LP: SONNY ROLLINS/JOHN COLTRANE, Tenor Madness, Prestige mono PR 7047

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LP: SONNY ROLLINS/JOHN COLTRANE, Tenor Madness, Prestige mono PR 7047

This is an early 60's Prestige mono pressing of a 1956 Rudy Van Gelder recording/mastering.  John Coltrane takes turns at tenor solo with Sonny Rollins on the title track "Tenor Madness".  If you hear this record, you can see the transition John Coltrane is making from being a sideman to Miles Davis to becoming the "leader" of the famous Blue Train (1957 Blue Note recording) session.  In fact, you can hear in some of his solos, very similar riffs that he later uses on Blue Train.  (Side Note:  I have put "leader" in quotation marks, because to me, Lee Morgan outshines John Coltrane on Blue Train; of course, John Coltrane is my Jazz idol but until later in the 1950's, he was still not as charismatic/skilled at his craft as he later becomes.)  This recording is a must for Sonny Rollins OR John Coltrane fans.

Vinyl:  VG+.  Side 1 shows about 5 heavier marks and each side shows additional faint sleeve marks.  Only 1 tiny marks affect play (with a couple of light surface noise).  The reason for the lower grade is not the marks but the fact that this mono record (as is normal with my stereo cartridge) plays with overall mild vinyl surface noise, audible in between tracks and during the few softer passages.  If you play this with a mono cartridge, it should play much quieter.  But because I have to play grade this with my stereo cartridge, I can only grade this as VG+.

Cover:  The solid and generally clean cover is graded Excellent to VG+, due to bits of wear at the corners and edges and a price sticker at a corner on the back.  



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Canada

Asia

Europe

1 record

$7

$13.50

$13.50

2 records

$10

$20.50

$20.50

3 records

$12

$23

$23

4 records

$14

$26

$26

5 records (assuming less than 4 lbs.)

$16

$29

$29

Cost of international shipping via USPS Priority Mail, which usually takes about 1 week: 

Canada

Asia

Europe

1 to 2 records

$23

$31

$31

3 to 4 records

$25

$34

$34

4 to 5 records

$27

$38

$37

6 records

$29

$41

$39

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