JIMMY SMITH:"GREATEST HITS"(INC."THE CAT"/"WILD SIDE").1967 VERVE MONO.NEAR MINT
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ATTENTION 1960s JAZZ COLLECTORS AND CONDITION UPGRADERS! IGNORE EVERY OTHER COPY ON EBAY AND LOOK AT THIS STUNNING ORIGINAL 1ST EDITION MONO LP! HERE IS WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT THE VERY BEST COPY I HAVE EVER SEEN AND HEARD IN 28 YEARS AS A DEALER OF AN ALBUM WHICH USUALLY TURNS UP IN DREADFUL CONDITION!
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1967 MONO 1ST ISSUE OF THE COMPILATION ALBUM: "JIMMY SMITH'S GREATEST HITS" AND INCLUDES THE ESSENTIAL TRACKS:"THE CAT","WALK ON THE WILD SIDE","GOT MY MOJO WORKIN" AND OTHER HAMMOND ORGAN+BIG BAND WINNERS IN THE ORIGINAL SOLID MONO MIXES!
HOUSED IN A BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED LAMINATED FRONT+FLIPBACK SLEEVE WITH THE "PATENTS PENDING" CREDIT AND 6704(APRIL 1967) DATE CODE DENOTING ONE OF THE FIRST EVER PRINTED!
AMAZING TO DISCOVER THIS GEM WITHIN THE COLLECTION OF A FORMER VERY CAREFUL JAZZ MUSIC COLLECTOR WHOSE ALBUMS CLEARLY HAD VERY FEW PLAYS INDEED! JUST BEGIN TO IMAGINE WHAT AN LP FROM 48 YEARS AGO SOUNDS LIKE WITH PRACTICALLY NO CRACKLE,NO DISTORTION,NO CLICKS,NO STICKS,NO SWISHES-EVEN IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS! THIS IS A TRULY AMAZING COPY! GLEAMING SURFACES THAT RARELY EXIST ON ANY LP OF THIS AGE LET ALONE A COMEDY ONE THAT WOULD HAVE MAJOR SURFACE MARKS ADDED WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF USE BY THE MAJORITY OF BUYERS IN 1967! THERE ARE NO SURFACE MARKS WHATSOEVER AND THAT IS BEING MEGA-STRICT!
DOES THE GRADING MINT EXIST? ONLY IF IT IS 100% UNPLAYED AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED WHICH IS WHY REGULAR BUYERS WILL KNOW MY NEAR MINT GRADINGS EQUAL MOST PEOPLE'S MINT! THEREFORE FOR ME TO ADD "VERY"TO MY NEAR MINT GRADING GIVES YOU THE IMPRESSION JUST HOW OUTSTANDING THIS EXAMPLE IS!
1967 EMI PRESSED VERVE VLP 9164 WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE A-1+B-1 MATRIXES AND THE K T RAISED PRINT TAX CODE ON ONE OF THE LABELS. THE MONO MIXES HAVE A GREAT "PUNCHY" SOUND. LOCATING AN OUTSTANDING VERY NEAR MINT COPY IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AS THE MAJORITY OF COPIES WERE PLAYED OVER AND OVER AGAIN CAUSING DISTORTION AND MAJOR WEAR. THIS COPY IS THE BEST I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD AND AS SUCH THE DISC IS STRICTLY GRADED AS NEAR MINT CONDITION.
THICK VINYL.NO SPINDLE WEAR. NO WRITING, STAINING OR FADING!
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE WHICH IS VERY CLEAN WITH JUST A FEW CREASES BUT NO STAINING,RIPS,WRITING OR REPAIRS!
THE LAMINATED FRONT+FLIPBACK COVER IS PRINTED BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE WITH VERY EASY TO READ SPINE DETAILS AND NO SPLITS OR DAMAGE TO WHAT IS A VERY DELICATE COVER! THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY EDGE CREASES AND THE SIDE 1 AND 2 TOTAL TIMING NEATLY ADDED IN SMALL BIRO PEN WRITING AT THE BACK BUT NO OTHER WRITING,STAINING,RIPS OR REPAIRS.A WONDERFUL SHEEN AND CLEANLINESS WHICH TAKES THE BREATH AWAY! THIS WILL BE HARD TO BEAT! FACT!
THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS COVER I HAVE EVER SEEN!
PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS SHOWING THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE COVER,THE SPINE+BOTH LABELS! NOTHING TO HIDE! A LOW,REALISTIC £12 STARTING PRICE WITH MORE RARE LPs ENDING FROM ME FOR AUCTION ON EBAY WITHIN MINUTES OF THIS AUCTION ENDING.
I WOULD ADVISE SENDING THIS LP SPECIAL DELIVERY OR INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR. PERSONAL COLLECTION IS WELCOME FROM MY SHOP IN NORWICH BUT PLEASE NO TIMEWASTERS.
Over the years I have helped to add to the collections of many collectors and given my experience, I am aware of the titles that are GENUINE RARE ITEMS.
Now of course for those who are"chained"to the record collector price guide books,for whom I am one of the main consultants, the prices are still a SUGGESTION and as we all know ACTUAL prices SOLD can vary.
The sellers on ebay who continually put"listed"or "list price"on everything should be aware of this!!!!
This is my honest grading!!!
Please see my listening policy below.
I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!
Checkout my feedback of over 18,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers.Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.
UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings by prior email arrangement. 12 years on ebay and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.
OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!
MORE DIFFERENT LPs,EPs AND 45s FROM ME EVERY WEEK ON EBAY FOR AUCTION AND MANY AT LOW,REALISTIC BUY IT NOW PRICES!
YOU ARE UNLIKELY TO EVER IMPROVE ON THIS LP,SO DON'T MISS OUT!
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