Hank Mobley HANK BLP 1560 ORIG 47 West 63rd NYC DG RVG Ear Mono Donald Byrd
$
700
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Description
HANK MOBLEY - HANK
Blue Note BLP 1560 - Original 1957 Mono First Pressing (47 West 63rd, NYC)
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ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING - markers (pictured)
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- "BLUE NOTE RECORDS - 47 WEST 63rd - NYC" labels, both sides
- No R under the "E" in Blue Note; no "Inc." (dates to the 1958-59 first-press window)
- Deep groove both sides
- RVG stamped in the deadwax, both sides
- Plastylite "ear" present in the deadwax
- Deadwax matrix: BN-LP-1560-A / BN-LP-1560-B (hand-etched)
- Tom Hannan cover design; Francis Wolff cover photo
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THE MUSIC
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A stacked hard-bop sextet and a scarce 1500-series Blue Note - one of the harder original pressings to find in the catalog. Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Donald Byrd (trumpet), John Jenkins (alto sax), Bobby Timmons (piano), Wilbur Ware (bass), and "Philly" Joe Jones (drums). Recorded April 21, 1957 by Rudy Van Gelder. Two Mobley originals - "Fit for a Hanker" and "Hi Groove, Low Feed-Back" - plus "Easy to Love," "Time After Time," and Bud Powell's "Dance of the Infidels."
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CONDITION
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VINYL: VG+ (visual grade only)
Clean, bright labels. A small number of light surface marks and hairlines visible under raking light - all pictured. IMPORTANT: this is a VISUAL grade only. The record has NOT been play-tested, so audio is unverified and not guaranteed. Could benefit from a professional cleaning.
JACKET: VG-
Solid cardboard with the Tom Hannan front graphics still presenting well. HONEST DISCLOSURE: overall age-tanning, foxing on the rear cover, edge and corner wear, and corner/seam
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