Chet Baker; It Could Happen to You; Riverside 12-278; DG; OG, First MONO press

$

293

This thing is amazing. I love it. Clean package, rare .. don't miss this one. It's rarely seen.
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VINYL: VG+ (8.5 of 10) First MONO pressing; Deep groove, No "inc" blue reel label. It's quite nice. Not absolutely perfect ... but I NEVER see clean, first press Riverside, and when I do, the pressing quality is "meh" ... but this one is a nice, quiet press. There is a little trace paper scuffing, and a little dull streaking (my guess is it's from when it slid down from the factory). But I can tell, this one was rarely played. It cleaned up nice, and plays pretty great. Perhaps a little pop here, or crackle there ... but in general, expect a clean play.
COVER: VG+ (9,0 of 10) Again, a beautiful cover. Gloss fully intact, corners are decent, it's flat (no bowing). Only issue is a little light soiling on back ... otherwise it's great. Solid spine and seams, and very little wear. _______ 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 AT MM cart; tube preamp, a Dynaco ST-70 all tube amp to KLH 17 speakers. An super tubey setup, right!?
SHIPPING: Free 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 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