ALBERT AYLER TRIO "Spiritual Unity" 1966 UK 1st PRESS

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ALBERT AYLER TRIO "Spiritual Unity" 1966 UK 1st PRESS

FONTANA STEREO, LIGHT PLAY, STUNNING SOUND, EX+

ALBERT AYLER TRIO
Spiritual Unity

ORIGINAL 1966 UK FONTANA (SFJL 933) FIRST *STEREO* PRESSING OF ALBERT AYLER'S BREAKTHROUGH RELEASE "Spiritual Unity" - A FREE-JAZZ MASTERPIECE - ORIGINAL RELEASED ON 'ESP Disk' IN THE USA (1964) THIS IS THE FIRST UK STEREO PRESSING (licensed for release on Fontana by ESP Disk) AND IT'S IN LIGHLY PLAYED CONDITION DELIVERING CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CLEAN, RICH, SHARP AND DETAILED SOUND THROUGHOUT WITH LITTLE TO FAULT - SOUNDS SENSATIONAL

PRESSED ON QUALITY MID-WEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST ISSUE FONTANA LABELS
MARTIX: 858122 1Y//1 ∇ 420 11 2 / 858122 2Y//1 ∇ 420 11 2
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED SINGLR SLEEVE WITH THE LONDON, OXFORD STREET ADDRESS
AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL WHITE POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH "MADE IN ENGLAND", "BRITISH PATENT No. 800513" AND "BRITISH & OTHER PATENTS PENDING" PRINTED IN GREY/SILVER TEXT - THE INNER IS DATED '075' (July, 1965)

Spiritual Unity was the album that pushed Albert Ayler to the forefront of jazz's avant-garde.
It was really the first available document of Ayler's music that matched him with a group of truly sympathetic musicians, and the results are a magnificently pure distillation of his aesthetic.
Bassist Gary Peacock's full-toned, free-flowing ideas and drummer Sunny Murray's shifting, stream-of-consciousness rhythms (which rely heavily on shimmering cymbal work) are crucial in throwing the constraints off of Ayler's playing.
Yet as liberated and ferociously primitive as Ayler sounds, the group isn't an unhinged mess -- all the members listen to the subtler nuances in one another's playing, pushing and responding where appropriate.
Their collective improvisation is remarkably unified -- and as for the other half of the album's title, Ayler conjures otherworldly visions of the spiritual realm with a gospel-derived fervour.
Titles like "The Wizard," "Spirits," and "Ghosts" (his signature tune, introduced here in two versions) make it clear that Ayler's arsenal of vocal-like effects -- screams, squeals, wails, honks, and the widest vibrato ever heard on a jazz record -- were sonic expressions of a wildly intense longing for transcendence.
With singable melodies based on traditional folk songs and standard scales, Ayler took the simplest musical forms and imbued them with a shockingly visceral power -- in a way, not unlike the best rock & roll, which probably accounted for the controversy his approach generated.
To paraphrase one of Ayler's most famous quotes, this music was about feelings, not notes, and on Spiritual Unity that philosophy finds its most concise, concentrated expression.
A truly landmark recording that's essential to any basic understanding of free jazz.

ALBERT AYLER - SAXOPHONE
GARY PEACOCK - BASS
SUNNY MURRAY - PERCUSSION

Track Listing:
Side 1: Ghosts - First Variation (5:16) / The Wizard (7:24)
Side 2: Spirits (6:50) / Ghosts - Second Variation (10:01)

LABELS: The labels are clean, bright and unmarked with just a handful of spindle traces - EXCELLENT+
VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen and are practically unmarked - EXCELLENT++
VINYL Audio: Superb STEREO cut with a crystal clear, deep, rich and fresh sound - beautifully recorded and engineered (with each instrumental nuance practically in-the-room) and on playback at a loud volume there are no major audio issues of note - no scratches, no loud clicks or pops (just a few light background 'ticks', mostly at the end of "The Wizard" - but these really are very minor) and no surface noise - the run ins are practically silent. I also detected no groove-wear or distortion on my play-through and would critically graded the audio a strong EXCELLENT+ (a great copy of this landmark recording - a free-jazz masterpiece)
SLEEVE: The original fully laminated sleeve is in VERY GOOD++ condition with just a few creases to the spine, some light discolouration to the edges and a some 'bumping' to the corners. Otherwise, good, square and solid with a nice deep gloss to it's surfaces
The original inner is in EXCELLENT+ condition - unmarked with no splits, just some light corner creasing which no doubt happen when inserting the record into the sleeve at the factory

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