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Clifford Brown Memorial Album - 1st - Lex DG - Good US vinyl LP album (LP record)
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| Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
A1 Hymn Of The Orient
A2 Easy Living
A3 Minor Mood
A4 Cherokee
A5 Wail Bait
B1 Brownie Speaks
B2 De-Dah
B3 Cookin'
B4 You Go To My Head
B5 Carving The Rock
Recorded At – WOR Studios
Recorded At – Audio-Video Studios
Side 1 recorded on August 28, 1953. Side 2 on June 9, 1953.
Recorded By - Rudy Van Gelder
Producer - Alfred Lion
Credits:
Trumpet - Clifford Brown
Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce (tracks: A1 to A5), Lou Donaldson (tracks: B1 to B5)
Tenor Saxophone - Charlie Rouse (tracks: A1 to A5)
Flute - Gigi Gryce
Piano - Elmo Hope (tracks: B1 to B5), John Lewis (2) (tracks: A1 to A5)
Bass – Percy Heath
Drums – Philly Joe Jones (tracks: B1 to B5), Art Blakey (tracks: A1 to A5)
Condition:
At first glance, this record would appear to fall into our "Wrecked But Rare" category, but it plays like a beaut. The pasted picture sleeve has split halfway along the top & bottom horizontal edges & remains intact. There is some faint sticker residue along the top edge from past reinforcement & we have left the edges 'as found' for you to secure with tape as you wish. There is paper loss & scuffing along the spine, yet the panels look great & the artwork still packs a punch. The original tax import stickers are attached on the back [small number annotation on the rear in the corner], & although the spine is no longer readable, all album notes are clearly legible. This is a serviceable & surviving copy that grades G- & could even be framed.
The labels are unblemished with no tears or writing. The 'deep groove' is present both sides & there is no 'r' registered trademark at the end of 'Note'. The original 'Lexington Ave' address is shown both sides. All of this indicates to a first pressing, & what confirms it is the 'ear' marking in the run-outs, meaning pre-Liberty [these are most certainly NOT left-over stock labels from a later re-release]. The 'RVG' marking is also etched by hand both sides of the run-offs. There are spindle marks by the centre holes to indicate a large amount of play.
We have professionally cleaned the disc on a top of the line Matrix machine & the wax is nice & shiny & grades Good, with a flat edge before the run-ins. There is cosmetic wear & some scratches & marks on the disc, but playback reveals no major loss in fidelity. On a correct mono playback setting, which eliminates surface noise left & right, the sound quality is astonishing. There is a little faint surface at the start & very little inbetween tracks, & no distortion. The record is pressed to such a high quality that the music simply takes over & is loud & clear, with any faint clicking from the marks mentioned barely detectable. Even in this condition, this really does sound miles better than any CD version we have heard, & although it's a world away from being mint [which would fetch ££££!] this is a very pleasing G-/G example that plays higher & comes recommended.
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| Condition : |
This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
Sold Out - 'Request Next' to get an email if it comes back into stock.
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| Year of Release: |
1956 |
| Artist: |
Clifford Brown (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Memorial Album (click here for more of the same title) |
| Postage/Shipping: |
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| Format: |
vinyl LP album (LP record) |
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| Record Label: |
Blue Note |
| Catalogue No: |
BLP1526 |
| Country of Origin: |
USA
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Additional info: |
Deleted
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
C~BLPME675551 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Genres: |
Jazz
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| Related Artists: |
Clifford Brown & Max Roach, Max Roach |
| Complete Stock List: |
Clifford Brown |
| email: |
sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
None |
| To order by phone: |
Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number C~BLPME675551 |
, buy a cheaper
alternative & marvel at the sound quality. This beats any CD version
hands down & the disc has been professionally cleaned & play graded.
Complete with the original pasted picture sleeve, this example is
graded G/G- & comes from the private collection of a former staff
member for Dobells record shop in Charing Cross, London. See 'more
info' for condition details... BLP1526) )
