 201.

RECORD CONDITION

THE RECORD IS IN NM-/VG+ CONDITION (VISUALLY GRADED), THE VINYL HAS A NICE SHINY LUSTER.  ONE SIDE HAS NO SCUFFS, NO SCRATCHES, ONLY A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE PAPER SLEEVE HAIRLINES.  THE OTHER SIDE HAS SOME SHORT THIN NON-FEELABLE SCUFFS AND A FEW LIGHT THIN NON-FEELABE SCRATCHES.  BOTH LABELS ARE IN NICE CONDITION. THERE ARE SOME STRAY LINES AND MOTTLING IN THE PRESSING VINYL THAT DOES NOT AFFECT PLAY.  I PLAYED THE RECORD AND ON SIDE 1 THE 1ST TUNE STARTS WITH SOME LIGHT SURFACE NOISE BUT THEN QUIETS DOWN AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, I HEARD 5 TICKS DURING CHARLIE'S SOLO, THEN IT PLAYS OUT FINE, THE 2ND TUNE TUNE STARTS OUT WITH SOME LIGHT SURFACE NOISE BUT IT GOES AWAY, I HEARD 4 LIGHT TICKS DURING THE TUNE, THE 3RD TUNE PLAYS NICELY, THE 4TH TUNE PLAYS NICELY, HEARD 4 LIGHT TICKS DURING CHARLIE'S SOLO.  FOR SIDE 2 ALL THE TUNES PLAY WITH SOME LIGHT BACKGROUND SURFACE NOISE, I HEARD ONLY SOME LIGHT DISTORTION FOR ABOUT 5 REVOLUTIONS AT THE START OF THE 3RD TUNE, AND A COUPLE OF RANDOM LIGHT TICKS ON THIS SIDE.  I'VE HEARD WORSE PLAYING DIAL RECORDS OVER THE YEARS, FOR A FAIRLY RARE RECORD RELEASED IN 1948 IT STILL PLAYS VERY WELL, OVERALL I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS LEVEL OF BACKGROUND SURFACE NOISE DISTRACTING WHILE LISTENING TO THE MUSIC. 

COVER CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL 520 W. 50, NY 19 COVER IS IN VG CONDITION, THE FRONT STILL HAS A NICE FINISH WITH SOME LIGHT WEAR/FOXING, UPPER LEFT AREA HAS SOME PAPER TEARS THROUGH THE WORD "CHARLIE" AND BELOW IN THE BLACK BRANCH THE BIRD IS STANDING ON.  THE BACKSIDE HAS ONLY LIGHT SURFACE WEAR.  UPPER SEAM IS SOLID HAVING NO CRACKS, NO SPLITS, NO CHIPS, JUST A 1/4 INCH OF PAPER WORN OFF NEAR SPINE SEAM/CORNER, SPINE SEAM HAS ONLY A SMALL CRACK IN CENTER AND SOME WEAR NEAR THE LOWER SEAM/CORNER, LOWER SEAM HAS ABOUT ONE INCH OF PAPER WORN OFF AT THE SPINE SEAM/CORNER AND SOME WEAR ON THE SEAM BUT NOT SPLITS, NO CRACKS, NO CHIPS.  NO STAMPS, NO WRITING, NO TAGS, NO STICKERS, NO CRACKS, NO SPLITS.

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.

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.  I COMBINE THE SHIPPING COST FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS/RECORDS.  DISREGARD THE $3.80/MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING COST LISTED IN THE AUCTION AS THAT IS NOT REALISTIC FOR ALL LOCATIONS/COUNTRIES I SHIP TO.  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 $16 MORE.

RECORD PACKAGING

THE RECORD WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COVER.  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!