MILES DAVIS Quintet Cookin' PRESTIGE PRLP 7094 NJ RVG DG MONO EXC+/MINT Coltrane
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COOKIN' WITH THE MILES DAVIS QUINTET "GAKUBUSHI" FRAME COVER
LP PRESTIGE 7094 MINT/MINT- IMMACULATE BERGENFIELD A1 MONO DG
LEGENDARY DAVIS LP.
JOHN COLTRANE, RED GARLAND, PAUL CHAMBERS, PHILLY JOE JONES
CONDITION
Dead Wax information:
RVG STAMPED WITH HALF CIRCLE SIDE 1, RVG STAMPED “L1 RVG” SIDE 2 – THERE MAY BE A CHANCE THE “L1” INDICATES THIS SHOULD HAVE USED THE FIRST LABEL FROM 50TH STREET IN NEW YORK.
SIDE 1: PRLP-7094 A1 ETCHED – THIS IS OFTEN ONLY “A” Also printed “A” and a separate “AB” at 11 O’Clock. I’m not sure what these represent; possibly where the LP was pressed?
SIDE 2: PRLP-7094 B ETCHED
Condition:
COVER:
FRONT IS REALLY CLEAN. APPEARS TO HAVE SOME BLACK INK SPOTS ON FRONT LEFT THAT MAY BE A RESULT OF FAULTS IN THE PRINTING PROCESS. A SLIGHT BIT OF BUBBLING OR FLAKING – PAPER IS STILL IN PLACE -- ALONG TOP RIGHT EDGE. SOME FOXING, LARGELY FINGERPRINT OIL, ALONG OPENING ON RIGHT. ALL OTHER PARTS LOOK LIKE NEW.
REAR COVER HAS REMAINS OF PRICE TAG IN UPPER RIGHT, BLACK LINE OF DIRT ABOUT AN INCH FROM THE TOP.
VINYL:
SIDE 1: THIS IS REALLY AN IMMACULATE DISK. MINT TO MINT+. NO WEAR ON SPINDLE HOLE. ONLY A FEW LIGHT SPUTUM MARKS.
SIDE 2: AGAIN, EXTREMELY CLEAN. MINT-. SLIGHT WEAR ON SPINDLE HOLE. A FEW PAPER SCUFFS THAT ARE VERY LIGHT.
SLEEVE IS FROM REALISTIC. NOT THE ORIGINAL.
Outstanding, high quality original LP from 1958!
From the All-Music Review
Cookin' is the first of four albums derived from the Miles Davis Quintet's fabled extended recording session on October 26, 1956; the concept being that the band would document its vast live-performance catalog in a studio environment, rather than preparing all new tracks for its upcoming long-player. The bounty of material in the band's live sets -- as well as the overwhelming conviction in the quintet's studio sides -- would produce the lion's share of the Cookin', Relaxin', Workin', and Steamin' albums. As these recordings demonstrate, there is an undeniable telepathic cohesion that allows this band -- consisting of Miles Davis (trumpet), John Coltrane (tenor sax), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Philly Joe Jones (drums) -- to work so efficiently both on the stage and the studio. This same unifying force is also undoubtedly responsible for the extrasensory dimensions scattered throughout these recordings. The immediate yet somewhat understated ability of each musician to react with ingenuity and precision is expressed in the consistency and singularity of each solo as it is maintained from one musician to the next without the slightest deviation. "Blues by Five" reveals the exceptional symmetry between Davis and Coltrane that allows them to complete each other's thoughts musically. Cookin' features the pairing of "Tune Up/When Lights Are Low" which is, without a doubt, a highlight not only of this mammoth session, but also the entire tenure of Miles Davis' mid-'50s quintet. All the elements converge upon this fundamentally swinging medley. Davis' pure-toned solos and the conversational banter that occurs with Coltrane, and later Garland during "When the Lights Are Low," resound as some of these musicians' finest moments.
All Music Rating: 4.5 All Music Users Rating 5.0 out of 5.
On Jul-27-20 at 22:31:07 PDT, seller added the following information: Pressed at the excellent Abbey Manufacturing NJ (“AB” stamp in Dead Wax)
Not all NJ Pressings were done at Abbey and the sound on some tunes on
Cookin in this version are especially great.
DEEP GROOVE MONO.
It’s not an “original original” pressing in the sense that it lacks the “NYC” address on the labels, but it’s still made from original Van Gelder mastering. On the ballad “My Funny Valentine” especially, you should be able to hear that this is a very clean copy I was fortunate to find for the price I paid.
I love this version of “My Funny Valentine”, but I eventually came to appreciate the entire second side of the album just as much (“Blues by Five” remains a ho-hum listen for me). Philly Joe Jones’ drum kit sounds thunderous here, and overall we get a glimpse of engineer Rudy Van Gelder in one of his finest hours at his Hackensack studio.
I think Cookin’ has the best program start to finish but I think all four albums are representative of how brilliant Van Gelder was under the restrictions of the mono format. FROM Richard Capeless, Vinyl Spotlight
On Jul-27-20 at 22:49:07 PDT, seller added the following information: PRESSED AT the excellent Abbey Manufacturing NJ (“AB” stamp, IN dEAD WAX). THIS WAS ONE OF THE MORE HIGH QUALITY PRESSING FACILITIES IN THE NEW YORK AREA.
sOUNDS ARE BETTER WITH AB PRESSINGS. THEY ARE NOT COMMON.
It’s not an “original original” pressing in the sense that it lacks the “NYC” address on the labels, but it’s still made from original Van Gelder mastering. On the ballad “My Funny Valentine” especially, you should be able to hear that this is a very clean copy.
I love this version of “My Funny Valentine”, but I eventually came to appreciate the entire second side of the album just as much (“Blues by Five” remains a ho-hum listen for me). Philly Joe Jones’ drum kit sounds thunderous here, and overall we get a glimpse of engineer Rudy Van Gelder in one of his finest hours at his Hackensack studio.
I think Cookin’ has the best program start to finish but I think all four albums are representative of how brilliant Van Gelder was under the restrictions of the mono format.
VINYL spotlight, Richard Capeless
THIS DESERVES A HIGHER PRICE BECAUSE ITS PRESSING AT ABBEY MAKES IT SOUND VERY REALISTIC. PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS.
ABBEY PRESSINGS ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND.
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On Jul-28-20 at 13:10:18 PDT, seller added the following information:
The cover for this LP appears to be “gakubushi” meaning a “frame cover”. They appear in the mid Fifties, and the evidence of frame construction can be helpful in determining the issue date of a pressing, being a first or later pressing.
In a “frame cover”, the paper from the back sleeve has been folded around the cover and appears in front, under the art sleeve paper, creating a shadow line not unlike a frame, about a half inch wide, along two edges. The frame cover is with two frame stripes only, never four all around.
In this LP the cover appears to have folding at the top and left side of the front cover.
This is interesting because unlaminated folded covers were only used for the earliest pressings of Prestige and Blue Note records in the 1950s.
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