Description

Offered for sale is a Japanese pressing of Coltrane by John Coltrane, including the original obi.

About this copy: This copy of Coltrane is a 1981 pressing on the Prestige label of an album that was originally released in 1962.

The cover is VG++, with slight edge wear. The obi is VG++ with slight foxing.

The insert is VG++ with slight foxing.

The disc is M-, with a few spindle marks on the labels, but no marks on the vinyl. Clean disc!

A nice copy of a terrific LP that’s hard to find complete.

Background: Released in 1962, Coltrane was John Coltrane’s second recording for Impulse! Records.

Allmusic.com gave Coltrane a 4 1/2 star review:

Considered by many to be his finest single album, Coltrane finds John Coltrane displaying all of the exciting elements that sparked brilliance and allowed his fully formed instrumental voice to shine through in the most illuminating manner. On tenor saxophone, he’s simply masterful, offering the burgeoning sheets of sound philosophy into endless weavings of melodic and tuneful displays of inventive, thoughtful, driven phrases. Coltrane also plays a bit of soprano saxophone as a primer for his more exploratory work to follow. Meanwhile, bassist Jimmy Garrison, drummer Elvin Jones, and especially the stellar McCoy Tyner have integrated their passionate dynamics into the inner whole of the quartet. The result is a most focused effort, a relatively popular session to both his fans or latecomers, with five selections that are brilliantly conceived and rendered.