Blue Mitchell; The Thing to Do; Blue Note 4178, MONO, NY lbls, Ear, VAN GELDER

$

56

Hey all! Here's an interesting one. Overall it's in great shape, with a few blemishes ... read it all on this one. It's a great copy, but some different quirks to it.

See below for more detail:

VINYL: VG+ (7.5 of 10) OG Blue Note press. NY Address, VAN GELDER stamps in runout, Ear marks, MONO goodness. This copy plays fantastic, has some blemishes I'll detail but here's what I notice: 1) I'm pretty sure someone who doesn't know how to clean a record tried, and clearly faded the labels. 2) There's a straight-ish portion of the record on the initial edge. It doesn't affect the play of the record at all, and there's enough edge to start the record fine, but it looks like it was filed or something? ... very strange. Look at the photos closely. 3) There's a scuff or two, and a light mark or two, but overall it's great. There's one scuff mark on side one causing a little repeating crackle for ~30 seconds (it's not annoying popping or anything). After that, everything kicks in loud and clear for the rest. Overall, it's a great copy with some assumed colorful history.
COVER: VG+ (7.5 of 10) Pretty great cover. Some clear aging and seam wear, and some chipping. But generally it's holding together nicely. The spine is solid, and the seams clearly have been stored, but nothing is falling apart. 
_________________________________________________________________ Now the standard messages:

GRADING: Yes I use standard grading. HOWEVER, I will NEVER use the word "mint" or "near mint" to describe a used LP ... sorry, won't do it. The highest I go is VG+. I use a number after to more represent a combination of how the vinyl looks and how it sounds. 10 is the best. I'll describe what I see in addition. I've found the combination of these two can minimize expectation gaps. But ask questions when in doubt.

CLEANING: Yes. All vinyl is cleaned ... on my own machine I made. Vacuum machine. I wash and rinse with my own formula cleaners -- once with my enzyme cleaner, and rinsed with my own distilled water/alcohol formula. ... this process has worked for me for years.

TESTING: Yes. I've listened to the records I sell. I play on a Lenco L70, via Denon 103 MC cart; tube preamp, a Dynaco ST-70 all tube amp to KLH 17 speakers. An super tubey setup, right!?
SHIPPING: $4.99 for anywhere Media Mail, domestic. Overseas is BY WEIGHT, so check that weight before bidding, you overseas-ers! LPs shipped in a proper box with plastic sleeve, and yes, vinyl shipped outside the sleeve. 
RETURNS: Generally a no go, unless you have a damn compelling reason. But if there's a serious problem, I'm sure we can figure it out with a return. I mean, I am an adult ... allegedly. But I do describe accurately, offer time for questions, and I deal in used records, not new stuff ... yes, it's always kind of a gamble buying via eBay, which is why I try to do my best to make an objective attempt to describe the LP in question. ASK QUESTIONS WHEN IN DOUBT. I promise, we can make this an easy transaction