Bob Thiele And His New Happy Times Orchestra ‎- The 20s Score Again LP NM audio

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Bob Thiele And His New Happy Times Orchestra ‎- The 20s Score Again LP NM audio:
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Bob Thiele And His New Happy Times Orchestra ‎- The 20s Score Again LP, Doctor Jazz Records, FW 39876
Grading:DISK is NM condition, sounds new.SLEEVE is EX condition with minimal wear, but it has a promo stamp on reverse. No seam splits
About the records:All the jazz records that I sell came from a single collection. The collector was a serious jazz aficionado who carefully cleaned and cared for the records. In all, there were about 2000 albums in this collection, and I\'m slowly listing them for sale on . It\'s a great collection with a lot of good stuff. It is clear that the previous owner truly cared for the disks.I carefully grade the albums and I make an effort to accurately describe them. For every album, I listen to one side in order to judge the sound, and I visually inspect the disks and sleeves. I take good quality photos of them so you can see for yourself. For items that are expected to sell for higher prices I will provide extra photos.

My grading scale(partially adapted from Goldmine standard):

MINT (M): Absolutely perfect in every way. I don’tthink I have or will ever use this grade on any used record.

NEAR MINT (NM): For vinyl, the sound is completely crisp and clean with no audible popsor hiss AT ALL. In appearance, the vinyl looks like it was just opened from a factory sealed sleeve.There will be no spindle marks. The only allowable potential defect would besome minor noise at the beginning of the groove where the needle touches down,but only if it is well before the music begins. For the sleeve, there is nomark, ringwear, stain, discoloration, seam split of any kind. I rarely ever usethis.

EXCELLENT(E): I know many people do not approve of this category, but I feel thereshould be a real grade category between “VG+” and “NM”. My definition is asfollows: For the vinyl, the audio experience falls just short of NM. The soundis very nearly perfect, but there may be one or two spots where you might heara light noise that is easily missed. The appearance is still crisp and clean,with no spindle marks. For the sleeve, I would only use this if the appearancewas nearly perfect, perhaps with only some very minor shelf-wear, but NO marks,NO seam splits. This grade is rarely used.

VERY GOODPLUS (VG+): The vinyl may have some lightlyvisible scuffing and perhaps minor spindle marks, however the sound still iscrisp and clean. There may be some very light audible defects, but they wouldbe easy to ignore and would not detract from the experience. There may be a pophere and there, but on balance the audio is still completely pleasurable. Forthe sleeve, I would permit only a very light mark, or some very light ringwear,in order to use this category of grade. A cut corner is permissible only if thesleeve is totally devoid of any other defects. Quite a few albums in thiscollection fall into this category.

Very Good(VG): For the vinyl,I would use this grade if the audio is still very enjoyable in spite of theaudible presence of hiss or pops across the record (they would have to be lightenough to still be able to enjoy the record). There could be spindle marks, andthe appearance of the vinyl could show some scuffs, though it would still bevery clean and somewhat glossy. For the sleeve, there could be the presence ofminor seam splits starting (perhaps taped up). There could be ample ringwear,but it would have to still look pretty clean. There could be some light writingon the sleeve.

Very GoodMinus (VG–): In this category, the vinyl cold have clearlyobservable defects, and the sound would be somewhat marred by continual pops orhiss BUT the audio experience would still be good enough that one would enjoyhearing the disk. The defects might be somewhat distracting, but notoverwhelming (I know this is subjective, but I try to be up front with thesedetails). The VG- sleeve would have some noteworthy seem splits (perhaps tapedup), unfortunate and large writing, and/or substantial ringwear.
Good (G): Bad shape. I will almost never botherto sell anything like this, and if I do it would be for only a dollar or two.

Shipping: I use album mailing boxes with two cardboard inserts for added reinforcement. To date, I have shipped about 600 albums, and only have one or two damaged by the post office in transit. I use USPS media mail shipping in the USA, and USPS First Class International (when possible) for international shipping. I can combine items for shipping as needed.