CHARLIE PARKER Bird Blows the Blues LP DIAL 1 jazz G- original

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AUCTION ITEM: CHARLIE PARKER Bird Blows the Blues LP DIAL DLP1 jazz EXTREMELY RARE G- original! 

This is one of the rarest jazz LPs. Considered the first jazz 12" LP- pressed in 1949. Only around 10 copies known to exist. It was never issued with a cover sleeve. It was a mail order from Dial with a pressing of around 50 copies.

This copy is extremely worn and plays with skips and a lot of surface noise. It is listed for its extreme rarity. The B side has a label pressing error and the label is broken and goes into the grooves.

From Birkajazz.com:

The Dial label also issued some of their Charlie Parker recordings on 12" LPs. The first was issued in 1949 and titled "The Bird Blows The Blues". It seems to be the first 12 inch jazz LP ever made. It was a kind of promo edition, pressed in about 50 copies and sold by mail-order only, during some few weeks in the spring of 1949.

No cover was made for this issue. The catalogue number is Dial DLP 1.

They have a picture of the label on that site.

Label: DIAL

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VINYL: G-

COVER: no cover-  plain white jacket provided.

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HOW WE GRADE OUR RECORDS

SS: Still Sealed, any defects such a "cut-out" holes will be noted in the description

M : Mint, a brand new record.

M-/MINT- : Means mint minus, no notable scratches or wear probably rarely played

VG+ : A used, reasonable copy. There will be obvious signs of wear and the possibility of light surface noise between tracks or during quiet passages, but still quite nice.

VG : Very Good - a used played copy. There will be obvious signs of wear and likely light to moderate surface noise between tracks or during quiet passages.

VG- : Very Good Minus - significant wear and marks and usually quite noticeable surface noise.

G+ : In the record grading world, "Good" is not good. >From here on down (Fair, Poor), we're talking about beat-up records only guaranteed not to skip.


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