Milt Jackson Thelonious Monk Quintet 1st US Blue Note 1509 LP Lexington DG NM-

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Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quintet (EX+/NM-) Verified Original 1st & Earliest US Pressing on Blue Note (BLP 1509), Milt Jackson's Blue Note debut. Mono. Labels: 767 Lexington Ave NYC address. Blue & White.  Deep Groove on both sides. No "R". Vinyl: Original, hard, thick heavy and inflexible vinyl. Flat Edge.  Dead wax shows (hand-stenciled): Ear & RVG on both sides;  BN-LP-1509-A (Side 1) and BN-LP-1509-B (Side 2) Cover: Original Frame cover. Shows 767 Lexington Ave. New York 21 on the back lower center. with three combo formats featuring Lou Donaldson, Thelonious Monk, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Art Blakey, Kenny Clarke Rudy Van Gelder Recording Engineer.

NOTE: Many of my Blue Note Albums used to be part of a designated Blue Note company stash of just-off-the-press original issues - for music industry public relations purposes, (hence the stamp "REVIEW COPY" on some of them). These albums have seen very little play(!) as they weren't in public circulation. The amazingly fresh, rich, pure, full and intense original sound fidelity testifies to that fact, so does the great condition of the original covers. The original musical intention of audio engineer wizard Rudy Van Gelder is found here in full splendor!

Tracks: SIDE ONE:  1. Lillie 2. Tahiti 3. What's New 4. Bag's Groove 5. On The Scene 6. Willow Weep for Me
SIDE TWO:  1. Criss-Cross 2. Eronel 3. Misterioso 4. Evidence 5. Lillie 6. Four in One
VINYL CONDITION: EX+/NM- (please see corresponding description for this grading tier under GRADING SYSTEM below!) 
Side 1 - (EX+/NM-): Play grading - plays as a definite NM/M- with amazing definition and un-distorted fidelity spectrum, intimacy and immediacy; very quiet and clean in terms of surface noise; no skips, clicks or ticks. Amazing rare shine and silky smooth texture of vinyl considering the age, rarity and value. Only limited, very pale, thin, cosmetic short surface sleeve marks and few very thin and pale longer sleeve hairlines - none feelable in the least or affecting play in any way, except one short, shallow and thin slightly feelable one (visual grading is EX+/EX++). 
Side 2 - (EX+/NM-): Very similar to Side 1; only one 1" pale and very slightly feelable mark with no affect on play.
No heat damage or warping.
LABLES: Sharp, no real recognizable wear and center hole intact. Some very pale darkening age spots and a pen mark on side 1. Thin and very light spindle marks only seen at an angle, nothing deeper or easily visible or scrapes at all.
COVER CONDITION: VG+/EX Frame cover. Great dark-red-hue picture front in semi-laminated/mat front with very light disk or shelf wear. Original thick and very hard cardboard. Slight wear along the opening; spine split top half; upper seam 1.5" tight split at left; reinforcement clear tape along bottom seam; tiny nick over "M" in upper left corner. Pretty clean back with couple of pen marks and a pale-red spot upper left, some age darkening/spotting and along the top and right seam; some corner wear.  

ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL LP ALBUM!
Please look at all my other Original 1st Press and rare Blue Note Mono Listings.  I have just posted a good part of my Blue Note Record collection! 
I will continue to post, RARE, ORIGINAL AND FIRST ISSUE U.S. JAZZ RECORDS of great Jazz artists FROM MY COLLECTION. I HAVE BLUE NOTE, PRESTIGE, IMPULSE, CLEF, SAVOY, NORGRAN, ROOST, VERVE, ETC.
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GRADING METHOD:

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Each time you would like to bid, please read the grading tier description corresponding to the Grade Level assigned to the LP you are interested in, for you maximum understanding and clarity on the specific record condition.

PLAY-GRADE SYSTEM:

At this time I do not offer play-grading because:

a)       the sheer volume of records auctioned here makes it impossible to listen to all of them in their entirety.

b)      if I only listen to portions of the LPs, and then claim that the records sound in a certain way, I would be misinforming you, since in reality I would really     be able to guarantee only those few minutes and tracks I have played, under that scenario, and not the entire record.

GRADING GUARANTEE:

My records’ visual condition is guaranteed to be as described. In most cases the visual condition indicates reliably the way a record would play overall, given degree of vinyl and groove wear, quantity and nature of any marks, hairlines and scratches, and any other factors. Please keep in mind that unless a record is marked as SEALED or NEW, you would be bidding on a used item made of plastic. No one can guarantee that every second of a record will sound in a certain way. Usually surface, sleeve marks and hairlines do not affect play. Only the feelable-to-touch marks and deeper or wider marks and scratches do, but not always. At the same time I have noticed that at times an LP track that looks visually perfect would have some surface noise when played, which could be expected at times from any used record.

HEAT DAMAGE AND WARPING:

I carefully evaluate all my records for any heat damage. Please note that the records auctioned here will be marked as free of heat damage if they are not warped and the vinyl does not show any unusual patterns or discoloration caused by improper exposure to heat. If any LP does show any of the above signs of heat damage, it will be disclosed prominently in the description. I would only auction records with any heat damage signs if the record is a rare, collectible first pressing. As you may know, currently there are professional methods to fix LP vinyl warping!

NOTE: On at least one occasion an LP purchased from me was heat-damaged by the postal carrier service after I had shipped it. As a result, I now stamp all my LP packages with special custom made caution sings against heat exposure by the postal service (please read under Shipping)

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GRADING SYSTEM (tiers and description)

(Applied separately to vinyl disk and LP cover!)

NOTE: I distinguish in descending order in each Grade Level between: (LP marks NOT AFFECTING PLAY  – Grades SEALED to NM): barely noticeable marks, pale surface marks, sleeve marks, wear marks, very thin hairlines, hairlines, longer marks, (LP marks which MAY AFFECT PLAY – Grades EX to G): wider marks (may not affect play), deeper marks (may or may not affect play at all), feelable-to-touch marks (occasionally or likely affecting play), scratches (deep, feelable, long and/or wide – most likely affecting play)

SEALED (------)

NEW (Visually perfect, new, unplayed condition, and/or bought new but not sealed. Should play perfectly)

MINT (Used/preowned but in brilliant condition with no signs of wear. Should play perfectly or near perfectly)

M- (MINT overall, with one or two very minor/surface imperfections (barely noticeable marks, pale surface marks – not affecting play). Should play perfectly, near perfectly or very fine overall)

NM (M- super clean overall, with very few minor imperfections, plus one or two slightly more noticeable imperfections, like surface sleeve wear, thin hairlines, or short and very slightly feelable mark. Should play really well or great throughout, minus any minimal occasional occurrences of audio imperfection, due to visually undetectable or detectable minor imperfection)

EX (NM really clean overall, with occasional one or few imperfections and/or wear signs, some more noticeable or slightly feelable. Should play really satisfyingly overall)

STRONG VG+ (EX overall, with a little more wear signs, one or very few longer, deeper or slightly feelable marks. Should play pretty well overall, minus any areas of imperfection that may be audible, or occasional surface noise)

VG+ (STRONG VG+ overall, with more signs of wear, and more noticeable, longer, deeper, wider, and some feelable marks and/or one scratch. Should play well overall, with occasional or more sustained surface noise)

WEAK VG+ (VG+ but slightly magnified. Play will be affected in various ways)

VG (WEAK VG+ overall, with even more signs of wear or excessive wear, time passage, and much more, different and deeper marks and/or scratches, which would most likely affect play for the most part)

VG- or G (Weak VG. Mostly a reference copy of a rare record. Should not be expected to play satisfactorily)

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Returns or exchanges accepted withing 14 days of mailing date in the event that an LP shows verifiable imperfections beyond what is visible or described in the listing. Buyers are strongly encouraged to read each listing's description, as well as auction terms, carefully before bidding. Thank you.

SHIPPING

SHIPPING INTERNATIONALLY.

1. Domestic United States: I offer Free Shipping for all single-LP domestic US purchases of over $30.00 in purchase value, with $2.00 shipping charge for each additional LP when mailed together. Purchases under $30.00 are $4.00 for shipping, with $1.50 for each additional LP mailed together. I use USPS Media Mail with tracking.

2. International shipping: I offer $4.00 discount on all single LP purchases of over USD 30.00. Rates to Europe, Japan and other countries and continents vary between USD 16.00 and USD 28.00 for individual LPs (US shipping rates went up by about 20% in January). Additional LPs mailed together are shipped with a USD 3.00 additional shipping charge for each LP when mailed together. An international customs postal form with a code number is used for each package, which may or may not be able to be used as tracking. United States Postal Service does not offer tracking numbers on lower shipping rates.

International buyers please inquire for specific rates and specify your country, city and postal code for a precise quote!

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For US buyers insurance will only cost between $2.00 and $15.00, for up to few hundred dollars in coverage using Media Mail with tracking (insurance amounts for other shipping rates may vary). 

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