MILES DAVIS BLUE HAZE 12" ESQUIRE UK LP RVG RARE JAZZ MINGUS HORACE SILVER
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  $   156

 


£ 131 Sold For
Apr 18, 2013 Sold Date
Apr 11, 2013 Start Date
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RARE HARD TO FIND MILES DAVIS

Title :
 Blue Haze

Date Released :
1956

Label :
RED & TAN ESQUIRE CONSIDERED TO BE BETTER PRESSINGS THAN PRESTIGE RELEASE

Catalogue No : 
(RVG) 32-008 RVG IN PLAY OFF DEAD WAX AREA OF RECORD

Matrix No :
PRLP-7054. A.2
PRLP-7054-B

Issue :
UK - 1st press in Mono

Sleeve :
Laminated front & flip over seams

Vinyl Grade :
EXCELLENT UNDER ELECTRIC LIGHT - NEAR MINT IN DAYLIGHT

Sleeve Grade :
MINIMUM EXCELLENT NO SPLITS OR TEARS

Band Line Up :
Miles Davis - Trumpet
John Lewis - Piano
Percy Heath - Bass
Max Roach - Drums
Art Blakey - Drums
Horace Silver - Piano
Kenny Clarke - Drums
Charlie Mingus - Piano
Davey Schildkraut - Alto Sax

Sleeve Design/Graphics :
Harry Peck

Sleeve Printed by :
West Brothers Printers, Mitcham.

This is Miles Davis's album release of 'Blue Haze' vinyl LP. A rare early original first pressing from 1956. A U.K. mono issue, released on the early red and tan ESQUIRE label. Housed in a full colour, front laminated and flip over seam picture sleeve with original plain inner sleeve. Early matrix are clear to read in the dead wax, PRLP-7054. A.2 and PRLP-7054-B

This is now a super rare and difficult album to find.

Vinyl : Two clean red and tan ESQUIRE labels. Tidy undamaged centre label holes. The vinyl remains in superb condition retaining a glorious lustre after 50+ years on!. Lies flat on the turntable - really heavy vinyl.

Sleeve :
This sleeve is in  Excellent condition. The printing is exceptionally bold, and images are sharp. The whole cover feels very solid. Extremely small amount of corner rounding.  This is the early front laminated fold over seam issue sleeve.The edges are very firm and sharp with light wear. Spine excellent some minor staining on back of sleeve.

Tracks :

I'll Remember April
Four
Old Devil Moon
Smooch

Blue Haze
When Lights Are Low
Tune Up
Miles Ahead


OVERALL AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION AND WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND A BETTER CONDITION UK ESQUIRE ISSUED VINYL RECORD FOR THIS RELEASE
VINYL CONDITION CODES (BASED ON GOLDMINE STANDARDS)
SS STILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING M A PERFECT RECORD. THIS GRADE IS ONLY USED IN THE RARE INSTANCE THAT A RECORD LOOKS ABSOLUTELY UNPLAYED NM NEAR PERFECT. AT WORST, A FEW PAPER RUBS--NOTHING THAT WOULD EVER AFFECT PLAYBACK. EX A RECORD WITH SOME VERY LIGHT MARKINGS. THESE MARKINGS WILL HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE PLAYBACK OF THE RECORD VG+ A RECORD WITH WITH SOME MARKINGS. THESE MARKING WILL NOT SIGNICANTLY AFFECT PLAY. VG A RECORD WITH MILD SURFACE WEAR--SOME MARKINGS/VERY FEW LIGHT SCRATCHES. THERE MAY BE MILD SURFACE NOISE, BUT ITS OVERALL IMPACT ON THE PLAYBACK OF THE RECORD WILL STILL BE SMALL. VG- A RECORD THAT SHOWS SOME WEAR FROM PLAY. SURFACE MARKS AND SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES MAY BE SEEN. STILL ENJOYABLE. G A RECORD THAT HAS BEEN ENJOYED. SURFACE MARKS WILL BE APPARENT AND SOME SCRATCHES ARE POSSIBLE. LUSTER MAY BE LOST. SURFACE NOISE WILL NOT DOMINATE PLAYBACK. COVER GRADING
(Any significant blemish not mentioned in the table below will be described above) SS STILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING M A COVER THAT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS NOT BEEN HANDLED. SHARP CORNERS AND NO VISIBLE BLEMISHES. NM A COVER WITH ONLY MINOR SHELF WEAR. A RECORD THAT HAS CLEARLY BEEN STORED PROPERLY. EX A COVER THAT HAS BEEN HANDLED PROPERLY, BUT DOES SHOW ITS AGE. MINOR WEAR, BUT NOTHING DISTRACTING. VG+ A COVER THAT DOES HAVE MINOR BLEMISHES--WEAR TO CORNERS, LIGHT RINGWEAR, ETC. AN AVERAGE COVER CONDITION. VG A COVER THAT SHOWS DISTINCT WEAR FROM HANDLING. THERE MAY BE RINGWEAR, MINOR DISCOLORING, EDGE AND SPINE WEAR AND LESS THAN 1.5" SEAMSPLIT(S). VG- A COVER THAT HAS SOME DAMAGE, BUT IS STILL INTACT. RINGWEAR MAY BE HEAVY; THERE MAY BE SEAM SPLITS AND STAINS. G A COVER THAT HOLDS THE RECORD. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY BE APPARENT. THE PICTURE SHOULD SHOW OBVIOUS BLEMISHES.

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