4146/ DEXTER GORDON - Our Man in Paris

SOURCE: Collector

SPECS: 1963; 1ST PRESSING; MONO; NO DG; NYNY; VAN GELDER; P; LAM.

JACKET: Front: VG+; Back: VG, general aging; Spine: VG, conservative, some general wear but all information is visible and center aligned; Seams: VG, no splits but wear; Color/Contrast: NM

DISC (VISUAL): Side A: NM; Side B: VG+, large marker (unclear if it's marker) residue scribed "Dexter Gordon" otherwise NM; Labels: NM

DISC (PLAYBACK): Side A: NM; Side B: NM; Groovewear: No

ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE: Yes

NOTES: This copy came from an American television station, who marked artist names directly on the wax of their collection. This copy seems that it was played once or twice and then filed away into their archival storage. A very strange way to catalog the discs, and oddly the jacket isn't marked up, but the copy is otherwise quite perfect. No surface noise and no sonic distortion from the aged marker. Tried to photograph it and failed. There's sort of a ghosting affect. Happy to send video footage of it to anyone interested.

OVERALL GRADE: VG+, would be NM without the marker residue