Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk - Harold Land,Charlie Rouse, original RLP12-323

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Monk's combo of 1960 is filled out here by Joe Gordon on trumpet and Harold Land on tenor sax.  Charlie Rouse was in his usual place on tenor.  Billy Higgins was in the drum chair, having previously played with Ornette Coleman.
This record has the small 92 mm. label with 1) the deep groove through the mike and 2) no "Inc." on the label after "Bill Grauer Productions".  That marks it as an original issue from 1961.    The vinyl plays VG+ and, perhaps, looks even better.  It is graded VG+.  The original translucent glassine inside sleeve is included despite a seam split.  The cover shows a little ring wear, not much.  The bottom seam and spine are intact and strong, though rubbed.  The top seam was split and has been repaired.  There is a picture of this specific area.  There is writing on the back cover.  See the photo.  No clipped corner, notch, or cutout hole.  No tape, or stickers.  The cover is graded VG.  Records are play-graded, but when visual grading is different from the sound, the record is marked at the lower grade. 

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The following Goldmine descriptions were used for grading:

·        NM (Near Mint) ---- A nearly perfect record.  The disc looks as if you just got it home from a new record store.  Many brand new discs do not meet this standard.  The jacket should show no obvious signs of wear with no creases, folds, seam splits or cut-out holes.

·        VG+ (Very Good Plus) ---- A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it.  Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear such as slight scuffs or very light scratches that don’t affect the listening experience.  The label may have some ring wear or discoloration but it would be barely noticeable.  The jacket may have slight signs of wear also and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation, or corner indicating it was sold at a discount.  

·        VG (Very Good) ---- Surface noise will be evident, especially in soft passages, but will not overpower the music.  Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as will light scratches that will affect the sound.  Labels and the jacket may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers attached.  Ring wear, scuffing, or seam splitting may be present on the jacket.  Many of the defects in a VG+ jacket will be more pronounced in a VG one.  The jacket will not have all of these problems at the same time.

·        G (Good) ---- Good does not mean Bad!  A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be put on a turntable and will play through without skipping or sticking.  But it will have significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear.  A jacket will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine.  Tape, writing, ring wear or other defects will start to overwhelm the object.