JAZZ. THE ASTAIRE STORY OSCAR PETERSON FLIP PHILLIPS A.O. JATP GRANZ DSM MERCURY
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THE ASTAIRE STORY. A FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE COMPLETE SET - IT WOULD BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A FINER SET!!
MERCURY MG C-1001, MG C-1002, MG C-1003, AND MG C-1004. FOUR LPS PRESSED ON BEAUTIFUL BLUE VINYL!! FIRST PRESSING!!
IN 1952 NORMAN GRANZ ISSUED THE FOUR LP LIMITED EDITION SET (1384 COPIES) ENTITLED, "THE ASTAIRE STORY",
WHICH FOUND SINGER-DANCER FRED ASTAIRE IN THE RECORDING STUDIO WITH A GROUP OF TOP JAZZ MUSICIANS LED BY OSCAR PETERSON.
THE RESULTING 38 TRACKS (MOSTLY JAZZ VERSIONS OF STANDARDS ASSOCIATED WITH ASTAIRE),
WERE PRESSED ON FOUR (BEAUTIFUL BLUE VINYL!) LPS WITH SPECIAL LABELS AND ISSUED IN A SUSPENSION-STYLED OVERSIZE ALBUM,
IN RED CLOTH WITH DANCER LOGO ON THE FRONT COVER, BEAUTIFUL ART PHOTOS BY GJON MILI,
AND A PORTFOLIO OF DRAWINGS BY THE GREAT ARTIST DAVID STONE MARTIN.
IN ADDITION TO THE LIMITED EDITON DELUXE SET,
EACH OF THE FOUR LPS WAS RELEASED INDIVIDUALLY (VERY LIMITED EDITION - PRESSED ON BLUE VINYL).
LATER ON, THEY WERE RELEASED AGAIN ON MERCURY - PRESSED ON BLACK VINYL (NOT LIMITED).
THIS IS THE EXTREMELY RARE SET OF FOUR LPS PRESSED ON BLUE VINYL (FIRST PRESSING!!).
IN CONNECTION WITH MY EXHIBITION IN DENMARK, IN 2006, ABOUT "NORMAN GRANZ, JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC,
AND THE ART OF DAVID STONE MARTIN", I RECEIVED (AS A GIFT) NORMAN'S OWN COPY OF THE ASTAIRE DELUXE SET FROM HIS WIDOW, GRETE GRANZ.
LATER ON, I SOLD THE SET BUT I HAVE SINCE ACQUIRED THIS FINE SET OF FOUR LPS - ESTATE FIND!
I AM DOWNSIZING MY COLLECTION OF RARE JAZZ AND BLUES RECORDS, CDS, JAZZ AND BLUES DISCOGRAPHIES,
BOOKS, MAGAZINES, POSTERS, AND AUTOGRAPHED CONCERT PROGRAMS.
I HAVE COLLECTED JAZZ AND BLUES MUSIC FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS.
MERCURY MG C-1001, MG C-1002, MG C-1003, AND MG C-1004.
ORIGINAL MONO ISSUE. FIRST PRESSING!! BLUE VINYL, LIGHT BLUE LABEL, DEEP GROOVE, PLAIN PAPER INNER SLEEVES.
PRODUCED BY NORMAN GRANZ ON MERCURY RECORDS. DAVID STONE MARTIN COVER/LABEL ART.
VOCALS BY FRED ASTAIRE, ACCOMPANIED BY JAZZ (JATP) ALL STARS (CHARLIE SHAVERS, FLIP PHILLIPS,
OSCAR PETERSON, BARNEY KESSEL, RAY BROWN, AND ALVIN STOLLER).
COVERS: FANTASTIC CONDITION!! ALMOST FLAWLESS - APART FROM THE SLIGHTEST WEAR FROM USE AND AGE,
THEY LOOK VIRTUALLY NEW!! BRIGHT COLORS!! CLEAN AND STURDY!! NO SPLITS!! NO TEARS!! STUNNING CONDITION!!
VINYLS: VG TO VG+++ (PLAYS MOSTLY M-), VERY SHINY AND CLEAN WITH A FEW ISOLATED FAINTLY AUDIBLE SHORT SHALLOW SCRATCHES.
PLUS A FEW SUPERFICIAL INAUDIBLE VISUAL ONLY SCUFF MARKS WHICH DON'T AFFECT PLAY! PLAYS FINE!!
FINE LIGHT BLUE LABELS - LITTLE SPINDLE WEAR.
A FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE SET - IT WOULD BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A FINER SET!!
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER VERY RARE JAZZ AND BLUES ITEMS (INCL. DANISH DEBUT, NORGRAN,
A DELUXE CHARLIE PARKER PHOTO BOOK, PRESTIGE, IMPULSE A.O.),
NOW UP FOR AUCTION, ON EBAY!!
LOW STARTING PRICE! NO RESERVE! THE RECORDS ARE GUARANTEED ORIGINAL.
GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT MY AUCTIONS.
THE CONDITION IS GUARANTEED. SEE MY 12 PHOTOS. I AM ALWAYS HAPPY TO COMBINE ITEMS WON WITHIN A FEW DAYS OR SO.
SOLD AS IS. NO RETURNS. PAYPAL ONLY. PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 5 DAYS.
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