George Braith – Musart

George Braith – Musart

Here we are looking at Geroge Braith’s Musart, on Prestige. This is a nice copy overall, showing only some monor shelf wear. The cover has a little bit of shelf/ring wear to it, but is holding up well. On the back cover in the lower right, it is stamped...
The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds

Here we are looking at a first, mono pressing of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. One of the main things we are looking at here, is what they call foxing on the cover. Foxing refers to small discolored spots, like age spots on your grandma’s arm. Foxing might...
Duke Pearson Wahoo!

Duke Pearson Wahoo!

Here we are looking at Duke Pearson’s Wahoo! on Blue Note. The specific issue with this one, is to look at the damage in the upper left corner, on the top edge. In my write-up I referred to this as “chewing” but it is truly some form of dry...
Kenny Dorham and the Jazz Prophets Volume 1

Kenny Dorham and the Jazz Prophets Volume 1

 Here we are looking at Kenny Dorham and the Jazz Prophets Volume One from 1956 on ABC Paramount. This one has a really solid cover overall, though the back shows clearly established levels of foxing/age and discoloration. I zoomed in on what looks (in the picture)...
The Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks

The Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks

Here’s a very rare and cool version of The Sex Pistols, Never Mind the Bollocks. This one, is a version from the initial release, before it had 12 tracks (Surrender added).  The way I identified it, was using the fact of back cover song listings, the pink offset...