JOHN COLTRANE ASCENSION SEALED ORIGINAL 1965 STEREO LP

$

360

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·       JOHN COLTRANE with FREDDIE HUBBARD, ARCHIE SHEPP, ELVIN JONES, PHAROAH SANDERS, McCOY TYNER AND JIMMY GARRISON - ASCENSION - ORIGINAL (?) 1965 IMPULSE RECORDS STEREO LP AS-95

·       IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS STILL SEALED IMPULSE ALBUM COMES FROM THE SAME COLLECTION AS THE OTHER TWO STILL SEALED IMPULSE ALBUMS WE ARE OFFERING IN OUR FEATURED AUCTION (THE OTHER TWO TITLES BEING THE STILL SEALED MONO COPY OF JOHN COLTRANE'S 'MEDITATIONS' AS WELL AS STILL SEALED STEREO COPY OF SONNY ROLLINS' 'EAST BROADWAY RUN DOWN', BOTH FROM 1966). BECAUSE AT LEAST ONE OF THESE THREE SEALED ALBUMS IS CERTIFIABLY, 100% ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING (THERE ARE NO SECOND MONO PRESSINGS OF JOHN COLTRANE'S 'MEDITATIONS -- ALL MONO PRESSINGS ARE BY DEFINITION THE FIRST, AND ONLY PRESSINGS), WE ARE ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THE OTHER TWO TITLES - THE SONNY ROLLINS ALBUM AND THIS ITEM ('ASCENSION') MUST ALSO BE THE FIRST PRESSINGS. HOWEVER, THE BIDDERS SHOULD BE CAUTIONED THAT THE ELEMENT OR RISK EXISTS, AND THAT THERE IS A SMALL, PROBABLY NEGLIGIBLE, POSSIBILITY THAT THIS MAY BE A SECOND PRESSING. PLEASE BE GUIDED ACCORDINGLY . IN ANY EVENT, WE ABSOLUTELY, CATEGORICALLY,  GUARANTEE THAT THIS IS A 1960s PRESSING -- DEFINITELY NOT A LATER  REISSUE!.

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED LP BELIEVED TO BE THE  ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       THE WINNING BIDDER MIGHT FIND INSIDE A RARE  "EDITION 1"  VERSION OF THE ALBUM, , ALMOST IMMEDIATELLY PULLED FROM THE MARKET UPON RELEASE AND NEVER AGAIN RELEASED ON VINYL;  "EDITION 1"  IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VERSION OF THE ALBUM FROM THE MORE COMMON, SUBSEQUENT  "EDITION 2" VERSION (PLEASE NOTE: 'EDITION 1' VERSION CAN ONLY BE IDENTIFIED BY THE ABSENCE OF ANY MARKINGS IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINUL; THE “EDITION 2" VERSION HAS AN “EDITION 2” MACHINE STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL). THE ODDS THAT THIS IS AN "EDITION 1" PRESSING ARE ABOUT 15-20%; DO NOT BID ON THIS COPY BASED ON EXPECTATION THAT YOU WILL FIND 'EDITION 1' PRESSING INSIDE, AS THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL RISK INVOLVED THAT YOU WILL NOT)

·       Recorded and engineered (and almost certainly mastered) by ►Rudy Van Gelder

·       VERY RARE STEREO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN MONO 

·       BELIEVED TO BE PRESSED ON THE ORIGINAL ORANGE AND BLACK IMPULSE LABEL , SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION  

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       TWO “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·       THIS IS BELIEVED TO BE THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) 

·       ORIGINAL BACK COVER WITH A BRIEF QUOTE LeROI JONES a/k/a AMIRI BARAKA, THE POET LAUREATE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND A FREE JAZZ RADICAL IN HIS OWN RIGHT.

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

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

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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The single most radical, revolutionary album in the history of Jazz; when this album came out, it caused an uproar and upheaval of galactic proportions, and after only a single playing, one can figure out why: simply put, this is a most astonishing one-way-ticket departure from all existing forms, tonal and atonal structures, conventions and dogmas known to Jazz. Think of this as Coltrane's taking traditional Jazz to the guillotine and waving its detached head thereafter. Forty years later, it is still too radical and revolutionary for some narrow minds. The Mountain of originality and creativity. Finding a still sealed original copy?!?! Forget it – not even a HOPE!!! This may be the last one you will ever see.

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Ascension is the single recording that placed John Coltrane firmly into the avant-garde. Whereas, prior to 1965, Coltrane could be heard playing in an avant vein with stretched-out solos, atonality, and a seemingly free design to the beat, Ascension throws most rules right out the window with complete freedom from the groove and strikingly abrasive sheets of horn interplay. Recorded with three tenors (Trane, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp), two altos (Marion Brown, John Tchicai), two trumpet players (Freddie Hubbard, Dewey Johnson), two bassists (Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison), the lone McCoy Tyner on piano, and Elvin Jones on the drums, this large group is both relentless and soulful simultaneously. While there are segments where the ensemble plays discordant and abrasive skronks, these are usually segues into intriguing blues-based solos from each member. The comparison that is immediately realized is Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz of five years previous. However, it should be known that Ascension certainly carries its own weight, and in a strange sense makes Coleman's foray a passive adventure -- mostly due to an updated sonic quality (à la Bob Thiele) and also Trane's greater sense of passionate spiritualism. Timed at around 40 minutes, this can be a difficult listen at first, but with a patient ear and an appreciation for the finer things in life, the reward is a greater understanding of the personal path that the artist was on at that particular time in his development. Coltrane was always on an unceasing mission for personal expansion through the mouthpiece of his horn, but by the time of this recording he had begun to reach the level of "elder statesman" and to find other voices (Shepp, Sanders, and Marion Brown) to propel and expand his sounds and emotions. Therefore, Ascension reflects more of an event rather than just a jazz record and should be sought out by either experienced jazz appreciators or other open-minded listeners, but not by unsuspecting bystanders.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY JACK L.V. ISLES, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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CONDITION:

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)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The record ALMOST CERTAINLY will have a ►Rudy Van Gelder name, or  his initials (RVG) stamped or hand-etched in the trail-off vinyl (dead wax) [all copies of this album we have seen in the past 40 years did have Van Gelder's imprimatur)

(c)           The record is believed to come in its original stock inner sleeve.

(d)          The record is  apparently 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!

(e)           Stereo  pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its mono  counterpart. The mix is more graphic, the sound resolution more precise, and the channel separation (which does not exist on mono version) adds a whole new dimension to the music. Also, the stereo mixes are (by definition) somewhat different than on the mono version. We estimate that mono copies of this album outnumber stereo copies  by a ratio of at least 3:1.

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

·       COVER (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, LAMINATED, GLOSSY COVER):

COVER IS STONE MINT, STILL SEALED AND NOTHING SHORT OF ABSOLUTE PERFECTION, WITHOUT EVEN A HINT OF A FLAW OR DEFECT; A KIND OF BEAUTY YOU ONLY GET TO SEE ONCE IN A LIFETIME.

NO IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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