CHARLES MINGUS MINGUS AT MONTEREY RARE '64 MINGUS LP PRIVATE PRESSING BEAUTIFUL

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·       CHARLES MINGUS with JAKI BYARD, JOHN HANDY III, CHARLES PEARSON AND OTHERS – CHARLES MINGUS AT MONTEREY – ULTRA-RARE (INITIALLY MAIL-ORDER-ONLY) 1964 DOUBLE ALBUM RELEASED ON MINGUS’ OWN. PROPRIETARY “MINGUS” LABEL (PRIVATE PRESSING); –  MINGUS RECORDS STEREO LP JWS-001/002

·       GENUINE  U.S. PRESSING

·       A NOTE ON THE PRESSING HISTORY OF THIS ALBUM

·       - THE FIRST PRESSING (1964) WAS ON CHARLES MINGUS' OWN PROPRIETARY 'MINGUS' LABEL AND WAS  DISTRIBUTED BY 'MINGUS' LABEL VIA MAIL ORDER ONLY  AND HAD THE MAIL ORDER INFORMATION PRINTED ON THE BACK COVER; THE ORIGINAL COVER HAD A BLACK & WHITE (ACTUALLY: SEPIA & WHITE) PHOTO ON THE FRONT COVER. THE FRONT COVER HAD A LARGE WHITE MARGIN AND A SMALLER PHOTO OF THE CALIFORNIA COASTLINE.  THE FIRST PRESSING HAD A SINGLE-POCKET COVER. THE FIRST PRESSING HAD THE ORIGINAL MINGUS RECORDS CATALOG NUMBER (JWS 001/JWS 002)

·       - THE SECOND PRESSING (1965-1966) WAS ON CHARLES MINGUS' OWN PROPRIETARY 'MINGUS' LABEL AND WAS  DISTRIBUTED BY 'MINGUS' LABEL VIA MAIL ORDER ONLY  AND HAD THE MAIL ORDER INFORMATION PRINTED ON THE BACK COVER; THE SECOND PRESSING WAS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE FIRST EXCEPT THAT THE COVER HAD A COLOR PHOTO ON THE FRONT COVER. THE FRONT COVER HAS A LARGE WHITE MARGIN AND A SMALLER PHOTO OF THE CALIFORNIA COASTLINE. THE SECOND PRESSING (AND ALL SUBSEQUENT PRESSINGS) HAD A GATEFOLD COVER. THE SECOND PRESSING RETAINS THE FIRST PRESSING'S ORIGINAL MINGUS RECORDS CATALOG NUMBER (JWS 001/JWS 002)

·       - THE THIRD PRESSING (1966-1968) WAS  ON CHARLES MINGUS' OWN PROPRIETARY 'MINGUS' LABEL BUT WAS DISTRIBUTED BY FANTASY RECORDS AND DID NOT HAVE THE MAIL ORDER INFORMATION PRINTED ON THE BACK COVER; THE THIRD  PRESSING'S BACK COVER WAS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE SECOND EXCEPT FOR THE DELETED REFERENCE TO THE MAIL ORDER AND FOR THE PROMINENT MENTION OF FANTASY RECORDS AS A DISTRIBUTING AGENT. THE FRONT COVER HAS A LARGE WHITE MARGIN AND A SMALLER PHOTO OF THE CALIFORNIA COASTLINE. THE THIRD PRESSING  HAD A GATEFOLD COVER. THE THIRD PRESSING RETAINS THE FIRST PRESSING'S ORIGINAL MINGUS RECORDS CATALOG NUMBER (JWS 001/JWS 002)

·       - THE FOURTH PRESSING (1968-1969) WAS  ON CHARLES MINGUS' OWN PROPRIETARY 'MINGUS' LABEL  BUT WAS DISTRIBUTED BY FANTASY RECORDS AND DID NOT HAVE THE MAIL ORDER INFORMATION PRINTED ON THE BACK COVER; THE THIRD  PRESSING'S BACK COVER WAS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE SECOND EXCEPT FOR THE DELETED REFERENCE TO THE MAIL ORDER AND FOR THE PROMINENT MENTION OF FANTASY RECORDS AS A DISTRIBUTING AGENT. THE FRONT COVER DOES NOT HAVE ANY MARGIN MARGINS AND FEATURES A LARGE COLOR PHOTO OF THE CALIFORNIA COASTLINE. THE FOURTH PRESSING  HAD A GATEFOLD COVER. THE FOURTH PRESSING RETAINS THE FIRST PRESSING'S ORIGINAL MINGUS RECORDS CATALOG NUMBER (JWS 001/JWS 002) [THIS IS THE VERSION WE HAVE HERE]

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·       - THE FIFTH AND FINAL PRESSING (1976 AND LATER) WAS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY FANTASY RECORDS  AND DELETES ALL REFERENCES TO THE  CHARLES MINGUS' OWN PROPRIETARY 'MINGUS' LABEL. THE FIFTH  PRESSING'S BACK COVER COMPLETELY REPLACES ORIGINAL WHITE BACK COVER WITH LINER NOTES WITH A LARGE BLACK, BLUE AND WHITE IMAGE OF CHARLES MINGUS IN CONCERT PERFORMANCE. THE FRONT COVER HAS NO MARGIN AT ALL: THE ENTIRE FRONT IS CONSUMED BY A WIDE-SCREEN IMAGE OF THE THE CALIFORNIA COASTLINE. THE FIFTH AND FINAL PRESSING HAD A GATEFOLD COVER.  THE FIFTH PRESSING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS FOUR PRESSINGS' ORIGINAL MINGUS RECORDS CATALOG NUMBER (JWS 001/JWS 002) WITH A FANTASY CATALOG NUMBER ("F-")

·       THIS IS NOT A REISSUE ON A FANTASY LABEL

·       ORIGINAL BLACK MINGUS LABEL WITH SILVER SCRIPT AND “BASS” LOGO

·       THIS IS NOT AN IMPORT, RECORD CLUB RELEASE OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

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

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One of the highpoints of Charles Mingus's career was his appearance at the 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival. This long out-of-print double LP contains the entire set: a lengthy Duke Ellington medley, "Orange Was the Color of Her Dress" and a stunning version of "Meditations on Integration" as performed by a 12-piece group featuring such players as altoist Charles McPherson, John Handy (on tenor), trumpeter Lonnie Hillyer and pianist Jaki Byard. This music showcases the bassist/composer/bandleader at the peak of his powers.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY SCOTT YANOW, 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  (WEAK) NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The records are 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!

(c)           The records have 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).

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

·                               THE COVER

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+ (VG+)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        The gatefold cover has partially split seams on 2 out of 4 "legs" of the cover (about 5 and 7 inches / 1 inch = 2.5 centimeters).

-        Cover has some ring wear.  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 4    109-si.

-        Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-        Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging   (nothing significant).   Yellowing is also noted on the INSIDE gatefold

-        Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

-        Cover has some fraying/wear along the bottom seams and  opening side.

-        Minor shelf wear noted on the top seam and spine (nothing significant)

-        Cover has a visible "wrinkle"(crease)  in one of the corners. (VISIBLE ON FRONT SIDE ONLY)

-        Cover has two corners slightly worn / dinged  (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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