MILES DAVIS Big Fun 1974 UK CBS 2LP ORIGINAL PRESS - ONCE PLAYED - MINT
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Jun 19, 2015 Sold Date
Jun 9, 2015 Start Date
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MILES DAVIS Big Fun 1974 UK CBS 2LP ORIGINAL PRESS - ONCE PLAYED - MINT

MILES DAVIS
Big Fun

1974 UK CBS (88024) FIRST PRESSING
PLAYED ONCE, IF AT ALL, AND DELIVERING FLAWLESS SOUND THROUGHOUT

A superb collection of unused sessions, most notably from Bitches Brew, On the Corner, and Jack Johnson.
"Great Expectations" from 1969, opens the album. Here the lineup is Miles, Steve Grossman, Bennie Maupin, John McLaughlin, Khalil Balakrishna, and Bihari Sharma on sitar and tambura, Herbie, Chick Corea, Ron Carter, Harvey Brooks, Billy Cobham, and Airto.
Creating a series of vamps from drones and a small melodic figure, there is very little in the way of groove or melodic development until the middle section, where a series of modalities enters the composition.
The second album in the set features "Go Ahead John," an outtake from Jack Johnson's sessions that is 28 minutes in length.
It's a riff-based groover, with McLaughlin and his wah-wah pedal setting the pace with Steve Grossman on soprano.
The basic motif is the blues, floating around E and Bb flat, but there are modulations introduced by Miles into Db flat that add a kinkier dimension into the proceedings as well. Dave Holland is the bass player, and DeJohnette is the drummer. There is no piano. What's most interesting about this date is how it prefigures what would become "Right Off" from Jack Johnson. It doesn't have the same fire, but there are some truly wonderful sections in the piece

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE SOLID ORANGE CBS LABELS
MATRIX SIDE ONE: CBS - S - 80061 - A1, 88024 A1, (88204 - A1 crossed out)
MATRIX SIDE TWO: CBS - S - 80061 - B1, 88024 B1, (88204 - B1 crossed out)
MATRIX SIDE THREE: CBS - S - 80062 - A1, 88024 C1, (88204 - C1 crossed out)
MATRIX SIDE FOUR: CBS - S - 80062 - B2, 88024 D2
THE RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE PRINTED BY “Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England”

Side 1: Great Expectations (27:34)
Side 2: Ife (21:33)
Side 3: Go Ahead John (28:26)
Side 4: Lonely Fire (21:21)

LABELS: MINT
All four labels are immaculate - maybe one light spindle on one side, maybe not
VINYL Visual: MINT
All four surfaces are unmarked and shine like-new
VINYL Audio: MINT
This possibly unplayed copy delivers sensational sound and my play-check at volume found nothing to fault - plays as-new - fantastic early ‘70s Miles - very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Light rub to the edges and spine and small mark to bottom corner but little else to fault

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