Conception - Ralph Steadman art cover - 1950's - Esquire - EX - Jazz

	£		130
	$		172

CONCEPTION - ESQUIRE - Ralph Steadman cover art - mega rare - Jazz compilation - EXCELLENT - 1950's Jazz ORIGINAL

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• CAT 32-052
• MATRIX PRLP- 7013-A/PRLP- 7013-B
• YEAR (1950's)
• LABEL Esquire
• Vintage 'Ralph Steadman' artwork.
  

TRACKLISTING

SIDE 1 - 1. Odjenar (George Russell) 2. 5. Hi, Beck (Konitz) 3. Yesterdays (Jerome Kern) 4. Ezz-thetic (George Russell) 5. Indian Summer (Herbert) 6. Duet For Saxophone And Guitar (Konitz)

SIDE 2 - 1. Conception (George Shearing) 2. My Old Flame (Johnston, Koslow) 3. Intoit ( Getz) 4. Prezervation (Getz) 5. I May Be Wrong (Sullivan, Ruskia) 6. So What (Mulligan)

• COVER VG++
• LABELS EX
• VINYL EX
• INNER EX

Condition

All covers, labels and inners have no rips, loosening of glue, handwriting in ink or biro pen.

All records listed are in no less than EX condition (see above for actual grading). In some cases I may list a very rare record at a lesser grading but this will be described in detail. All items are graded conservatively according to Record Collectors Grading System Record Collectors Grading system (outlined at end of listing)

Brief description of item

Note : I have upped the price starting for this item, as advised by a professional jazz dealer.

On the 'Esquire' label release was sometime around the 1950's as there is no date on the cover or labels. The front cover art deco design is by the famous 'Ralph Steadman' the man responsible for artwork on 'THE WHO' cover of 'Happy Jack'  & Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Julie Driscoll Brain Auger & The Trinity, Led Zeppelin albums etc. This cover in itself is a very, very rare thing indeed. The original price was 39/7half d. This is printed on the back of the main jacket.

MADE IN ENGLAND & is a long playing microgroove disc. Thick vinyl here that you only really get from older release's. Comes with a BRITISH AND FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING dust jacket. The main cover is in very good condition or better. has no ripping or major issues as to list a negative. Has an intact spine at the side, and no handwritten names or damp. Great & very clean labels. All text is perfectly legible. No scratched surface marks on the actual vinyl and this sits 100% flat without any warping, is a heavy piece of vinyl. The actual record itself is near mint & has hardly ever been played. A very clean & damage free disc, which plays perfectly with only the very, very slightest of background noise in the quiet played parts & between the track changes.

The cover must be worth an absolute fortune alone, as the guy we all know from design of rock albums & legendary artwork covers, film posters etc designed this in his infancy and could quite possibly even be (don't quote me on this) one of his first/or even 1st in the world of record cover artwork. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Steadman

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/monocle/the_album_art_of_ralph_steadman/

A fantastic art deco feel to this cover & some rare jazz recordings here on this vintage 1950's compilation.  

Please see the close up view of all below....

All vinyl comes from a smoke, damp and pet free environment

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Please see close up photographs of actual item below. No effects added, item is as it appears below

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Record will be packed in a tough custom box DEFENDAPACK mailer as shown in the photos below. The mailer has a locking tab. The record will be placed outside its cover and inside a brand new polythene protector between two card stiffeners and sealed at the top with fragile marked masking tape. Items are labelled "handle with care".

Combined shipping is available for multiple purchases.

All items will be sent within 3 working days although most items are sent the next day following payment

Mint (M) The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet. booklet or poster are in perfect condiition. Records marked as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

Excellent (EX) The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

Very Good (VG) The record has obviously been played many times, but displayes no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects is acceptable

Good (G) The record has been played so much that the sound quality has notceably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc

Fair (F) The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

Poor (P) The record will not play properly due to scratched, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing Bad (B) The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler

CD's and CASSETTES As a general rule CD's and Cassettes either play perfectly - inwhich case they are in Mint condition - or they don't, in which case their value is minimal. Cassette tape is liable to deteriorate with age, even if it remains unplayed, so care should be taken when buying old tapes. CD's are difficult to grade visually; they can look perfect but actually be faulty, while in other cases they may appear damaged but still play perfectly. Cassette and CD inlays and booklets should be graded in the same way as record covers and sleeves. In general, the plastic containers for cassettes and CDs can easily be replaces if they are broken or scratched, but card covers and digipaks are subject to the same wear as record sleeves

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