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Vinyl should be very clean, but can have less luster than near mint.
Should still shine under a light, but one or two marks may show up when tilted.
Can have a few small marks that may show up easily, but which do not affect play at all. Most marks of this quality will disappear when the record is tilted, and will not be felt with the back of a fingernail.
This is the kind of record that will play "near mint", but which will have
some signs of use (although not major ones).
May have slight surface noise when played.
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A great example of why Little Milton was always one of the few Chicago blues artists who could also break strongly in the soul camp at the time – and a beautifully balanced set that perfectly shows both sides of the Chicago scene of the time! Production is by old Vee Jay maestro Calvin ... LP, Vinyl record album
Freddie King first rose to prominence in the 60s as a hell of a guitarist with a penchant for searing licks – but 70s records like this really put him over the top as a vocalist too! The set was done for Leon Russell's Shelter label – and Russell produced and plays piano and organ on ... LP, Vinyl record album
Seminal work from this legendary blues figure – material recorded in Chicago and originally issued on Paramount Records, with just Jefferson on vocals and guitar! Great 60s issue – likely the first LP release of these tracks. LP, Vinyl record album
Seminal work from this legendary blues figure – material recorded in Chicago and originally issued on Paramount Records, with just Jefferson on vocals and guitar! Great 60s issue – likely the first LP release of these tracks. LP, Vinyl record album
Skip plays both guitar and piano along with his vocals – and titles include "Special Rider Blues", "Crow Jane", "All Night Long", "Cypress Grove", "My Gal", and "Look Down The Road". LP, Vinyl record album
An unusual US issue of material that Memphis Slim recorded in Paris – with work by Carey Bell on harmonica, Lowell Fulsom on guitar, and SP Leary on drums! Titles include "Grinder Man Blues", "Misery", "I Wanna Dance", "Chicago Bounce No 2", "Born ... LP, Vinyl record album
Includes tracks by the Chatman Brothers (Lonnie & Sam), the Mississippi Blacksnakes, Charlie McCoy,Alec Johnson, and Walter Jacobs. LP, Vinyl record album
Features guest work from Lonnie Brooks on vocals and guitar, harmonica from Billy Branch, and some horn arrangements from Gene Barge – a great arranger who did plenty of work for Chess! Titles include "Can't Let Go", "Time Will Tell", "Fishing Trip", "The ... LP, Vinyl record album
One of a handful of amazing early records from Bobby Blue Bland – genre-setting material that was partly blues, partly soul, and still had some of the fuller currents of the earlier R&B years too! Bobby's voice is incredible – one of the most distinct in soul, and up there with ... LP, Vinyl record album
A side each of these two important talents in blues – presented here in a format that makes the record a real double-header! Side one features Big Bill Broonzy in the lead – working with sweet electric lines on guitar alongside acoustic and his own really rich vocals – plus this ... LP, Vinyl record album
An oft-overlooked funky soul gem from the incredible Roy Ayers – taking turns with both uptempo material and more smoothed out soul sounds – all done with Roy's trademark jazzy approach to the dancefloor! No Stranger To Love is a sly, and often funky set that deserves to be mentioned ... LP, Vinyl record album