Mosaic box # 128 is a 23 LP set of the complete Commodore Jazz Recordings. The set was released in 1989. Over 17 hours of excellent Jazz from 1944 & 1945. The vinyl is absolutely pristine - no marks whatsoever. I would be surprised to learn it had ever been played. No spindle marks, no fingerprints, no scratches. Unlike the rest of these boxes I've been putting up, this book was actually thumbed through, yet remains VG+. The box is VG+. The upper L front has a very slight indentation (see photo). He also taped a 1" piece of tape over a sticker on which he wrote the letters "LPs". This sticker is on the out spine. I am not going to try to remove this in case it bothers the set itself...I'll let the buyer make that decision (see photo). The booklet says "This is one of an edition limited to 2500 albums". Boxed Set of 23 12" Vinyl 33RPM Records.
Scott Yanow says this on AllMusic.com - "The second of three "volumes" put out by Mosaic that reissues the entire Commodore catalog is, like the first, a 23-LP set; all of the music in this massive box was recorded within 13 months. The limited-edition series is a must (although it will be quite difficult to locate) for collectors of Chicago jazz and small-group swing for it is literally overflowing with classics. The first box is the most essential but Volume II is pretty close with recording sessions led by Sidney and Wilbur DeParis, Albert Ammons, Eddie Heywood, Hot Lips Page, Sid Catlett, Billie Holiday, the Kansas City Six with Lester Young, George Zack, Muggsy Spanier, Miff Mole, Joe Bushkin, Max Kaminsky, Edmond Hall, George Wettling, Bobby Hackett, Hot Lips Page, Pee Wee Russell, Red McKenzie, Jess Stacy, Jack Teagarden and Wild Bill Davison. In addition to the usual performances (many of which were previously hard-to-find), there are quite a few previously unissued alternate takes and some selections (including an entire Joe Bushkin Trio date) that were never out before. This set (if it can be found) will be expensive but worth it."
Check out my other Mosaic LP sets on ebay on auction now, including the other 2 volumes of the Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings. The first $2500 offer for all 3 ends the auction. Please remember that these boxes are very heavy and may be quite costly when shipped, especially overseas.