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Bridging A Gap

LP (Item 1619) Muse, 1972 — Condition: Very Good
Really great 70s work from the great Mark Murphy – one of those sessions for Muse Records where he really pushed his style forward in comparison to older European and American recordings! The set's got some hip arrangements from David Matthews, organ from Pat Rebillot, guitar from Sam Brown, and horns by the Brecker Brothers – all of whom give the proceedings a soulful swing that even transforms the older tunes! The set features two Murphy originals, "Sausalito" and "Come and Get Me" – and other cuts include "She's Gone", "Steamroller", "We Could Be Flying", and "No More".  © 1996-2024, Dusty Groove, Inc.

Very Good

  • Vinyl can have some dirt, but nothing major.
  • May not shine under light, but should still be pretty clean, and not too dirty.
  • May have a number of marks (5 to 10 at most), and obvious signs of play, but never a big cluster of them, or any major mark that would be very deep. Most marks should still not click under a fingernail.
  • May not look near perfect, but should play fairly well, with slight surface noise, and the occasional click in part of a song, but never throughout a whole song or more.
  • This is clearly a copy that was played by someone a number of times, but which could also be a good "play copy" for someone new.

Additional Marks & Notes

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