Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers / Soul Finger
Japan Orig. LP


Mercury SFX – 7334

Appendices: "Original OBI”, “Insert" & “Autographed Sheet”

Description: This is scarce Japanese original copy ( released in 1960’s ) of their original album, coming with complete appendices. Insert is with “Japanese liner notes”. Autograph on the sheet has “RCA” logo in the right bottom corner which seems as a printed one. It’s hard to find Japanese copy of this album even in our country nowadays. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.

Bass – Victor Sproles
Drums – Art Blakey
Piano – John Hicks
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Lucky Thompson
Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan


Condition: VG+/VG+ ( Cover / Disc )


COVER: Cover is good in condition. It’s slightly scraped and stained with minor brown spots on the surface of each side. Outer edges are slightly worn. Otherwise no any tear, ring-wear, dent, strip & writing…OK.

DISC: Disc is good in condition, keeping glossy. It has slight stain-marks in part on each side ( See photo ). Some tiny spots like dots are on Side A. A faint scratch is on Side B ( inaudible ). There are several spindle-marks on each label. Otherwise it has none of any scuff & hairline, which is to be rated as "VG+".

OBI: VG+, being slightly rippled on the surface of each side, while being lightly scraped for aging on that of back side.

INSERT: VG, being lightly creased
and tanned with minor spots on the surface of each side.

AUTOGRAPH SHEET: EX-, being slightly tanned on the surface of each side.