Record is showing some wear. The sleeve has wear on the edges. Shipped the next business day! We own a small family book store and sell our extra books and media that have been on our shelves for too long. Additional Details ------------------------------ Product description: TITLE : Rain Forest ARTIST : Walter Wanderley FORMAT : Long Play Record LABEL : Verve RECORD # : V-8658 (mono) DATE : 1966 NOTES: From the first tune -- the monster hit "Summer Samba," the listener is catapulted straight back to the '60s when bossa nova was new in the U.S. and everyone wanted a piece of it. Organist Wanderley made a big splash with this LP, and it does evoke strong water images, like "poolside" and "ice skating rink." The jazzmen are underutilized, since most of the tracks are less than three minutes long and leave little room to stretch out. One exception is the pretty Ferreira/Marconi ballad "Rain," the only track where Wanderley plays piano rather than organ and which features a fine solo by Urbie Green on trombone. On "Beach Samba," Green gets to noodle a bit, but Bucky Pizzarelli is heard stating the melody and nothing else. Despite all the sadness implied in the song titles, this LP has a jaunty feel to it and will be best enjoyed by nostalgic fans of that bygone era. (AMG)