One copy · original 1976 Germany pressing

John Abercrombie, Ralph Towner Sargasso Sea

Name: John Abercrombie, Ralph Towner – Sargasso Sea
Brand: John Abercrombie, Ralph Towner
SKU: MLD-884092
Price: 40.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

$40.00 CAD · graded VG+ / VG+

Come for Fable and stay for a super chill ambient guitar work marking ECM's move towards minimalist jazz. Probably Abercrombie at peak. Original German pressing.

John Abercrombie, Ralph Towner – Sargasso Sea

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The record

Artist: John Abercrombie, Ralph Towner
Record: Sargasso Sea
Label: ECM Records
Released: 1976
Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Jazz
Pressings: One of 23 (this is an original)

Discogs source ↗

This copy

Solid copy

Year: 1976
Country: Germany
Catalog #: ECM 1080
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

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

Record VG+ 8/10

Sleeve VG+ 8/10

Demand19% 274 want · 1426 have

Rarity44 for sale on Discogs worldwide

Discogs suggests (VG+)CA$49a mint copy goes for CA$72

My price$40.00-19% vs Discogs

Tracklist

A20:39

A1 Fable8:40
A2 Avenue5:16
A3 Sargasso Sea3:57
A4 Over And Gone2:46

B20:09

B1 Elbow Room5:10
B2 Staircase6:20
B3 Romantic Descension3:15
B4 Parasol5:24

How I priced it

CA$40.00 CA$49.20

Low High

Discogs suggests (VG+): CA$49.20
A mint copy goes for: CA$71.91
My price: $40.00(-19% vs Discogs)

Last 10 sold

Sold Aug 7, 2026NM/NM $20.98
Sold Jun 28, 2026VG+/VG+ $22.37
Sold Jun 1, 2026NM/VG+ $31.94
Sold May 6, 2026NM/VG+ $27.79
Sold May 2, 2026NM/NM $55.95
Sold Mar 19, 2026NM/VG+ $19.17
Sold Mar 19, 2026NM/NM $49.96
Sold Mar 5, 2026VG+/VG+ $17.16
Sold Feb 27, 2026VG+/VG+ $17.26
Sold Feb 22, 2026VG+/VG $15.96

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 9, 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.