ZBIGNIEW NAMYSLOWSKI MODERN JAZZ QUARTET"LOLA".1964 DECCA STEREO WIDEBAND+GROOVE
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HERE IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL BRITISH PRESSED MODERN JAZZ LPs OF THE MID-1960s WHICH I HAVE NEVER SEEN IN STEREO BEFORE! THE ZBIGNIEW NAMYSLOWKSI MODERN JAZZ QUARTET:"LOLA". CLEARLY INFLUENCED BY JOHN COLTRANE,THIS POLISH GROUP WERE EXTREMELY TALENTED WITH SELF COMPOSED(EXCEPT FOR ONE TRACK)JAZZ MUSIC. THIS BRITISH DECCA RECORDING PRODUCED BY THE LEGENDARY MIKE VERNON, A FEW YEARS BEFORE HIS BLUE HORIZON BLUES LABEL BEGAN! THERE WAS HARDLY ANY EXPOSURE(PITY THE RADIO PRESENTER ATTEMPTING TO ANNOUNCE THE BAND'S NAME!)OR SALES FOR THIS LP AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DELETED WITHIN A YEAR OR EVEN A FEW MONTHS OF ISSUE. ALLOWING FOR DECCA'S HUGE OUTPUT AND HAVING STUDIED DECCA MASTER CATALOGUES, THIS POLICY OF ONLY BIG SELLERS REMAINING IN PRINT WAS STANDARD PRACTISE! FACT!
THIS AWESOME LP IS TOUGH ENOUGH TO FIND IN MONO-LOOK ON POPSYKE(AND ELSEWHERE)TO SEE PRICES REACHED IN THE PAST-HOWEVER EVERY COPY(AS FAR AS I CAN RESEARCH)HAS BEEN IN MONO! GIVEN THAT MOST MODERN JAZZ FANS OF 1964 PREFERRED MONO EDITIONS,THE PRINT RUN FOR STEREO EDITIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN MINIMAL WITH MOST SHOPS OBTAINING THEM TO SPECIAL ORDER ONLY.THOSE SOLD WOULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN PLAYED ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT OR EVEN MONO ONLY KIT IN ERROR! THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW COPIES TO HAVE SURVIVED WITHOUT SUCH DAMAGE! A HEART STOPPING LP FOR ANY SERIOUS JAZZ COLLECTOR! STRICTLY GRADED EXCELLENT+++++ CONDITION. MOST WOULD STATE NEAR MINT! CLEARLY A COPY THAT HAS NOT HAD MANY PLAYS WITH JUST A FEW FAINT,WISPY COVER REMOVAL SURFACE MARKS IN VERY STRONG LIGHT.JUST THE SLIGHTEST OF SURFACE CRACKLE AT THE START OF A COUPLE OF THE TRACKS AT HIGH VOLUME.
1965 STEREO UK 1ST EDITION DECCA WIDEBAND LABELS WITH THE GROOVED DESIGN SKL 4644 AND THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1W/1W MATRIXES! BEAUTIFULLY THICK AND 100% FLAT VINYL! NATURALLY THE FFSS DECCA RECORDING METHOD ALLOWS FOR LOTS OF NATURAL WIDE STEREO,LOTS OF BASS AS WELL AS CRISPNESS!
I PLAY ALL THE WAY THROUGH TWICE TO ENSURE ACURATE GRADING!
THE LAMINATED FRONT+FLIPBACK COVER HAS A FEW CREASES BUT NO REPAIRS,RIPS OR WRITING. CLEAN LABELS-NO WRITING,FADING OR STAINING-NO SPINDLE WEAR!
THE ORIGINAL"FFSS" STEREO INNER INCLUDED USUALLY MISSING AND ONLY SUPPLIED ON SELECTIVE DECCA STEREO LPs UP TO 1965.
MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION.JUST ONE OWNER FROM NEW,A FORMER JAZZ MUSICIAN WHO NATURALLY HAD A LARGE COLLECTION AND TOP OF THE RANGE EQUIPMENT WITH MOST OF HIS RECORDS BARELY BEING PLAYED IN MANY YEARS!
SEE MY FEEDBACK FOR SIMILAR ITEMS!
MY CONSTANT AIM IS TO GET FEEDBACK COMMENTS LIKE"BEYOND EXPECTATION",WHICH I ALREADY HAVE!
A LOW,REALISTIC PRICE OF £25 FOR A VERY RARE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER RECORD REGARDED AS ONE OF THE FINEST OF ALL THE DECCA MODERN JAZZ RECORDINGS THAT YOU MAY NEVER SEE AGAIN STEREO OR AS GOOD.
PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS AND ALLOW FOR SLIGHT REFLECTION IN THE FRONT COVER DUE TO DARK REFLECTIVE LAMINATION GLARE!
IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD EXPERTS/DEALERS.
KEEP READING FOR MORE INFORMATION!
FOR THIS LP,I INSIST ON SPECIAL DELIVERY OR INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR POSTAGE! IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE AND MERITS THE COST!
TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER, MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE!!!
MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS COPY IS IN EXCELLENT+++++++ CONDITION AND THAT IS BEING VERY STRICT!
The 1960s STEREO equipment was often basic with much heavier tonearms than later lightweight pickups.
This LP has clearly been very well cared for on lightweight high quality equipment.
Vinyl is still the best way to hear JAZZ MUSIC and always will be!
I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.
I HAVE PLAYED IT TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.
IT IS STILL FAR BETTER THAN MOST AROUND!
MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!
This is A VERY NICE COPY-EXAMINE YOURS AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!
AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISC IS IN EXCELLENT+++++++ CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE "EXCELLENT"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.
THE LP AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COVER BEFORE SENDING!
REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY ALL OF THE PHOTOS!
IF YOU GO THROUGH MY FEEDBACK YOU WILL SEE MANY OTHER LPs SOLD -PAY NOTE TO THE FEEDBACK RESPONSES!!-NO ISSUES!! INFACT VERY HAPPY CUSTOMERS WHICH IS PROOF OF MY CAREFUL,DETAILED AND STRICT GRADING!!!!
SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT
Checkout my feedback of OVER 16,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.
I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 11 YEARS ON EBAY.
I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.
LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS!
UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings by prior email arrangement. OVER 11 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.
OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!
DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!
I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK. SOME MORE ESSENTIAL AND RARE JAZZ MUSIC LPs FROM ME ON EBAY ENDING AT AUCTION ON THE SAME EVENING AS THIS EXCITING GEM.
MANY MORE JAZZ DELIGHTS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS! KEEP WATCHING IN 2013!
THANKYOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!GOOD LUCK!
JUST CONSIDER HOW RARE THIS LP IS FROM A RELIABLE MAJOR JAZZ VINYL EXPERT WHO HAS ONLY FOUND ONE MONO COPY BEFORE IN OVER 27 YEARS OF DEALING! DON'T PASS THIS ONE BY!