Sun Ra Nothing Is. . . (Stereo ESP-Disk' 1045) Base (Castigilone) red-ink labels
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Sun Ra Nothing Is. . . (Stereo ESP-Disk' 1045) Base Record red ink on tan center labels
Ra (p, comp, poetry) with Ali Hassan, Teddy Nance (tb); Marshall Allen (as); John Gilmore (ts); Pat Patrick (bs); Robert Cummings (b cl); Ronnie Boykins (b, tu); Clifford Jarvis (d); James Jackson (log d, fl); and Carl Nimrod (sun h, gong).
Recorded, at various New York state colleges, in may 1966.
This Issue: On front cover: A great Ra photo, with him staring through a large flame, has a blue background with his name in white, stylized letters above his face. Album title also in white letters, on the left side. (A Ra poem is below the title.)
On back cover: Same stylizing of letters of artist's name, only in black on white background. Ra's poems flank a chiaroscuro image of him. Production information includes, on successive lines, "BASE RECORD", "VIA CASTIGLIONE, 109 - BOLOGNA, ITALY", and the phone and telex numbers. At bottom, centered, is West German distribution information.
Catalog number on back: ESP-DISK' 1045; on spine: ESP 1045; and on labels: ESPS 1045.
Center Labels and Runouts: ?All red-ink writing on tan background. Artist's name, track titles, and composer credit all above center hole. "33", "rpm", and "SIDE ONE" on successive lines left of hole; "STEREO", "ESPS 1045", and "S.I.A.E." on successive lines right of hole. "BASE RECORD" logo and "ESP DISK" at bottom, with purple-ink stamp (this last on side one only).
?Side A: [stamped] ESP 1045 A Side B: [stamped] ESP 1045 B
Condition of Record: NM. No spindle wear, blemishes, or other marks on either side. Record has been played two or three times but is clean; no visible wear.
Condition of Cover: Album cover shows some wear. Front-cover image and text are fine, no marks, bends, or crimps. No ringwear, either. Four corners have rubbing; open-end corners slightly bumped. Back cover has general rubbing, with some ringwear at top and more of greying than ringwear at bottom. Lower-right corner (closed end) has a half-inch stain; similar stain at open end of back, about half way between top and bottom. Spine text is clear; minor wear toward bottom. Horizontal edges: top, half-inch chip in middle, rest good; bottom, wear throughout though no splits.
I have carefully kept the record stored upright on a shelf, away from sunlight, in its sleeve and cover.
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N A record known to have never been played. A CD that has never been removed from its jewel case.
VG++ More handling marks than on NM but should play like new. VG+ Some wear may affect play or there may be a few minor blemishes.
VG More than a few blemishes; may have a scratch. If so, will be described in detail.
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