Charles "Charlie" Mingus; Blues & Roots, Atlantic SD 1305, DG, OG Bullseye label

$

40

Good golly I love Atlantic years for Mingus ... energy for days. I mean, I love Ah Um, but it seems like Columbia polished Mingus a bit, and refined the sound ... his Atlantic years punch. You can her him yell and push his guys ... check this album out if you don't know it. Highly recommended. 

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VINYL: VG+ (8.5 of 10) OG Stereo copy, with that beautiful bullseye label. I love that thing ... and I never find it, like ever. ... anyway, this copy has one dull mark (side 1, tried to photograph), that is long, but seemed to have very minimal impact on play. It's not a scratch or anything, more of a dull "oops" mark. Minimal interference with the music ... maybe something low level, but in general this LP is in great shape outside of that.
COVER: VG+ (8.5 of 10) Great cover. Some light aging, and a little cracking on bottom seam, and a bit on the spine. But overall it's pretty fantastic ... no writing, stickers, etc .... Beautiful gloss. 
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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!?
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RETURNS: Generally a no go, unless you have a 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 try to 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