WES MONTGOMERY w/RAY BARRETTO & RON CARTER TEQUILA RARE SEALED ORIG '66 VERVE LP

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·       WES MONTGOMERY with RAY BARRETTO, RON CARTER AND OTHERS – TEQUILA – ORIGINAL 1966 VERVE RECORDS STEREO LP V6-8653

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       GUARANTEED ORIGINAL BLACK VERVE LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT AND  LARGE T-SHAPED VERVE LOGO , SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION

·        Recorded (and almost certainly engineered and mastered) by ►Rudy Van Gelder

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       THICK CARDBOARD GATEFOLD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE.

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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On two of the songs included on Tequila, "Tequila" and "The Thumb," Wes Montgomery had an opportunity to jam a bit while backed just by bassist Ron Carter, drummer Grady Tate and the congas of Ray Barretto. The other six selections utilize a string section arranged by Claus Ogerman but, even with a throwaway version of "What the World Needs Now Is Love," there are memorable renditions of "Bumpin' on Sunset" and "Insensatez" that uplift this album quite a bit beyond the guitarist's later A&M recordings.

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On a personal note: On March 25, 1999 (I vividly remember both the day and the date), I was traveling on an American Airlines flight from New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Boston, on what I thought was going to be a fairly routine, unremarkable business trip. The previous day, I had an extremely traumatic personal experience and spent the night tossing and turning, waking up after probably less than half an hour of sleep, all groggy and jittery, feeling like a chewed-out rag doll; nevertheless, after two double espressos (a BIG mistake!) I dismissed the ill feeling and proceeded to the airport. As I boarded the plane, I had a very funky sensation in my body, butterflies in my stomach and I really felt miserable all over.  The moment the plane took off, I was engulfed by what surely must have been the worst, most dramatic case of panic attack I suffered in my entire life: my mouth went dry, my head felt like it was about to explode, the plane seemed like it was spinning around me, I started developing a chest pain,  and my heart went beating like crazy and very erratically, pumping at least 200 bpms;  I had a feeling that my vitals were going berserk and about to explode and really thought I was on the verge of passing out; still, out of sheer vanity, or perhaps embarrassment, I didn’t call the flight attendant for help and decided to sit out the horrible nightmare by myself, hoping that it would simply go away. As I was slipping in and out of consciousness,  a faint, distinct, melody came to me, a melody I must have heard before somewhere, entirely unannounced, uncalled and uninvited,  for absolutely no rhyme or reason, as if out of nowhere. At first, I wasn’t sure if I was hallucinating, or if I had already passed away, or if someone was playing the radio near me,  but then I opened my eyes and decided that, no, it wasn’t a dream.  The gentle, guitar-based instrumental continued, though, and the elegant, elongated, languid guitar lines assumed – or at least it felt that way - all manner of psychedelic colors and vibrations in my brain: purple, brown, orange, yellow… It was an exceptionally tender, nourishing, bitter-sweet ballad, which had a feel of waves washing on the shore. I sat there, rocking back and forth in my seat, and decided to surrender to the melody and try to meditate to it.  It instantly felt good,  Really, really, REALLY good.  To this day I remember the feeling of all my muscles suddenly relaxing and blood starting to flow back to my brain.  And – lo!– in what felt like a nanosecond, the music – particularly the guitar solo – formed something like a  wind tunnel around me (or at least I saw it that way); a protective cocoon which I felt was shielding me. The music, in effect, became alive around me. It was strange and it was beautiful and it was otherworldly, but I finally felt safe. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the music drained all the anxiety and fear out of me. I felt alive and alert again. I measured my pulse again. It was 90 and dropping fast.  The crisis was over.  I was alive.

It took me awhile to identify the song, but I finally did it a few weeks later. It was Wes Montgomery’s version of ‘Insensitez’,prominently featured in this album. Need I really mention that, to this day, it remains one of my favorite performances? How and why it came to me that day 17 years ago I have no idea.  But I am happy that it did; otherwise, you wouldn’t be reading this page.

This is a true story. Nothing in it is imagined, made up or exaggerated.

Here’s to you, Brother Wes…wherever you are!

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The record is believed to come in its original stock inner sleeve.

(c)           The record is  apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1   (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY) .

-         Cover has one corner slightly dinged (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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