ART BLAKEY BLUE NOTE 5039 10" ORIG. 767 LEX., FLAT, EAR/P, DG, AUTOGRAPHED

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UP FOR AUCTION IS A CLASSIC ALBUM LED BY ART BLAKEY TITLED "ART BLAKEY A NIGHT AT BIRDLAND VOL. 3" RECORDED ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 10 INCH MONO FLAT EDGE PRESSING, BLUE & WHITE 767 LEXINGTON AVE. NEW YORK CITY DEEP GROOVE LABELS, HAVING THE ETCHED 9M AND EAR/P MARK STAMPED IN THE TRAIL-OFF AREA ON EACH SIDE, LONG PLAYING MICROGROOVE, BLP-5039.

THE FRONT COVER HAS BEEN SIGNED/AUTOGRAPHED BY ART BLAKEY, SEE PICTURES!

RECORD CONDITION

THE RECORD IS IN NM-/VG++ CONDITION (VISUALLY GRADED), THE VINYL HAS A NICE SHINY LUSTER.  ONE SIDE HAS ONLY A FEW BARELY VISIBLE PAPER SLEEVE TYPE HAIRLINES, THE OTHER SIDE HAS ONLY A COUPLE OF LIGHT THIN NON-FEELABLE ONE INCH SCRATCHES AND A FEW PAPER SLEEVE TYPE HAIRLINES.  BOTH LABELS ARE IN NICE CONDITION.  I PLAYED THE RECORD AND ON SIDE 1 THE 1ST TUNE PLAYS NICELY, I HEARD NO TICKS OR POPS. THE 2ND TUNE PLAYS NICELY, I HEARD ONLY COUPLE OF RANDOM LIGHT TICKS.  FOR SIDE 2 THE 1ST TUNE PLAYS NICELY, I HEARD ONLY A COUPLE OF RANDOM LIGHT TICKS.  OVERALL THE RECORD PLAYS LOUD CAN CLEAR WITH MINIMAL SURFACE NOISE.

COVER CONDITION

THE 767 LEXINGTON NY 21 ADDRESS COVER IS IN VG+ CONDITION, THE FRONT STILL HAS A BEAUTIFUL GLOSS WITH MINIMAL SURFACE WEAR.  IT IS NOT VERY LEGIBLE BUT ART BLAKEY'S SIGNATURE IS ON THE FRONT COVER IN BLUE INK PEN, YOU HAVE TO TILT THE FRONT COVER AT A CERTAIN ANGLE TO SEE THE COMPLETE MESSAGE/SIGNATURE. (SEE PICTURES)  THE BACKSIDE HAS MINIMAL SURFACE WEAR.  ALL SEAMS HAVE SOME LIGHT WEAR, BUT HAVE NO SPLITS, NO CRACKS AND NO CHIPS.  THE LOWER  SEAM HAS 7 INCHES OF SCOTCH TAPE.  ALL CORNERS HAVE SOME WEAR.  NO STAMPS, 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!