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Hi, my name is Gil Duarte. Almost immediately you'll
realize I'm barely computer literate! In fact, I'd say I'm computer stupid! Anyway, if you're
expecting a blog or a shopping cart or item retrival or any of the other niceties found at most other retail sites, then you'd
better stop here and go surfing elsewhere.
Part of my ignorance, of course, is due to my advanced years, but I
guess most of it is due to a certain reticence at having to come into line, or should I say online. In any event, I
ask that you be patient with me.
I've been in the record business in one way or another for the past 30 years.
For 12 of those years I owned and operated a Specialty Record Shop. My area of expertise was and is THE BLUES, but I
also stocked R&B and Jazz. Rather than have to deal with the impending and drastic changes taking place in the Record
Industry, I chose to close down my store. It seems I got out just in time. Just in the last 5 years record shops
have become dinosaurs.
Over the years I accumulated all types of recorded music. All the stock in the
store was mine outright, so instead of having a "Going-out-of-business Sale," I put everything into storage.
What I've listed so far and what I'll be listing is precisely that stock.
Yet to come are: more LP's,
Blues Magazines, Blues Posters, 8x10 black & white photos of Blues Artists and, of course, some rarities and collector's
items.
REMEMBER, ALL ITEMS LISTED ARE SET SALE ITEMS. Good Luck and Happy Hunting!!!
GRADING SYSTEM & ABBREVIATIONS
This
grading system applies to 45's, LP's, and CD's.
M- = Mint minus means very clean, almost new;
no visible surface scratches.
VG+ = Very Good plus means clean with some visible surface scratches.
VG = Very Good
means not so clean with abundant visible surface scratches.
BB = Drilled hole through cover and / or
record
CC = Cut Corner denoting cut-out
Lbl = Label
Mono = Monophonic Sound
Noc = Name on cover
Nol
= Name on label
#oc = Number on cover
#ol = Number on label
Promo = Promotional Copy
Re = Reissue
Soc
= Stamp on cover
Sol = Stamp on label
Spl = Seam split
St = Stereophonic Sound
Toc = Tag on cover
Tol
= Tag on label
Taspl = Taped seam split
Wlp = White label promotional copy
Woc = Writing on cover
Wol
= Writing on label
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