Dexter Gordon Dexter Calling Blue Note Analogue Productions 45 RPM 2 LP Record

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Dexter Gordon

Dexter Calling

Analogue Productions Blue Note ST-84083 

Limited Edition 0536

45 RPM 2LP

RARE and Out of Print!

Mastering by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman

Rare and Out of Print.  The regular pressing is hard to find.  This one is impossible!

Near Mint/VG***

Graded Cover/Record

I am selling off my entire Pop, Rock and Roll, Jazz and Surf record collection that I have been collecting for over 42 years. Up for bid is a brand new like copy of The Blue Note 45RPM Reissue Series from AcousTech Music Matters series!  I bought the entire series in 2014 and so this is the original edition and played once still with original plastic wrap!  Warm analog sound! 

Dexter Gordon: Dexter Calling Blue Note ST-84083 Analogue Productions: Near Mint/VG***  The only reason for the official VG grade is due to a lacquering flaw as described below.  Otherwise, vinyl is super clean brand new and looks and plays Near Mint played only by me once! The only other flaws would be minor superficial scuffs/hairlines from taking the record out of it's inner plastic lined sleeve.  The VG physical flaw is what looks like a lacquering flaw from the factory on 3 sides which have what looks like a light gray colored paint brush strokes of about 6"  inches on each side on the outermost part of the vinyl.  The width of these strokes is about 1/2".  Side 1 has four of these.  Side 2 has three. Side 3 has three and Side 4 has three.  I played it last night and this sounds absolutely fantastic and I could not discern any flaws in the sound except maybe the first couple of minutes have slight static.   Looks like this is a visual defect only and does not compromise the sound.  Maybe when the vinyl was hot off the press they put it in the plastic liner and it caused a reaction?  I have no idea.  Regardless, if you don't want a collector grade copy but want to listen to the great sound, here is your chance to get this at a great price!  Analogue Productions pressings are known for their fantastic fidelity.  Limited Edition # 0536!  Cover is super clean and still looks brand new with super nice gloss.  Original plastic lined paper inner sleeves are in very great condition as is the original marketing brochure.

Analogue Productions' Blue Note and Nat "King" Cole Reissues WIN A Positive Feedback 2010 Brutus Award!
"...if you haven't picked up every one of the Blue Note and Nat King Cole reissues from Chad Kassem and company at Acoustic Sounds, you're really missing out!" - David W. Robinson, Positive Feedback, Issue 52

"I must compliment you not just on the choice of labels and titles, but also on the team working on these. As someone who has been collecting records for over 30 years, these are some of the best sounding masterings that I have heard. I hope you are able to keep this team together for future projects." – Pat Piotrowski, Acoustic Sounds customer

"These are simply amazing pressings. I have no regrets whatsoever about signing up for this subscription. The folks I'd invited over last Saturday are by no means audiophiles, but they couldn't believe that they were listening to vinyl, or that recordings that were 40+ years old could sound so good. I'm working hard to turn them into vinyl converts. These discs are the icing on the cake!" – Tim Bingaman, Acoustic Sounds customer

"…I guarantee you've never heard this level of musical realism: detail and definition are second to none, and the soundstaging and imaging are jaw-droppingly holographic. Listening to these becomes a certifiable 'beam me up' moment and, best of all, the sonics are so 'grabbing' they make you pay attention to the music again – they are totally compelling." – Mike Quinn, JazzTimes, September 2008

"…a big, open stage, an intensely vibrant, rich, and burnished sax sound, solid bass and piano, exceptionally percussive drums, and ringing cymbals." – Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound, August 2008

"A terrific and mature set finds this great tenor player displaying modal influences from Davis and Coltrane, while remaining true to his own distinct voice. A great rhythm section, strong song list, and excellent sound make for an outstanding reissue." – Playback, June 2008

"…The sound on this Steve Hoffman/Kevin Gray mastering job is splendid – stacked up next to my mono original this re-issue is better in every category save an over-wide stereo spread. But the harmonic rightness of the re-issue wins the day by a not insignificant margin, and the cost is a third of what an original fetches." Recording = 9/10; Music = 10/10 – Dennis D. Davis, Hi-Fi+, Issue 58

"…As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their hands…Back home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent me…I hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud." – Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008

"I have my two new Blue Note LPs here and as I sit writing this I am listening to the Dexter Gordon, WOW!…sitting here listening to this wonderful music, just clean, no background noise, a black background, like the studio that they recorded this in, it is wonderful. The instruments coming out of the sound stage positioned as they were recorded, this is a real treat." – Miller Steel, Acoustic Sounds customer

"...these first five Acoustic Sounds Blue Note re-issues are pure bop genius...The best news is that Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman were keen enough to do nothing more than gently clean up the masters, bringing us even closer to the hard bop edge. The 45 rpm pressings that I received were all super quiet with every last drop of resolution from the master tapes. I had almost forgotten just how good Paul Chambers and Phil Joe were together as the backbone of these groups. I've always loved this music but I didn't remember it sounding this good! Hank Mobley offers us some brilliant sax bits on one of Kenny Dorham's finest recordings, Whistle Stop and Dexter Gordon's performance blew me away as well. The biggest surprise were the Lee Morgan records. I suggest turning these up loud, since they possess unlimited energy and some hooks that will knock you out. Amazing! Just a small warning: Once you start playing these Blue Note recordings you will be hooked. The good news is that Acoustic Sounds is working on at least 20 more of these jazz gems. So make sure your turntable has a setting for 45 rpm, clean your stylus occassionally, and get ready to be transported to nirvana." - Dan Babineau, Tone Audio, No. 14 2008, www.tonepublications.com

Be on the lookout for the rest of my collection including 2 other artists that have the same flaw Arnett Cobb Sizzlin' and Horace Parlan Us 3! 

Shipping: Shipping in the US will be via USPS Media Mail $8 and will be mailed in a sturdy LP mailer.