Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins-Orig. Prestige-W. 50th

$

310

Another Prestige beauty in all but unplayed condition: "Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins". The pressing is an original, deep groove, first pressing mono review copy with RVG in the dead wax and is in definite NM condition. This material was all recorded in 1953 and 1954 and remastered by Rudy VanGelder for Prestige. The recording is terrific and "background" all but nonexistent. Not to mention the terrific music! The jacket is VG++ with just a couple of minor seam nicks and the very beginning of a split lower right. Laminate is mildly dulled and a wee bit soiled (pic) but otherwise very nice.

This LP contains three different dates:

Thelonious Monk Quintet, November 13, 1953:

Thelonious, Piano; Sonny Rollins, Tenor; Julius Watkins, French Horn; Percy Heath, Bass and Willie Jones, Drums -

Playing: Friday the Thirteenth.

Then-Thelonious Monk Trio, September 22, 1954:

Thelonious on Piano; Percy Heath, Bass and Art Blakey, Drums

Playing: Work and Nutty

Then: on October 25, 1954 - The Sonny Rollins Quartet

Sonny Rollins, Tenor; Thelonious Monk, Piano; Tommy Potter, Bass and Art Taylor, Drums play:

The Way You Look Tonight and I Wanbt To Be Happy

Whew! 

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The designation "Review Copy" generally assures that an LP is an early 1st pressing. Please take note: Most review copies (Blue Note and Prestige expecially) are designated as such by a RUBBER STAMP on either the jacket, the label or both. If you have an aversion to rubber stamps, please do not bid on these.

Over the next few months I will be selling selected gems from my personal collection.  While I may be new to Ebay I am NOT new to record collecting. All LP's offered by me have been owned (40+ years) since new - most have been played no more than 2 or 3 times. Note: All are guaranteed or your money back! So please bid with confidence.

All records are strictly graded according to GoldMine standards with one exception. I believe GoldMine has too large a gap between M- and VG+. I have added VG++ which, I believe, is MUCH better that VG+ but not quite M-. Play grading is done on a VPI HW-19 Mk-IV with SME-IV Tonearm and Shure V-15VxMR cartridge. All records are wet vacuum cleaned on a VPI HW-16.5 record cleaner using Record Research Labs Super Vinyl Wash and Disk Doctor brushes. I WILL NOT offer for sale any LPs with groove-damage distortion. I will not offer any graded below VG+.

SPECIAL NOTE RE: DEEP GROOVES. (Blue Note Only) Beginning with BLP-4061 very few first pressings were deep groove. Many second pressings were however. "Deep Groove" does not refer to the playing area but to a groove stamped in the label area. (Apologies to those who already know this - but I've had many questions).

All LP's will be packaged in sturdy cardboard mailers designed for the purpose and will include extra cardboards top and bottom. LP's are in new poly lined sleeves and original sleeves are included when possible as well. LP remains in new sleeve but is packaged outside of the jacket. Both LP & jacket are encased in an outer poly sleeve. This is considered the safest way to avoid damage to LP and jacket.

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