BILLIE HOLIDAY SOLITUDE ULTRA-RARE'55 CLEF/VERVE TRUMPETER LBL MONO LP BEAUTIFUL

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WE CURRENTLY HAVE  NEARLY 500  LISTED ITEMS

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·       BILLIE HOLIDAY  with OSCAR PETERSON, BARNEY KESSEL, RAY BROWN, FLIP PHILLIPS, CHARLIE SHAVERS AND ALVIN STOLLER - SOLITUDE - 1954 VERVE/CLEF SERIES MONO LP MGV-8074

·       GENUINE U.S. PRESSING

·       VERY EARLY PRESSING CIRCA 1957/58 ON THE BLACK VERVE/CLEF SERIES LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT AND DAVID STONE MARTIN'S 'TRUMPETER' LOGO

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

·       VERY RARE MONO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN FAKE (“ELECTRONICALLY RECHANELLED”) STEREO

·       THIS IS NOT AN IMPORT, RECORD CLUB RELEASE OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

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

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THE GODDESS of blues/jazz sings her heart out on this album out with such unprecedented intensity and genuine, heartfelt emotion, that you will be left standing before your speakers, stunned and mesmerized, unable to move. This is not an album; this is a torrential rainstorm of emotions, affections, heartaches, longing…think of this timeless 1954 Norman Granz-produced masterpiece as a monsoon of human feeling. Lady Day's voice sounds as if her vocal cords are somehow directly connected to your eardrum (via an optical fiber or high speed modem, shall we say). Her voice literally becomes a part of your inner soundscape. An eerie listening experience, not to be missed. This 1954 pressing of the album captures Billie Holiday at the VERY PEAK of her vocal prowess, with her voice still intact and potent, and with the intensity of her self-destructive lifestyle and emotions still years away. Billie sings a variety of standards and evergreens, backed  by a jazz combo of some of the best, and most competent, jazz musicians of the day such as Oscar Peterson, Barney Kassel, Charlie Shavers and many other. But, mostly, the lady sings like the day of her demise is infinitely far away (it wasn't - a mere five years down the road, Lady Day would be no more). Track listing: East of the sun - Blue Moon - You go to my head - You turned the tables on me - Easy to love - These foolish things - I only have eyes for you - Solitude - Everything I have is yours - Love for sale - Moonglow - Tenderly.

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               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 (side 1 is in marginally better condition than side 2).

(b)          The record is 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!

(c)           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)          Mono pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more  preferable to its FAKE ("electronically rechannelled") stereo counterpart. We estimate that FAKE stereo copies of this album outnumber monos by a ratio of at least 10:1.

(e)             The record is STILL in its original inner, perforated plastic baggy, which has - apparently with success - shielded the record from the harmful impact of elements over many years!

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

·                               THE COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has some light 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  (front side) and 3 (back side)

-         Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the top and bottom seams (nothing significant)

-         Cover has one corner slightly worn / frayed / bent (just a beginning of the split seam)

-         Cover has a small quality control (inspection) stamp on the back panel   (BARELY VISIBLE)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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