YARDBIRDS HERBIE HANCOCK BLOW-UP N/M ORIG 1966 MONO LP=

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·       HERBIE HANCOCK with FREDDIE HUBBARD, JOE HENDERSON, PHIL WOODS , RON CARTER, JIM HALL AND JIMMY SMITH plus THE YARDBIRDS - BLOW UP - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK FROM THE 1966 MOVIE BY THE LEGENDARY MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI - ORIGINAL 1966 MGM MONO LP E-4447-ST 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       (IMPORTANT NOTE: ON MGM SOUNDTRACKS – SUCH AS THIS ONE – THE SUFFIX “-ST” IN THE CATALOG NUMBER DOES NOT DENOTE A STEREO PRESSING; IT IS ACTUALLY AN ABBREVIATION FOR (S)OUND(T)RACK, NOT FOR ‘STEREO’. IF THIS PRESSING WERE STEREO, IT WOULD HAVE CATALOG NUMBER SE-4447-ST). ALSO NOTE THAT MONO VERSION OF THIS ALBUM INCLUDES SLIGHTLY LONGER VERSIONS OF SOME OF THE TRACKS THAN FOUND ON THE MORE COMMON, STEREO VERSION)

·       RARE MONO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN STEREO

·       ORIGINAL BLACK MGM LABEL WITH MULTICOLORED “ROARRING LION” LOGO, EARLY-TO-MID 60’S STYLE

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK (CELLOPHANE) WRAP

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       MONO version of this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other digital format.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH,  SHOWN BELOW) (Note: the image shown is from our previous auction; it appears here for reference only; the actual item is in a condition quite similar to the one shown, but is not completely identical in every minute detail ).

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Blow-Up is a soundtrack album by Herbie Hancock featuring music composed for Michelangelo Antonioni's film ►Blow-Up released in 1966 on MGM Records. The album features performances by Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Newman, Phil Woods, Joe Henderson, Jim Hall, Ron Carter, and Jack DeJohnette. Although Jimmy Smith is credited with playing organ on the album some sources claim it was Paul Griffin that was present at the recording sessions.]

The album also includes "Stroll On", a rewrite of Tiny Bradshaw's "Train Kept A-Rollin'", by the Yardbirds featuring Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page (one of ONLY TWO known tracks where the two giants ACTUALLY play TOGETHER, the other, if memory serves, being the 1967 Psycho Daisies [the two also play together on the Yardbirds’ late single ‘Happennings 10 years ago’, but not actually live: the two guitars were overdubbed in studio…op.ed]T he liner notes to a 2000s CD release indicate that Hancock first recorded his score in London with British musicians, but rejected the results and re-recorded the music in New York with American jazz musicians. The bassline to "Bring Down the Birds" was sampled by Deee-Lite for their 1990 single "Groove is in the Heart."

A mono mix of this album (MGM E4447ST) features slightly longer versions of several songs.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW IN WIKIPEDIA.ORG)

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This is a great movie soundtrack by the great Jazz pianist (which also includes the great[est] Rock combo) to the great Mod/Swingin' 60's film by the great[est] movie director, and captures the great scene where Rock's great[est] guitarist cuts his finger while doing a great guitar solo during the classic freak-out performance of Johnny Burnette's "Train Kept-a-rollin" (renamed as "Stroll on" – one of only three Yardbirds songs recorded with both Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page on guitars

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

(c)             The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          Mono pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more  preferable to its stereo counterpart. We think that the mix is more natural, humane, "organic" and that the mixes are somewhat different than on the stereo version. We estimate that stereo copies of this album outnumber mono pressings by a ratio of at least 5:1.

(e)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

COVER IS STILL SEALED; HOWEVER, WE ARE UNABLE TO GRADE IT MINT OR NEAR MINT DUE TO MINOR FLAWS LISTED BELOW; WE GRADE THIS COVER AS EXCELLENT OR VG++

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        A visible water stain affects the area about 5 square inches in size along the bottom seam (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY); there is no structural damage to the cover, and both cardboard base and paper slick are intact, however, the stain is visible and has a few small moldy stains ,  visible yellowish discoloration and a slight warp in the affected area.

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

-         Cover has a small, neat, circular cutout hole in one of the corners

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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