JOHN COLTRANE Impressions 1963 UK HMV 1st *MONO* PRESS Nr MINT
£
127
$
152
£ 127
Sold For
Oct 21, 2011
Sold Date
Oct 11, 2011
Start Date
£ 40
Start price
9
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Great Britain
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JOHN COLTRANE Impressions 1963 UK HMV 1st *MONO* PRESS Nr MINT
G&L FLIPBACK SLEEVE, ORIGINAL HMV INNER, BEAUTIFUL COPY
JOHN COLTRANEImpressions
UK HMV (CLP 1695) FIRST *MONO* PRESSING (1963) OF COLTRANE'S "Impressions" LP
INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND IN THE ORIGINAL 1963 UK MONO FORMAT AND IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION THROUGHOUT
* FROM A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAZZ LPs I RECENTLY ACQUIRED (and will be listing over the coming days) - FROM A SINGLE OWNER WHO TAPED THEM ONTO REEL-TO-REEL - SO ONLY PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE - AND THEN CAREFULLY STORED IN PLASTIC SLEEVES (so all the covers are practically like-new) - I GUARANTEE YOU WON'T FIND BETTER COPIES
PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST ISSUE HMV LABELS WHICH CARRY ALL THE CORRECT FIRST ISSUE INFO - "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963" TEXT BUT NO "SOLD IN UK…" STATEMENT (this came a little later) AND "KT" TAX CODE EMBOSSED ON SIDE TWO
MARTIX: A 42 A-1S / A 42 B-1S (the original US Impulse matrix stamped, plus UK A-1S/B-1S)
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/G (one of the earliest copies - in the batch of the first 300 pressed)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL 'PATENTS APPLIED FOR', HMV COMPANY, TRACING PAPER LINED ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE
Tracks 1 & 3 were recorded live at the Village Vanguard in November 1961, while tracks 2 & 4 were recorded at Van Gelder Studio on September 18, 1962 and April 29, 1963.
The album was originally released in 1963 on the Impulse! label in the US and on HMV in the UK.
The recording features the classic quartet of John Coltrane: McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones; joined by Eric Dolphy and Reggie Workman on the live tracks.
Dolphy plays a memorable solo on the long modal workout "India", but lays out on all but the coda of "Impressions".
Workman is at hand only on "India", to join Garrison in approximating the sound of an African drum choir
The music reflects Coltrane's evolving emotional and musical range, where he explores jazz modality, the music of India and the blues
John Coltrane - Soprano sax, tenor sax
Eric Dolphy - Bass clarinet, alto sax
McCoy Tyner - Piano
Jimmy Garrison - Bass
Reggie Workman - Bass
Elvin Jones - Drums
Roy Haynes - Drums
Side One:
India (13:52)
Up 'Gainst The Wall (3:12)
Side Two:
Impressions (14:40)
After The Rain (4:07)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, bright and unmarked labels with only a couple of spindle traces per side.
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT++
Both surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen and appear practically unmarked in normal light (one or two extremely light and superficial marks only) with just wispy hairlines visible under bright light - none of these have any audio impact whatsoever
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT/EXCELLENT++
Sensational copy which plays beautifully throughout with no major audio issues of note.
Played just once or twice on top quality equipment the sound performance is practically flawless - crystal clear, clean, fresh and incredibly immediate with just the lightest touch of surface on the quiet "After The Rain" - nothing intrusive
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT++
The flipback cover is also in superb condition with a deep glossy sheen to the laminated front and a remarkably clean back.
The edges and spine are practically unworn and all spine text is clear and bold.
There is one tiny pin-point 'nick' on the top edge (impossibly minor) otherwise, a beautifully preserved example
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT++
The original HMV inner sleeve is clean and fresh with no seam splits
ALL RECORDS ARE PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £6.00 or £11.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £10.00 or £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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454 (GS 6.3 (454))