John Coltrane test pressings for Atlantic 1311
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Description
Exceptionally rare deep-groove engineer's test pressings for the stereo release of John Coltrane "Giant Steps" , his first LP on Atlantic, SD 1311. (The comparable commercial issue would have appeared on the solid green labels.) These single-sided deep-groove disks, manufactured by Presswell for Atlantic on January 8, 1960, were for in-house distribution only, for review by Tom Dowd and Nesuhi Ertegun's production team. Often, Atlantic would produce several sets of these test pressings, with slightly different mixes, until the desirable sound stage had been created. Consequently, these pressings will frequently have a unique sound stage, different from the issued version. Furthermore, these test pressings are far earlier in the pre-production stage than those which are distributed just prior to - or concurrent with - label and jacket printing. Both disks are in near-new condition, perhaps played once or twice.
Personnel includes Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, and Art Taylor.
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