CHARLES MINGUS AT BOHEMIA INSANELY RARE ORIG DEBUT LP

$

520

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·       CHARLES MINGUS with MAL WALDRON, MAX ROACH AND OTHERS – MINGUS AT THE BOHEMIA - ORIGINAL 1955 DEBUT RECORDS MONO LP LP DEB-123

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL MATTE (NOT GLOSSY),MAROON DEBUT LABEL WITH GOLD PRINT

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       IMPORTANT NOTE: WHILE GRADING THIS RECORD, WE DISCOVERED INSIDE THE COVER A HANDWRITTEN LETTER - ON DEBUT STATIONARY - BY CHARLES MINGUS HIMSELF, DULY SIGNED BY THE MASTER, AND ADDRESSED TO AN ANONYMOUS FRIEND (“MRS. BLACKMAN”) TO WHOM HE PRESENTED THIS ALBUM AS A PERSONAL GIFT. IN THE LETTER, HE EXPLAINS THAT HIS WIFE IS ON VACATION IN CALIFORNIA, PROVIDES A FEW OTHER PERSONAL DETAILS AND APOLOGIZES FOR WHAT HE SEES AS INADEQUATE QUALITY OF THE DEBUT PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM, PROMISING THAT THIS WOULD BE ADDRESSED ON THE NEXT BATCH OF PRESSINGS (ALAS, THERE WOULD NEVER BE ANOTHER PRESSING) .

THIS INCREDIBLE LETTER, ADDING MASSIVELY TO THE AUTHENTICITY AND PROVENANCE OF THIS ALBUM, IS BEING OFFERED AS A SEPARATE AUCTION ITEM:

PLEASE SEE EBAY OUR OTHER AUCTIONS FOR THIS INCREDIBLE, AND EXCEPTIONALLY HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT PIECE OF CHARLES MINGUS’ CORRESPONDENCE

FOR THE LETTER ITSELF, PLEASE SEE EBAY AUCTION ►160206648616

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MINGUS WAS A MAN OF MUSIC, NOT A MAN OF WORDS, AND THAT NOT MANY OF HIS PERSONAL LETTERS SURVIVE [ EXCEPT FOR THOSE DONATED BY HIS ESTATE TO THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ] . TO FIND ONE IN THIS STATE OF PRESERVATION IS TRULY INCREDIBLE.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       ORIGINAL GLOSSY, LIGHTLY LAMINATED COVER

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get. GUARANTEED!)

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A live performance at the Club Bohemia in New York, this is the first Mingus recording to feature mostly his own compositions. Some are his future standards. Here are his first attempts at future techniques such as combining two songs into one. His bass playing really stands out.

(EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY MICHAEL KATZ, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)            WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new. [AS FOR THE PLAY-GRADE, PLEASE SEE MINGUS’ OWN GRADING OF THIS RECORD]

(b)            The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings).

(c)             The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+ (VG+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has a completely split spine.

-         Cover has a partially split bottom seam (between 2 and 4 inches / 5 to 10 centimeters)

-         Cover has some visible fraying/tattering on all three seams

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 3 (front side) and 4 (back side)

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

-         Cover has a visible wrinkle (crease) in the cardboard base on the front panel

-         Cover has a tiny "wrinkle" (crease) in one of the corners.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-         No cut-out (drill) holes.

-         No cut-out corners

-         No saw-marks or indents

-         No writing

-         No stamps

-         No peel-off marks

-         No stains

-         No mold or mildew spots

-         No stickers or labels

-         No water damage

-         No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or cuts.

-         No warping

-         No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-         No bar codes

-         No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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