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I read all the posts last week regarding the JR Monterose, Blue Note 1536, which has just closed as I write this.
One observation I made at the time I first saw this listing, was that there were five photo’s, but not a single photo showing the back cover. Why is there no photo of the cover?

Everything seemed legit, until you read the description “ALSO SAYS EMI – CAPITOL TO BACK AS WELL”.
Maybe I didn’t notice it before, but has the seller now changed the description to read: “© 1956 USA LP REPRESSING”?

I’m sure it said just “PRESSING” before; maybe I’m wrong.

All I know is that as good as some of the re-pressings might be, I wouldn’t want to fork out a staggering US$1081.00 for a re-pressing; no matter how good it is.

Another thing I’d like to mention, which is a topic that has probably been discussed at length on here no doubt, is the increase use of the words like NM, NM- or even VG++ in the auction header, only to open the page up and find that it is only either the record or the cover they are describing; the other half ends up being really second rate.
Or a NM- cover with only a couple of 1″ splits, corner wear and slight ring wear; so remind me how it can be described as NM- then???

I am definitely noticing more and more “hooks” that play on the ignorance or lack of knowledge of buyers to know what they are really buying. Not all of it is bad of course, but I have definitely seen some, what I would call, questionable tactics.

Anyway, that’s my rant, many thanks for letting me put in my 10 cents worth.

Cheers,

Mike