OG 1ST PRESSING 1955 Lester Young It Don't Mean A Thing Norgran MGN-1022 DEMO
  $   375

 


$ 375 Sold For
Apr 3, 2026 Sold Date
Dec 6, 2025 Start Date
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1955 1st Pressing of Lester Young on Norgran Records, later titled It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing). This is an impossibly rare Demonstration version stamped on cover and labels. Never seen another one. 
Vinyl has full shine with only a few faint scuffs, hairlines on each side. No spindle wear. Sounds clear with rich fidelity. Graded with a mono stylus. Grade EX.
Jacket has no ring or shelf wear on the front or back. Some cracking on top and bottom seams but still in tact. Small corner ding. Grade EX-
Comes in outer poly and inner MoFi archival sleeves as well as the original paper inner sleeve. Securely packaged and shipped in a whiplash mailer.


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