Horace Silver Trio

 

Late 1950s or early 1960s

Label : Blue Note

BLP 1520

MONO pressing

47 West 63rd NYC labels

43 West 61st St., New York 23 cover address

Deep Groove

RVG hand-etched

EAR stamped

 

RECORD GRADING (see photos) :

This is a late 1950s (or early 1960s) mono copy in nice condition !

 

Cover : EXC (solid VG+)

Beautiful cover well preserved !

--- Front : very slight aging sign.

--- Back : a small handwriting at left.

--- Slices : top slice few small/slight wear sign (NO split) ; left slice discoloration (NO split) ; bottom slice slight rubbing and small paper split near left corner.

--- Corners : small wear sign ; TINY ding.

--- Original Blue Note inner sleeve : NO

Nice condition !

 

Audio : EXC (VG+)

The sound quality is great and impressive !

NO skips ; NO clicks ; NO distortion ; NO background noise.

--- Few small cracklings/tics on Track 6 (Side 1) and Track 2 (Side 2).

--- Slight/small surface noise mainly audible on quiet moment (DO NOT compete with the music).

The audio recording is stunning here !

Nice condition !

 

Visual : EXC (VG+)

The vinyl is visually beautiful !

This copy has probably been played only few times with care.

NO scratches ; NO hairlines ; NO feelable marks.

Visible under light & NON feelable :

--- 2 or 3 TINY surface marks.

--- Some slight paper inner sleeve surface traces/scuffs.

High luster.

Nice condition !

 

Label : clean !

Visually beautiful on both sides.

Just few very slight spindle marks visible under light.

 

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All records are carefully inspected and listened before grading. So you can buy with confidence.