Description Revilla Grooves and Gear: Grade 'em Fair, Ship 'em Fast!(Follow us on Twitter: RevillaGrooves / Like Us On Facebook: Revilla Grooves and Gear / Blog: http://revillagroovesandgear.blogspot.com)www.revillagroovesandgear.com The Item: I doubt a cleaner copy or lower number of this set ever will ever come up for auction again! Mercury records 6 @ 78 rpm Set with Picture Folio / Book Hand Signed the the Legendary Norman Granz Photos by Gjon Mili This is a limited set of 500 from 1949 This particular set is # 11 - This is the absolute lowest number I have ever seen on ebay or elsewhere. From the collection of a NYC collector. Artist: Various: Ralph Burns, George handy, Willie Smith, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Machito, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Neal Hefti, Duke Ellington Pictures include: Buddy Rich, Duke, Billy Strayhorn, Neal Hefti, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ralph Burns, George Handy, Charlie Parker, Willie Smith, Machito, Max Roach, Bud Powell, Louis Armstron, Roy Eldridge, Dickie Wells, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Krupa, Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, Harry Edison, Illinois Jacquet, Oscar Pettiford, Mary Lou Williams, Count Basie, Art Tatum, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, John Simmons, Billie Holiday. Set is fully intact and stunning Title: The Jazz Scene Year: 1949 Condition: I use VJM grading for all 78s Visually: Records range from E to N, with one E- due to a few light scratches. A few other light marks throughout, but nothing major. Luster on all sides is outstanding. Sound: E+ or better. I played these records with no filtration through my main system. Fidelity was outstanding. There was some light surface noise as is common with 78s. Some light tics or pops here or there. Overall, an outstanding listening experience. Cover: VG+, front has faded where it was exposed to light. Back cover has marks and scuffs. One tiny fabric pull. Spine is solid and nice. No splits or tears. Inside: Pictures are pristine. As beautiful as if new. Some discoloring from age to white pages. Curve to bottom right corner of record sleeves. Pictures are no affected. Pictures tell the story truthfully. More pictures can be found here: http://revillagrooves.tumblr.com/ All sides Cleaned with the Spin Clean system. All records housed in new white inner sleeves, outside of book. NJ Bidders: Revilla Grooves and Gear has the responsibility to charge 7% sales tax to New Jersey auction winners. This sales tax charge will appear on your invoice at the end of auctions. Details: My Reference and Grading Audio System: Audio grading is done with a pitch perfect KAB Broadcast Standard Technics 1210 Turntable and a Grado 78E Cartridge designed for Mono 78 record playback. (If you love vintage records and don't have one of these you owe it to yourself to hear what it can do for your 78s)Check out the KAB Broadcast Standard: http://www.kabusa.com/kab_bst.htm ******Grado 78E specs so you can compare my grading cartridge to your listening cartridge: http://www.needledoctor.com/Grado-78E-Cartridge Payment: Paypal preferred. Personal checks (US only) are fine, but record will not ship until check clears. CASH IS NOT ACCEPTED. (Sorry, too many problems in the past) Packing of Fragile Records:I use a variation of the method shown at this link: http://www.claxtonola.com/shipping78s/index.htmlThanks to Claxtonola.com Shipping: I always invoice at end of auction. Please use the shipping calculator to determine approximate shipping costs to your area. International bidders are welcome. Any item valued at $100 or more requires shipping via USPS Express Mail International. This protects both buyer and seller from lost packages. I am always willing to combine shipping for multiple items. Paypal preferred. _gsrx_vers_476 (GS 6.4.4 (476)) On Jun-14-13 at 13:53:56 PDT, seller added the following information: SquareTrade © AP6.0