An LP sold online has raised a record amount for charity Oxfam.
A first pressing of the album Shades Of Blue, by British jazz stars The Don Rendell and Ian Carr Quintet, raised over £1300 when it was sold online by the Oxfam shop in Stanley Court, Olney.
Sixty-year-old Rowland Cleverley, from Olney, who has been volunteering with Oxfam Olney for almost ten years as a music specialist, spotted the rarity.
He said: “Shades of Blue is considered amongst experts a high-point of British jazz. I had come across other works by this quintet and I know they are well sought after.
“When I saw the record, I immediately realised it was very rare, and in very good condition and that it could raise a significant amount for Oxfam’s work against poverty around the world”.
The album, which was one of 500 pressed in 1965, was found amongst others in a box of donated jazz records.
Oxfam Shop manager Joanne Smith added: “Rowland is exceptionally dedicated to the work he does for Oxfam and his knowledge and commitment are phenomenal assets. It is thanks to him and our amazing team of volunteers that our shop is going from strength to strength.
“At Oxfam we are a movement of people united by a common goal - an end to poverty for everyone; every day the work and dedication of all of our volunteers takes us one step further towards that."
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