MOSAIC – Thelonious Monk – Complete Blue Note Recordings
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This is a 4 LP limited edition box set (#4285 of 7500) of Thelonious Monk’s complete Blue Note recordings as issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MR4-101) and is currently out of print. The recordings include a number of previously unissued alternate takes. All tracks were recorded between 1947 and 1957 and are in mono. The LPs are in very good condition except as follows: side 1 – a light scratch on band 4 (Suburban Eyes) but has no noticeable tick; side 2, band 1 (Nice work if you can get it) has two light dimples which do produce a few light ticks; side 3 & 4 are very clean with no scratches or scuffs; side 5 has a tiny 1/16”light scratch on band 2 (Four in one (alt)) but does not produce a noticeable tick; side 6 has a few small bubbles in the vinyl which does produce light ticks where they occur; side 7 has a mark on the vinyl on the last band (I’ll follow you) which causes a few light ticks; and side 8 has no scratches or scuffs. The records have been cleaned with using the Audio Intelligent cleaning fluids using a VPI record cleaner, and with an AudioDesk Untrasonic record cleaner, and demagnetized with a Furutech DeMag. The box is in very good condition with no ring wear, but does have two small seam splits: one along the bottom back edge and one on the center left back edge. It also comes with a very nice 20 page booklet that includes detailed notes on the recording sessions plus photographs, an errata sheet, and a complete discography of Monk’s commercial recordings. The booklet is in very good condition with no tears but does have a light bend on the lower center cover. Multiple LPs can be combined in a shipment to save shipping costs.
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