Alphonse Mouzon – Mind Transplant-NM Jazz Fusion-Jazz Funk Vinyl LP-Tommy Bolin

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This may seem a little odd, but one of my personal favorite jazz fusion albums of all time is Billy Cobham’s Spectrum release.  That album is still regarded by jazz critics around the world as one of the greatest jazz fusion albums ever recorded.  This album is perhaps equally as powerful.  The Allmusic critic has his own title for the album.  He calls it “Spectrum II”.  It is that good.  Interestingly, besides the incredible drum performances of each of the two band leaders, the one common element on the two albums is the incredible jazz and hard rock guitar work of Tommy Bolin.  Bolin is featured on both albums and delivers incredible performances on both.  Here he is joined by Lee Ritenour on a couple of tracks, but Bolin is clearly the star of this album.  His guitar work is simply amazing!  This album sits with those very few other albums I own that will never leave my collection.  This album was released on Blue Note in 1975, number BN-LA398-G.  This is the original release of the album.  The vinyl is in pristine condition with its bright original luster and no scratches or scuffs.  It plays with virtually no background noise.  The vinyl grades NM.  The album cover shows no ring wear and no corner or edge wear.  All seams are clean, sharp, tight, and intact.  There is a bullet hole near the lower left corner.  The cover grades VG+. 

Album Tracks: 
Mind Transplant
Snow Bound
Carbon Dioxide
Ascorbic Acid

Happiness Is Loving You
Some Of The Things People Do
Golden Rainbows
Nitroglycerin

Grading Information

I only use four grades in my grading:  NM, VG+, VG, and G.  The only exception is a sealed album which is presumed to have vinyl in mint condition.  My NM grading means that the vinyl looks and plays as though it is the first time out of the sleeve.  The VG+ rating is used on any album that plays great but has one or more small defects.  It may have a pop here and there or some occasional background static.  On a VG album you can expect that, typically, this album will play great, but you’ll see more defects on this than your VG+ rated album. Most often the VG rated album may even play well enough to be graded VG+, but the color or blemishes drop the grading.  Likewise, you may occasionally find an album that looks almost NM but the sound quality just isn’t there.  That’s why I play every album first, because this does happen.  In this case the vinyl will be graded VG.  Very occasionally I will list an album with a grade of G.  This is one where I consider the collectible value of the album to be great enough that the copy being presented is worth having as a filler copy. 

Shipping Information – Combined Shipping

Canada shipping is calculated based on weight using US Postal Service rates.  Combined shipping is also welcomed here and does result in significant per-album cost savings. Canada shipping rates have gone up dramatically. The first album will be shipped for $15.  Additional albums will be shipped for $4 per album, with up to five albums able to be shipped before we need to use International Priority shipping.  At that point we will work together on final determination of shipping cost. 

The Canada cost determination also applies for all other International shipping, except that the first album is shipped for $20 and each subsequent is just an additional $5.00. 

All albums will be shipped in specially designed album hard cardboard mailers with a cardboard insert to prevent damage upon opening.  The vinyl is removed from the cover and presented in a new poly sleeve.  I am committed to one day turnaround on shipments.  If I receive payment before 7:00 AM Central Time I will package and ship that same day.  Payment by Paypal is preferred. 

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