Here we are looking at the Gil Melle Quartet’s Quadrama from 1957 on Prestige, #7097.
The cover here has some light wear and age showing, but it is still solid. The front and back panels show the age in discoloring in that it simply looks a little old, but maybe it was always this kind of off-white color(?)…I don’t know. It is not in horrible shape, by any stretch. There is a very small stamp stating JAZZ (in red ink) on the back cover, all the text on the back cover is easy to read, and clear. No writing or other ink.
The spine has some flaking on the top and bottom parts (maybe an inch on each place), but the written bits in the center of the spine were totally whole and clear. The top and bottom edges both have some start of splitting (a couple inches wanting to break) – so when I saw it, I pulled the record from the sleeve and put it in the outer 3 ml plastic sleeve. It is in a replaced inner sleeve (a plastic one) – the original paper one is gone. Labels are clean, both sides, thought the A side has the same small JAZZ red stamp.
Wax looks amazing, and as I remember, it sounds great – I have definitely played this one before, and really liked it. I don’t see anything in the vinyl at all – no marks from storage or play to talk about. I would be happy to do another play test if needed, but this one looks amazing and I remember it sounding the same. Anything in it, would have been pressed there from the factory.
Click any image below to see it larger – sorry that wax image got shrunk (I can take more, but there’s nothing to show you). Lemme know if I can provide any more info.
