ARTHUR PRYSOCK - COUNT BASIE
Vinyl LP Record
1966 MGM Verve Records V6-8646
Cover Liner Notes -- Creed Taylor
Vocal Big Band Jazz
ENGINEER RUDY VAN GELDER
ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE
GATEFOLD
Side One Center Label Matrix: "(66 vgs 518)"
Side Two Center Label Matrix: "(66 vgs 519)"
Cover-Sleeve Condition: Seam Wear Good; Otherwise, Very Good (Goldmine Grading)
Vinyl Condition: Side-1 Track-3 Very Good Plus; Otherwise, Excellent to Near Mint (Goldmine Grading)
Play-Tested: Near Mint (NM)
FIRST ISSUE
RARE ETCHED-MATRIX VARIATION
PRESSING RING
Smoke/Pet Free
Plastic SLEEVE-COVER-PROTECTOR Included
Eleven (11) Tracks
FROM GRANDPARENT'S SONOMA CALIFORNIA ESTATE
(World War II Veteran ~ United States Army)
Classic 1960's Jazz -- ARTHUR PRYSOCK and COUNT BASIE -- From A Treasured Vinyl Collection....
Includes Shipping + Professional RECORD-BOX Package
"Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 13, 14, 20 and 21, 1965"
"The sessions were held in an atmosphere charged with excitement because, as a listen to the album will reveal, things were comfortable all around. There's even a fine stretch of the rarely-heard Basie piano here, on I Could Write A Book."
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Goldmine Record Grading Summary
MINT (M): Vinyl - Absolutely Perfect; No Factory-Pressing Defect; No Factory-Packaging Defect; No Fingerprint; 3rd-Party Certified. Cover Sleeve - No Seam Split; No Ring Wear; No Crease; No Sticker; No Ink Wear; 3rd-Party Certified.
SEALED (SS): Factory Sealed.
NEAR MINT (NM or M-): Vinyl - No Major Factory Defect; Full Gloss; No Spindle Mark; If Played - No Surface Noise; May Have A Minor Sleeve Scuff From Packaging That Does Not Cover More Than One Track; No Fingerprint. Cover Sleeve - No Seam Split; No Ring Wear; No Crease; No Sticker or Cut-Out; Very Minor Ink Wear If Any.
EXCELLENT (EX / E) or VERY GOOD DOUBLE-PLUS (VG++): Vinyl - Would Be Near Mint Except For A Few Minor Things; Great Shine; May Have Minor Center-Hole Mark But Not Misshapen; May Have Very Minor Label Wear or Discoloration; May Have Light Sleeve Scuff(s) From Packaging; May Have Minor Fingerprint(s); Very Little Surface Wear; May Have A Light Scratch Not Deep Enough To Feel With Fingernail; May Have Very Minor Warp That Does Not Affect Sound; If Played - Almost No Surface Noise. Cover Sleeve - Very Minor Seam Wear; Barely Noticeable Ring Wear; Very Slight Corner Crease; No Cut-Out; No Price Tag But May Have Clean Package/Marketing Sticker.
VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+): Vinyl - Shows Some Signs of Handling But Otherwise In Great Condition; Has Most of the Original Gloss Shine; Center Hole May Have Marks or Be Slightly Misshapen; May Have Minor Label Wear, Writing, or Sticker; May Have Some Fingerprints; May Have Some Surface Wear; May Have Minor Scratches Not Deep Enough To Feel With Fingernail; May Have Some Warp That Does Not Affect Sound; If Played - May Have Some Incidental Surface Noise. Cover Sleeve - Seam Wear But No Seam Split; Some Ring Wear; Some Ink Wear But Not Overwhelming; May Have Corner Creases; No Cut-Out; No Writing (Autographs Accepted); May Have Clean Price Tag or Other Sticker.
VERY GOOD (VG): Vinyl - Lacks Much of Original Gloss Shine; May Have Label Writing, Tape, or Sticker; Some Visible Groove Wear; May Have Light Scratches Deep Enough To Feel With Fingernail; If Played - Some Surface Noise or Audible Scratches Perhaps in Intro, Ending, and Soft Passages But Does Not Overpower Music. Cover Sleeve - May Have Seam Split But Not Obvious (For Example: Minor Bottom-Seam Split Less Than One Inch); Ring Wear in the Middle or Edge But Not Overwhelming; Creases; May Have Minor Defacing or Cut-Out Mark; May Have Writing, Tape, Stamp, Price Tag, or Sticker.
GOOD (G), or GOOD PLUS (G+), or VERY GOOD MINUS (VG-): Vinyl - Label Definitely Worn with Significant Ring Wear, Heavy Writing, or Other Obvious Damage; Significant Groove Wear and/or Scratches; If Played - Record Plays Through Without Skipping But Has Significant Surface Noise. Cover Sleeve - Seam Splits Obvious on Sight; Distracting Ring Wear; Heavy Creases or Folds; Significant Defacing or Cut-Out; Heavy Writing, Tape, or Name-Sticker.
POOR (P) or FAIR (F): Vinyl - Cracked; Impossibly Warped; Skips or Repeats When Play Attempted. Cover Sleeve - Makes you want to cry.
(Note: Unfortunately, there are buyers who unscrupulously swap a good pressing with a bad pressing; therefore - no returns.)