Sold

Arthur Lyman Yellow Bird

My sweetie probably plays Lyman's "Island Vibes" more than any record in my collection but this one never left the same impression. More of the same warm Pacific vibes from '61 for your ears!

Label: Sparton · L-1004
Pressing: Original 1961, Canada
Market value: CA$18

$10.0043% under

1 / 3Images courtesy ofVia Discogs

The record

Artist: Arthur Lyman
Record: Yellow Bird
Label: Sparton
Released: 1961
Genre: & Country, Exotica, Folk, Instrumental, Pop, World
Pressings: One of 37 (this is an original)

Discogs source ↗

This copy

Year: 1961
Country: Canada
Catalog #: L-1004
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+ 8/10

Record

Very Good Plus

VG+ 8/10

Sleeve

Very Good Plus

Demand64% 48 want · 75 have

Rarity2 for sale on Discogs worldwide

Tracklist

A19:06

A1 Havah Nagilah2:30
A2 Yellow Bird2:41
A3 Ravel's Bolero3:59
A4 Autumn Leaves3:48
A5 Arrive Derce Roma3:12
A6 Sweet And Lovely2:56

B17:00

B1 Bamboo Tamboo1:55
B2 Andalusia2:30
B3 Adventures In Paradise2:46
B4 Granada2:31
B5 September Song4:52
B6 John Henry2:26

How I priced it

CA$10.00 CA$17.55

Low High

Discogs suggests (VG+): CA$17.55
A mint copy goes for: CA$10.23
My price: $10.00(-43% vs Discogs)

Last 2 sold

Sold Oct 23, 2021VG+/VG+ $7.00
Sold May 13, 2021VG+/VG+ $6.95

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 Aug 18, 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.