One copy

Alphonse Mouzon The Essence Of Mystery

Original '73 pressing of some heavy jazz-funk grooves on Blue Note. "Funky Finger" heavily sampled. Off the charts percussion work.

Label: Blue Note · BN-LA059-F
Pressing: Original 1973, US
Market value: CA$54

$45.0017% under

Alphonse Mouzon – The Essence Of Mystery

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The Essence Of Mystery $45.00 · 17% under

The record

Artist: Alphonse Mouzon
Record: The Essence Of Mystery
Label: Blue Note
Released: 1973
Genre: Funk / Soul, Fusion, Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock, Post Bop
Pressings: One of 13 (this is an original)

Discogs source ↗

This copy

Ringwear on the jacket, wear on the spine and top of the sleeve. Some light marks across both sides that doesn't affect playing

Year: 1973
Country: US
Catalog #: BN-LA059-F
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo

Two Goldmine grades, one for the record and one for the sleeve, each out of 10. I don't sell anything below a 3.

VG 7/10

Record

Very Good

VG 7/10

Sleeve

Very Good

Demand95% 909 want · 952 have

Rarity7 for sale on Discogs worldwide

Tracklist

A22:39

A1 The Essence Of Mystery4:55
A2 Funky Finger3:40
A3 Crying Angels5:23
A4 Why Can't We Make It3:27
A5 Macrobian5:14

B19:36

B1 Spring Water6:27
B2 Sunflower4:27
B3 Thank You Lord4:02
B4 Antonia4:40

How I priced it

CA$45.00 CA$54.34

Low High

Discogs suggests (VG): CA$54.34
Others for sale in VG: 3 of 7 (3 VG·2 VG+·2 NM)
Cheapest VG-or-better elsewhere: CA$26.58 (VG · I'm CA$18.42 more)
A mint copy goes for: CA$114.71
My price: $45.00(-17% vs Discogs)

Last 10 sold

Sold Sep 7, 2026VG/VG $46.20
Sold Jul 24, 2026VG/VG $30.79
Sold Jul 19, 2026VG+/VG+ $42.00
Sold Jul 17, 2026VG+/VG $49.18
Sold Jun 18, 2026NM/VG+ $56.00
Sold May 7, 2026M/M $105.00
Sold Apr 10, 2026VG+/VG+ $23.69
Sold Feb 18, 2026NM/VG $28.00
Sold Feb 2, 2026NM/VG+ $121.31
Sold Jan 31, 2026VG+/VG+ $33.60

Grades read record/sleeve. Filled bar: sold in the same grades as mine (VG/VG). Outlined: one grade matches. Dashed line: my price. Hover a row for the date.

Prices checked Sep 20, 2026 against the exact Discogs pressing. Check me. Photos come from the Discogs entry for this release. Credit or removal on request.

The fine print

Free pickup in Vancouver. Everywhere else in Canada ships by weight.

Shipping & pickup

Pickup in Vancouver is free at any size, and it gets you at the new arrivals first.

Everywhere else in Canada ships by weight, worked out at checkout. Records are heavy, so the shop works in boxes. A box holds 12. A full box ships free anywhere in Canada. So does $250, whichever comes first.

Returns

If a record arrives worse than I graded it, tell me within 14 days. I'll email a Canada Post return label as a QR code. Take the package to any post office. No printer, no cost to you. Store credit for the full amount once it's back.

Otherwise sales are final.

The ritual, before it reaches you

Played first

Every record gets a needle test before it's listed. If it doesn't play clean, it doesn't get posted.

Matrix-matched

The dead-wax runouts are read character by character and matched to the exact Discogs pressing. This one, not one like it.

Graded Goldmine

Record and sleeve graded separately to the Goldmine standard, as honestly as my ears and eyes allow. The grade sets the price.

Washed

Every record runs through the HumminGuru washer. Goat-hair brushes, alcohol-free fluid. It dries on the rack before it's shelved. Dust is not a genre.

Fresh outer

Slipped into a brand-new outer sleeve, so the jacket you get stays the jacket I graded.

Packed apart

Before boxing, the record comes out of the jacket and rides beside it. The old mailer trick that stops seam splits in transit.