DUKE ELLINGTON 10"LP:"JAZZ COCKTAIL"1955 COLUMBIA"GOLD"+FANTASTIC COVER DESIGN
  £   40
  $   48

 


£ 40 Sold For
Nov 20, 2012 Sold Date
Oct 21, 2012 Start Date
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HERE IS ONE OF THE MOST STUNNING COVERS EVER MADE WITH MAGNIFICENT 1930s JAZZ MUSIC HOUSED INSIDE IT FROM DUKE ELLINGTON!

"JAZZ COCKTAIL"

A FANTASTIC JAZZ 10 INCH LP FROM 1955   

10 BRILLIANT TRACKS-FULL LIST BELOW. 

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1955 UK EMI PRESSED COLUMBIA"GOLD PRINT"LABEL ISSUE WITH THICK VINYL:33S 1044+1N/1N MATRIXES.

GROOVED LABELS AND THIS LP WAS DELETED WITHIN A COUPLE  OF YEARS OF ISSUE AND IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER 10 INCH LPs BY JAZZ ART COVER COLLECTORS!

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST PRESERVED COVERS YOU WILL SEE-MOST THAT TURN UP HAVE BAD RIPS,STAINS OR WRITING!

IT HAS A COUPLE OF ULTRA TINY EDGE"CUTS"/TEARS AND A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES+ A TINY PIECE OF THE FLIPBACK MISSING

THIS WOULD LOOK WONDERFUL FRAMED UP! 

 BACK IN 1955,MOST JAZZ FANS HAD ONLY 78 RPM EQUIPMENT AND THIS IS THE FIRST COPY I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS,WHICH HAS HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE AND JUST A FEW ULTRA TINY AND FAINT SURFACE MARKS IN STRONG LIGHT!

THE RECORD IS IN EXCELENT CONDITION!

THE LAMINATED FRONT AND BACK COVER IS VERY CLEAN WITH NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS! 

AN ESSENTIAL ALBUM FOR ANY JAZZ MUSICIAN TO STUDY THAT IS PROBABLY NOT ON CD!

MANY SHOPS WOULD ONLY GET SUCH LPs TO SPECIAL ORDER AND THE MAJORITY WERE PLAYED ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT!!!

 THE PRINT RUN FOR THESE MID 1950s LPs WOULD BE A FEW HUNDRED AT THE VERY MOST AND OF COURSE HOW MANY SURVIVE 56 YEARS LATER??

 IT WILL CAREFULLY PACKED COVER TO ENSURE PROTECTION IN THE POST!   

AN ALBUM THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN RARE!

AROUND 56 YEARS LATER IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AS GOOD AS THIS ONE!

THE MAJORITY WERE PLAYED ON RADIOGRAMS,PORTABLE PLAYERS AND EVEN THE MOST CAREFUL FANS WOULD HAVE PLAYED IT DOZENS OF TIMES,THIS COPY HAS HAD HARDLY ANY PLAYS AT ALL!

MANY COPIES WERE PLAYED AND RUINED IN ERROR ON HEAVYWEIGHT  GEAR!

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD  EXPERTS/DEALERS.

THIS LP HAS INSPIRING JAZZ MUSIC THAT YOU WILL WANT TO ENJOY AGAIN AND AGAIN,ALL RECORDED IN THE 1930s.

THE TRACKS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

RAISIN' THE RENT

BLUE TUNE

BUNDLE OF BLUES

KISSIN' MY BABY GOODNIGHT

IN THE SHADE OF THE OLD APPLE TREE

JAZZ COCKTAIL

DROP ME OFF AT HARLEM

BLUE RAMBLE

MERRY GO ROUND

SLIPPERY HORN   

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A JAZZ  COLLECTORS DREAM-PLEASE READ ON FOR IN DEPTH DETAILS!!

I HAVE NOT FOUND SUCH BREATHTAKING QUALITY FOR AN  LP OF THIS VINTAGE FOR QUITE SOMETIME.THEY ARE SIMPLY NOT TURNING UP AS FREQUENTLY AS THEY DID,EVEN FIVE YEARS AGO.MOST HAVE NOW LEFT THE UK FOR THE COLLECTIONS OF JAPAN,AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST NEVER TO RETURN TO THE SELLING MARKET.

THIS MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A MUSICALLY BRILLIANT LP!  

DON'T FORGET JUST HOW EXPENSIVE LPs WERE FOR THE AVERAGE FAN OF THE 1950s.AN LP WAS USUALLY A CAREFULLY CONSIDERED PURCHASE OVER WEEKS AND EVEN MONTHS,WHICH EXPLAINS WHY SO FEW TURN UP.

THIS IS ABOUT THE BEST I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS AND YEARS.

CHECK OUT YOUR COPY-CAN YOU REALLY PUT UP WITH THE ONE YOU HAVE GOT AND WILL YOU REGRET IT LATER?

IF NOTHING ELSE THIS IS A FANTASTIC INVESTMENT!

I AM SURE TO REGRET NOT KEEPING IT BUT THAT'S LIFE!  THE HOUSE IS FULL AS IT IS! 

THE PREVIOUS OWNER  HAD THE BENEFIT OF GETTING THE BEST AND INDEED IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS RECORD TO APPEAR ON EBAY FOR YEARS DIRECT FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME! 

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE.

WHILST I AM IN THE BUSINESS TO SELL, I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE ITEMS I AM SELLING.

IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET SUCH AS EBAY, THIS IS GETTING RARE SO YOU CAN BUY WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE!

A VERY NICE  THICK PRESSING!  

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS DISC IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE,EVEN AT HIGH VOLUME WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON TO"CATCH"ANY GROOVE WEAR AND THAT IS BEING STRICT! 

NO STICKS!/NO JUMPS!/NO CLICKS!/NO SWISHES!/NO DISTORTION!

Just how many were preserved like this one ??!!!!!!  

The SOLID MONO mixes are Superb and full of bass, with a natural warmth from those EARLY LP days OF AROUND 56 YEARS AGO!

In the MID 1950s, many were using terrible old and heavy equipment and using worn styli or nasty autochangers that would scuff the discs forever in seconds at the time not aware that years later even the slightest damage would be evident on more sophisticated audio.

SOMETIMES THESE LPs WERE RUINED ON  OLD HEAVY EQUIPMENT RUINING THE DELECATE GROOVES FOREVER. 

The 1950s equipment was quite often a bit basic and it was suggested to play LPs at between 5 and 8 grammes, which of course after a few plays would produce on later plays that nasty"film of fizzy distortion"so often IGNORED by sellers and in MY LISTENING GRADING is ALWAYS LISTENED OUT FOR WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON AND PLAYED TO ENSURE THE BEST AND MOST ACURATE GRADING!!!! 

 To find immaculate copies all these years later is getting almost impossible!FACT!

THEY ARE SIMPLY DRYING UP! 

These mixes are far punchier but are rather flat on the CDs that have come out!

Vinyl is still the best way to hear this TOP JAZZ music and always will be!  

GREAT SOLID SOUND WITH GREAT BASS!

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

There is NO spindle wear.  

Look elsewhere on ebay and you MIGHT see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often reissues,inferior USA issues or lower grade copies with all manner of faults.

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER COPY-EXAMINE YOURS IF YOU HAVE ONE AT ALL AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!  

THE LP ITSELF AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM IT'S COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTO! 

As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!!

DON'T LEAVE IT AND REGRET IT LATER!!!!!!!!!!!THIS MAY NOT BE REPEATED FOR A LONG TIME! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A SUPER AND RARE LP. A GREAT INVESTMENT!   

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

Checkout my feedback of OVER 14,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BUY with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 9 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement.OVER 9 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY,MAYBE FOR THE LAST TIME FOR THIS 10 INCH LP!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

MANY MORE FANTASTIC JAZZ LPs TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS FROM THIS COLLECTION FROM THE SAME ERA OF THE 1950s! KEEP WATCHING!

 DON'T LEAVE YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN!

THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SUCH A WONDERFUL LP LIKE THIS MONO EDITION!

GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.

SOME MORE RARELY SEEN JAZZ LPs FROM ME ON EBAY,ALL IN THE VERY FINEST OF CONDITIONS AND QUITE PROBABLY THE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO OWN SUCH RECORDS!

 

 

 

 

 

 


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