LEE MORGAN Search for the New Land LP RVG EX blue note

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LEE MORGAN - Search for the New Land LP

BlueNote Records 4169, VAN GELDER stamp on deadwax, address on jacket listed at 43 W.61st

Side 1: Search for the new land / the joker

Side 2: mr. kenyatta / melancholee / morgan the pirate

Grading is by the Goldmine Standard (desribed below):

Vinyl is EX

Record Cover is EX-

Virtually all records in this collection have been cleansed using the LAST cleaning system, preferred by serious audiophiles.

All of the records sold by me came from a single collection of several thousand LPs and were maintained by the collector in excellent conditions. The records have been CAREFULLY cleaned using top-of-the-line methods (LAST system), and almost every record has a plastic protective sleeve on it. The collector had some ideosyncrasies, such as taping the outer plastic on to the inside of the record cover (not affecting the visible portion of the jacket). In many cases the spine has some tape even though the seam was fine -- the tape is on the corners and applied carefully, and in a small number of cases the previous owner liked to use colored marker to color over any shelf wear (often not visible). The disks themselves have been cared for extremely well, and are often in EX or VG+ condition.

The disks in this collection are very very clean and come from a smoke-free home.

Grading of the disks is by the Goldmine Standard scale (slightly modified for space):

MINT or M : Perfect! A mint record should look like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws what so ever. It should look as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains.  No wear to the cover or record period! Age of the record has nothing to do with it. A MINT record from 1949 should look like a MINT record from 1996.

NEAR MINT or NM: This grade should be, for the most part, the most widely used grade for records that appear virtually flawless. Virtually flawless records are not perfect. A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl. This will most likely have occurred during packaging, or removing the record from the inner sleeve but had been handled with extreme care. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw should be very hard to see. If a scuff covers more than a few tracks yet can be seen, it will not be NM, however it may come very close.

EX VINYL (EX): An excellent condition for vinyl will allow minor scuffs which are visible but only slightly. There may be more than a few, so be careful not call a record that has wear to more than 15% of the surface. The wear should be minimal and of course should play mint! Any scratches that can be felt with your fingernail can NOT be called scuffs. Scuffs lay on top of the grooves. If any break in the grooves are felt, they ARE scratches. And most often, they will be heard when played (soft clicks or even loud pops).

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+): will show wear, surface scuffs, and some very light scratches. Surface scuffs are caused from blunt (not sharp) objects. Often the minor scuffs are caused from inner sleeves. The vinyl should still have a great luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. Sometimes holding the record up to a very bright light, you will see many tiny lines across the surface. If the flaws don't cause any surface noise, the vinyl can make the VG+ grade. Most (but not all) VG+ records should still play like a NM record. But because the vinyl has more than 15% (yet less than 30%) wear to the surface, it can make this grade. Remember, the record still should look as though it was handled with extreme care.

VERY GOOD (VG): A Very Good (VG) record will appear well played but still have some luster. The vinyl may be faded, slightly grayish, yet appears to have been handled as carefully as it could have been helped. Records that get continuous playing time will start to deteriorate. More and more surface scuffs and scratches, and audible sound defects WILL be heard. They should not overpower the dynamics of the music. With VG records, the surface noise will be minor crackle or a slight hiss, but should only be heard in between tracks or in low musical passages.

GOOD (G): A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some  loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. If you can't enjoy the record, it is not no longer even good. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear.

Grading of the Record Cover is by the following scale:

MINT or M : Perfect! A mint record should look like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws what so ever. It should look as though it had never been handled. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record period!

NEAR MINT (NM) COVERS: The cover should look as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork should be as close to perfect as can be.

EXCELLENT (EX) COVERS: Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs can make this grade. If you don't think a cover is NM than call it EX or less.

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) COVERS: A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it. The artwork should look clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover. Flat white paper will be somewhat yellow yet no stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends, defacing the artwork.

VERY GOOD (VG) COVERS: VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting (but not  completely separated!). There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover (not large, no Magic Marker). It will look aged, and more yellowish due to contaminations in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent. If damaged beyond any formable beauty, it will not make this grade. VG should at least still have some attractive life to it.

GOOD (G) COVERS: Substantial damage, seam splits, mold, water damage, rips, etc.

Payment: PAYPAL is preferred, contact me if you can't do Paypal.

Shipping: (Double Albums Count as Two)

USA = $4.00 for media mail, each additional disk is $1.00 extra (if the sale goes over $10 I will add free delilvery confirmation)

Canada = $6.00, with $1.00 extra per additional disk

Europe = $14.00 via airmail, with $2.00 extra per additional disk

Australia & Japan = $15.00, with $2.50 extra per additional disk

Domestic (USA) insurance available at $1.70 for up to $50 coverage, $2.15 for up to $100 coverage, $2.60 for up to $200 coverage, $4.60 for up to $300 coverage

==> I can wait if you want multiple items and are waiting for another auction to end within 3 days

Also, items will usually be shipped within 3 working days. If there is any delay (unlikely) I will be sure to let you know.

**Not responsible for damage caused by the post office -- insurance can be purchased to cover loss or damage by the post office