ARCHIE SHEPP THE WAY AHEAD IMPULSE AS 9170 1968 1st US ORIGINAL STEREO VG++
  $   65

 


$ 65 Sold For
Mar 30, 2025 Sold Date
Mar 23, 2025 Start Date
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Description

                                  

These items come from my personal collection

I offer always the combined shipping for multiple purchases  

ARCHIE SHEPP

THE WAY AHEAD

IMPULSE AS 9170 

Tracklist         

A1 Damn If I Know (The Stroller) 

Written By Walter Davis, Jr. 6:16 

A2 Frankenstein 

Written By Grachan Moncur 13:51 

B1 Fiesta 

Written-By Archie Shepp 9:55 

B2 Sophisticated Lady 

Written By Duke Ellington 7:08 

Companies 

Designed At – Viceroy 

Manufactured By – ABC Records, Inc. 

Mastered At – Longwear Plating 

Published By – Pamco Music Inc. 

Published By – Gramon Music Pub. 

Published By – Dawn of Freedom Music 

Published By – Miils Music, Inc. 

Credits 

Bass – Ron Carter 

Cover – Robert & Barbara Flynn 

Drums – Beaver Harris (tracks: A2, B2), Roy Haynes (tracks: A1, B1) 

Engineer – Bob Simpson 

Photography By – Chuck Stewart 

Photography By [Liner Photo] – Frank Kofsky 

Piano – Walter Davis Jr. 

Producer – Bob Thiele 

Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp 

Trombone – Grachan Moncur III 

Trumpet – Jimmy Owens 

Notes 

Recorded: January 29th, 1968 

Catalog number is A-9170 on sleeve (front, rear, spine, inside) and AS-9170 on labels. 
Thick cardboard gatefold sleeve externally laminated. 
With Impulse factory printed inner sleeve. 
[On spine]: The Way Ahead Archie Shepp stereo A-9170 Impulse! 
Made in U.S.A. - Printed in U.S.A. 
Cover designed at Viceroy. 
 
A1 - Damn If I Know (The Stroller) – Pamco Music, Inc. - BMI 
A2 - Frankenstein – Gramon Music Pub. - BMI 
B1 - Fiesta – Dawn of Freedom Music, Ltd. - BMI 
B2 - Sophisticated Lady – Miils Music, Inc. - ASCAP 

STRICTLY GRADED ACCORDING THE GOLDMINE GRADING SCALE AFTER THOROUGH VISUAL INSPECTION WITH POWERFUL LED LAMP AND COMPLETE LISTENING

RECORD 

 1st original 1969 US stereo pressing with with super clean red labels and wearless spindle hole

Matrix / Runout (Label side A): AS-9170-A 

Matrix / Runout (Label side B): AS-9170-B 

Matrix / Runout (Side A etched): AS - 9170A 

Matrix / Runout (Side B etched): AS - 9170B LW 

Rights Society: BMI 

Rights Society: ASCAP 

This thick, heavy vinyl retains its original luster intact and appears to have been listened to carefully 

VISUAL: VERY GOOD+ to VERY GOOD++ 

Shinyy playing surface has only a few slight, superficial hairlines, not audible and barely visible under a powerful LED lamp on both sides. NO other noticeable signs of wear or handling as scuffs, marks, scratches, groove wear

AUDIO: VERY GOOD++ to NEAR MINT 

Plays as new, loud and very clean on both sides without noticeable defect as tics, clicks, skips, NO surface or background noise

Superb stereo sound

Cleaned with CLEAR AUDIO VACUUM MATRIX using its PURE GROOVE professional solution

Impulse factory printed inner sleeve in excellent condition

 COVER : VERY GOOD+

This gatefold laminated retains its glossy original shape with NO wear spots

 There are two beginning of laminate lifting on front, near the spine and on the upper right corner, which does not affect his beauty and integrity 

You can also see a well repaired split (0,98 inches) on the top left seam on back and a a clean break with missing paper (0,78 inches) on the spine of the wearless inside gatefold

Intact fully legible spine, NO dog-eared corners, NO ring-wear, NO stamps, NO holes, NO stains


SHIPPING COST

ITALY

POSTE DELIVERY STANDARD (within 3 Kg) (You'll receive the parcel in 4 business days)

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 EUROPE

PRIORITY AIRMAIL (with untraceable identification code) (You'll receive the parcel in 3 business days)

(within 1 Kg) : $ 12,50

(within 2 Kg) : $  22,00

AIRMAIL REGISTERED (with the tracking number)  

 ( within 1Kg)  : $ 22,00

 ( within 2 Kg)  : $ 32,50

 

RUSSIA

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USA 

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(within 2 Kg) : $ 32,50

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