Fred Astaire - Oscar Peterson / Barney Kessel / Charlie Shavers / Flip Phillips / Ray Brown / Alvin Stoller

The Astaire Story

3lp Box Set from FRED ASTAIRE with Oscar Peterson for the fantastic album "THE ASTAIRE STORY"
This edition was released in Japan in the 1979 on Polydor / Verve Records (MVX 9901/3/Mono)
Complete with libretto, and all is in Excellent condition.

STELLAR LINE-UP INCLUDES:
Fred Astaire: vocals, tap / Charlie Shavers, trumpet / Flip Phillips, tenor saxophone / Oscar Peterson, piano / Barney Kessel, guitar / Ray Brown, double bass / Alvin Stoller, drums
Label: Verve Records – MVX 9901/3 Series: Immortal Jazz On Verve Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono Box Set Country: Japan Released: Oct 1979 Genre: Jazz Style:

Tracklist

A1
Isn't This A Lovely Day A2
Puttin' On The Ritz A3
I Used To Be Color Blind A4
The Continental A5
Lets Call The Whole Thing Off A6
Change Partners B1
'S Wonderful B2
Lovely To Look At B3
They All Laughed B4
Cheek To Cheek B5
Steppin' Out With My Baby B6
The Way You Look Tonight B7
I've Got My Eyes On You C1
Dancing In The Dark C2
The Carioca C3
Nice Work If You Can Get It C4
New Sun In The Sky C5
I Won't Dance C6
(Ad Lib) Fast Dances C7
Top Hat, White Tie And Tales D1
No Strings D2
I Concentrate On You D3
I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket D4
(This Is) A Fine Romance D5
Night And Day D6
Fascinating Rhythm D7
I Love Louisa D8
(Ad Lib) Slow Dances D9
(Ad Lib) Medium Dances E1
They Can't Take That Away From Me E2
You're Easy To Dance With E3
A Needle In A Haystack E4
So Near And Yet So Far E5
A Foggy Day E6
Oh, Lady Be Good E7
I'm Building Up To An Awful Letdown E8
Not My Girl F1
Jam Session For A Dancer F2
The Astaire Blues F3
The Second Astaire Blues

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Polydor K.K.

Credits

• Bass – Ray Brown
• Drums – Alvin Stoller
• Guitar – Barney Kessel
• Piano, Celesta – Oscar Peterson
• Producer – Norman Granz
• Saxophone [Tenor] – Flip Phillips
• Trumpet – Charlie Shavers
• Vocals, Tap Dance – Fred Astaire

Notes

Comes with 12"x12" booklet

A few words about condition.

Grade & 
score out of 100
                                           GRADING
Mint is a Rigid Band - The next Four Grades are all Narrow Bands, that slightly widen as the condition gradually deteriorates - Good is still Good, but there is a rapid widening of the Grade Bands, as the condition deteriorates over the last Four grades.

MINT
100
The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.
The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition.
Only graded on records that are sealed or clearly unplayed.
 
NEAR MINT
97 to 99        

EXCELLENT
90 to 96
The record shows virtually no signs of having been played,  there is no lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have the slightest of tiny defects.
 
The record shows some slight signs of having been played, but there is very little, (if any) lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have very slight wear. 
 
VERY GOOD PLUS
80 to 89

VERY GOOD
69 to 79
The record shows signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality.
The cover and  packaging might have slight wear, light creasing.

The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch.
Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects.
This is an above average used record, that has been well looked after.




GOOD
56 to 68
The record has been played so much that the sound quality has deteriorated, but the record will still play through, and it will not be a completely unpleasant listening experience, even at the bottom of this grade (56).
The cover and contents may suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc. 




FAIR
41 to 55
The record is still playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even stick, skip or jump.. This is starting to be an unpleasant listening experience at the top of the grade (55) and will not be a pleasant listening experience at all by the end of it (41).
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced. 
 
POOR
25 to 40
The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc.
The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing. 
 
BAD
0 - 24
The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.
The Sleeve is non existent (0) or what is left, is only just recognisable.

A few words about postage.

Within Australia, the best value for multiple purchases is a 5KG satchel, where as many as 15 to 20 LPs can be posted for $22.00 registered post. (well packed in a box, inside the satchel)

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I post at cost.
The user pays.
I package well.

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I do not wish to withdraw the option of standard postage for the cheaper records, but it must be at your risk.