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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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if it is an oddity that is the only wrong thing about the record.
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cover damage or wear as noted above, or strictly cosmetic flaws.
Tito Rodriguez takes a tour of South America – trying out a number of different grooves and rhythms, on titles that include "Bella Bossa Nova", "Por Eso No Debes", "El Latigo", "Hoja Seca", "Arrastra A Sandalia", "El Trompo", and ... LP, Vinyl record album
An excellent little set from Tito – recorded in the late 50s for Tico, with a groove that's harder than much of his 60s work for United Artists! The lineup includes some nice jazzy vibes work on a few tracks – and the album includes the great percussive track "Suena Tu Bongo (Beat ... LP, Vinyl record album
An overstuffed album that features 15 of Tito's Latin groovers for United Artists – not necessarily "hits" in the chart-bound way, but all of them solid senders for the Latin audience of the early 60s. Titles include "Penasa En Mi", "Cara De Payso", "Machaca ... LP, Vinyl record album
Heartfelt work from Tito Rodriguez – some of the warmer material that made him such a huge vocal hit in the 60s! Titles include "La Casa", "La Mentira", "Mio", "En Tu Memoria", and "Theme From Black Orpheus". LP, Vinyl record album
A 70s album, but one that features some killer cuts from his early 10" and 78rpm recordings for Tico – the kind of work that really helped set the New York scene on fire in the postwar years! Tracks include "Harlem Nightmare", "Mambo Manila", "Joe Lustig ... LP, Vinyl record album
Arranged by Joe Cain – with cuts that include "Mas", "Noche De Lluvia", "Otra Vez Adios", "Vas", "Hoy", "Tocame", and "En Un Rincon Del Alma". LP, Vinyl record album
The title alone should make you want to pick this one up – as anyone with the guts to name a record Let's Ball back in the 60s really had something going! The album's one of the best of Joey Pastrana's early gems – a fierce little record that explodes with Latin Soul energy, and which ... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear, a center split in the spine, and a small name in marker and sticker remnants in back.)LP, Vinyl record album