MILES DAVIS KIND OF BLUE ORIG MONO LP WHITE LABEL PROMO
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$ 305 Sold For
Nov 4, 2007 Sold Date
Oct 30, 2007 Start Date
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11   Number Of Bids
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Title: Kind Of Blue -  Miles Davis with  Cannonball  Adderley,John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly,  Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb  - Columbia CL 1355 -  Deep Groove Original Mono Recording.
 

·       MILES DAVIS - KIND OF BLUE - ORIGINAL 1959 COLUMBIA RECORDS MONO LP CL-1355<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 ·       ORIGINAL,FIRST, U.S. PRESSING

 ·       *** WHITE LABEL PROMO ***

·       ORIGINAL "SIX EYE" COLUMBIA LABEL, WHITE PROMOTIONAL VERSION.

 ·       ORIGINAL PRESSING WITH B-SIDE LABEL SHOWING WRONG TRACK SEQUENCE (FLAMENCO SKETCHES FIRST; ALL BLUES SECOND)

 ·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

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

 ·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

 ·       BEAUTIFUL, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 ·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 ·       MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) ENDS WITH "-1D/-1H…". ON SOME LABELS, SUFFIX –1 INDICATES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING

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

 

What we have here is Jazz equivalent of the Grand Canyon. The album which, for the next four decades, pretty much defined everything that's spontaneous, improvisational , modal and otherwise genuine in music. This music truly has no equivalents, peers or points of reference in modern music, whether before or after its conception. Word has it that Duane Allman played nothing by "Kind of Blue" for many days and months on end, and the list of Jazz musicians profoundly affected by its spontaneity, mood, gentle blue tinge and supreme musical competence (to put it mildly) goes on and on and on. Plus, how many times do you get to hear the interplay between Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and Cannonball Adderley - all assembled in one place?. This is not music, this is pure aural ambrosia.

 

The Jazz’ greatest album was beset from its inception by the mastering problems, and experts claim that it is off by a fraction of the note, due to the fact that it was mastered at the wrong speed (a moot point). The original, first analog pressings on six-eyes Columbia label are becoming extremely rare and extraordinarily coveted by practically everyone - jazz and non-jazz collectors alike. For any self-respecting Jazz aficionado, this is the only possible way to hear the greatest jazz album ever.

 

THE WHITE LABEL PROMO, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed to the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals": the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the 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)            WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

We could not "feel" these abrasions with our fingertip, and we suspect that they are NOT audible.

 

(b)             The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings).

 

(d)            White Promo Label version of this title is much rarer that a regular, commercially released, version of this title. We estimate that stock copies of this album outnumber promo copies by a ratio of at least 100:1.

 

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

 

 

·       COVER

 

THE COVER IS NICE ---  OR VERY GOOD+ to VG++.

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-         Cover has some fraying/wear along the top and bottom seams

    

-         Cover has two corners slightly worn / frayed / bent (nothing significant)

 

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

 

-         No split seams (just yet!)

-         No cut-out (drill) holes.

-         No cut-out corners

-         No saw-marks or indents

-         No yellowing from aging

-         No writing

-         No stamps

 

 


 

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