BLUE NOTE 84109 HERBIE HANCOCK TAKIN OFF RVG EAR NY DG

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I AM POSTING THE CREAM OF THE CROP OF A VERY NICE JAZZ COLLECTION! CHECK MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR FIRST PRESSING BLUE NOTE, IMPULSE, AND OTHER JAZZ RARITIES! THESE WERE FROM AN ESTATE SALE COLLECTION AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE OWNER MAY HAVE BEEN A DJ. ALL OF THESE RECORDS HAVE BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR AND SOUND AMAZING--IN MANY CASES THEY PLAY PERFECTLY! ALL WITH LOW STARTING BIDS AND NO RESERVE!

**ALL RECORDS WILL SHIP IN A PLASTIC-LINED PAPER SLEEVE, AND WILL BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE JACKET TO AVOID DAMAGE. I PACKAGE THESE RECORDS IN LARGE CUSTOM BOXES WITH LOTS OF PADDING TO PROTECT THESE TREASURES. SEE GRADING SCALE AND ABOUT ME BELOW**

RECORD DESCRIPTION: BLUE NOTE RECORDS 84109 HERBIE HANCOCK "TAKIN' OFF". ORIGINAL NEW YORK LABELS, ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE, AND VAN GELDER STAMPS!!

MATRIX INFO:
a) STEREO ear symbol VAN GELDER (stamped) BNST-84109 A(written)
b) STEREO ear symbol VAN GELDER (stamped) BNST-84109 B(written)

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

GRADING SCALE
ALL RECORDS VISUALLY GRADED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. I WILL USE + OR - IF NEEDED FOR BORDERLINE ITEMS

MINT SEALED: SAYS IT ALL! JACKET WILL BE GRADED SEPARATELY TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY FLAWS

NEAR MINT/MINT 98-100: RECORD AND/OR JACKET LOOK BRAND NEW, NO VISIBLE WEAR! LABELS WILL SHOW NO SIGNS OF USE OR WEAR OF ANY KIND. ONLY THE NICEST, LIKE-NEW ITEMS WILL GET THIS TOUGH GRADE!

NEAR MINT 90-97: LITTLE TO NO SIGNS OF WEAR. JACKET WILL HAVE ONLY A FEW LIGHT FLAWS, AND RECORD WILL HAVE ONLY THE LIGHTEST OF COSMETIC FLAWS THAT DO NOT AFFECT PLAY. LABELS IN THIS GRADE WILL ONLY SHOW A FEW VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS

EXCELLENT 80-89: LOOKS GORGEOUS WITH ONE OR TWO FLAWS TO KNOCK IT DOWN FROM NEAR MINT. SHOULD STILL LOOK LIKE NEW AT A GLANCE

VERY GOOD 70-79: RECORD AND/OR JACKET WILL SHOW SIGNS OF USE, BUT NOTHING MAJOR. RECORD WILL SHOW LIGHT MARKS FROM FREQUENT USE, BUT NO DEEP SCRATCHES, NO LOUD REPEATING POPS AND CERTAINLY NO SKIPS OR RETURNS. RING WEAR MAY START TO SHOW ON THE COVER, AND SMALL SEAM SPLITS MAY BE PRESENT, BUT SEAM MUST BE LARGELY INTACT

GOOD 60-69: RECORD AND JACKET WILL SHOW SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF USE. STILL A RECORD THAT IS PLAYABLE AND NO SKIPS OR RETURNS.

FAIR 50-59: A WELL LOVED ALBUM THAT WILL PLAY WILL SHOW MUCH USE AND LITTLE CARE. I WILL NEVER LIST A FAIR OR WORSE RECORD UNLESS IT IS INSANELY RARE IN ANY CONDITION!!

POOR 49 AND LOWER: SEAMS TOTALLY SPLIT, TONS OF SURFACE WEAR ON LABELS AND RECORD. AGAIN, ONLY IMPOSSIBLY RARE RECORDS WOULD EVER SHOW UP IN MY EBAY WITH THIS GRADE

ABOUT ME: I AM AN EXTREMELY PICKY COLLECTOR. ALL RECORDS ARE INSPECTED UNDER A BRIGHT BULB AND I MAKE SURE TO NEVER OVERSTATE THE CONDITION OF MY COLLECTIBLES. MY EQUIPMENT IS A DUAL 606 TURNTABLE AND A SHURE M97XE CARTRIDGE THAT HAS LESS THAN 100 HOURS ON IT. IF YOU ARE EVER UNHAPPY WITH MY GRADING, I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT RETURNS AND REFUND YOUR MONEY!

STAY TUNED FOR MANY MORE RECORDS OF ALL GENRES!!