Bob Dylan – Nine Songs Publisher’s Sampler 1967 U.S. single-sided promo-only mono LP

bob dylan nine songs publisher's sampler u.s. lp

Offered for sale is a copy of the 1967 U.S. single-sided U.S. LP Nine Songs Publisher’s Sampler by Bob Dylan, released only as a promotional item and containing nine then-unreleased tracks.

Note: This LP is officially untitled; the labels simply say “Bob Dylan,” though it is known by various names among collectors.  This 1967 LP contains 9 then-unreleased songs recorded by Dylan between 1962 and 1964 and was sent to music industry personnel to generate interest in having other artists perform Dylan’s songs. (see more below)

About this copy: This copy of Bob Dylan is a 1967 U.S. pressing on the Warner Brothers Seven Arts label, though it was pressed by Columbia Records.

The album was issued in a plain white cover.  There’s a very small hole in the spine at the top corner; aside from that, the cover is M-.

The original paper inner sleeve is included; it has yellowed with age.

The single-sided LP is M- and appears to be unplayed.  Side one has nine songs.  Side two has a blank gray label and a silent groove.

A beautiful copy of a very rare Bob Dylan LP that is usually found in poor condition.  We acquired this from someone who had multiple copies in identical condition; it is likely unplayed.  This is the only copy we’ve ever had for sale.

Background: Released in 1967 as a promotional item only, Bob Dylan (also known among collectors as the Nine Song Publisher’s Sampler) is an LP that Bob Dylan’s management had pressed to send out to other music publishers and record companies to generate interest in having other artists record Bob Dylan’s songs.

The single-sided LP contains Dylan performing nine songs that were, at the time, commercially unreleased:

  • John Brown
  • Long Ago, Far Away
  • Only a Hobo
  • Long Time Gone
  • Ain’t Gonna Grieve
  • The Death of Emmett Till
  • I’ll Keep It With Mine
  • I’d Hate To Be You On That Dreadful Day
  • I Shall Be Free

All of these songs were recorded at the offices of Witmark & Sons in New York in late 1962 and early 1963 except for “I’ll Keep It With Mine,” which was recorded in June 1964.

All of the songs consist of Dylan performing alone with a guitar.

While the material appeared on numerous bootleg albums over the years, the tracks on those bootlegs were originally taken from a copy of this LP.  The demos were eventually released commercially in 2010 when they appeared on the album The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 – The Witmark Demos 1962-1964.

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Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: Warner Brothers
Catalog Number:
XTV 221567
Year of Release: 1967
Format: Mono
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Charlie Parker – Night and Day 1960s U.S. mono LP

charlie parker night and day u.s. mono lp

Offered for sale is a mid-1960s U.S. mono pressing of The Genius of Charlie Parker #1 – Night and Day by Charlie Parker.

About this copy:  This copy of Night and Day is a mid-1960s U.S. mono pressing on the Verve label.

The cover is VG+ with light general wear and no splits.

The disc is VG++ and close to M- with a couple of faint sleeve scuffs.  Clean disc!

A nice copy of a classic Jazz LP.

Background: Released in 1956, The Genius of Charlie Parker #1 – Night and Day is a compilation album by Charlie Parker.

Allmusic.com gave The Genius of Charlie Parker #1 – Night and Day a 3 star rating, but did not review the album.

You can listen to the title track here:

Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: Verve
Catalog Number:
MVG-8003
Year of Release: 1960s
Format: Stereo
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Ken Nordine – Son of Word Jazz 1958 U.S. mono LP

ken nordine son of word jazz u.s. mono lp

Offered for sale is an original U.S. mono pressing of Son of Word Jazz by spoken word artist Ken Nordine.

About this copy: This copy of Son of Word Jazz is a 1958 U.S. mono pressing on the Dot label.

The cover is VG+ with light ring wear and a small corner bend.

The mono disc is VG++ with one or to very light inaudible marks.  Clean disc!

A nice copy of a classic Jazz oddity.

Background: Released in 1958, Son of Word Jazz was the third album by voiceover artist Ken Nordine.

He’s accompanied by the “Fred Katz Group,” which was actually Chico Hamilton’s band recording under a different name.

Allmusic.com gave Son of Word Jazz a 3 star review:

When voice-over master Ken Nordine released his first Word Jazz album, it created enough of a stir to justify a small string of sequels. The second release in the series (aptly titled Son of Word Jazz) hit just one year later. The formula this time out is pretty much the same, with Nordine delivering poetry over top of jazzy backing by the Fred Katz Group. … despite moments of brilliance, only a few of them connect on the same level as the tracks on the first album did. It’s possible Nordine realized this before heading into the studio again, because the third album in the Word Jazz series, Next!, featured a new backing band and a slightly different direction.

Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: Dot
Catalog Number:
DLP 3096
Year of Release: 1958
Format: Mono
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Fred Astaire (Ken Nordine) – Another Evening With Fred Astaire 1959 U.S. mono promo-only soundtrack LP

Fred Astaire – Another Evening With Fred Astaire u.s. mono lp

Offered for sale is an original U.S. mono pressing of the promo-only soundtrack LP Another Evening With Fred Astaire, featuring a performance by Ken Nordine.

This soundtrack to a November 4, 1959 U.S. television special was not released commercially, and includes performances by Fred Astaire, the Jonah Jones Quartet, and a performance of “My Baby” by Ken Nordine and the Fred Katz Group.

About this copy: This copy of Another Evening With Fred Astaire is a 1959 U.S. pressing.

No record label is specified on either the label or album cover, but the label says “Chrysler Corporation Presents,” suggesting that the album was likely distributed through Chrysler automobile dealerships in the United States.

The cover is VG+, with light general wear and a small stain near the top right hand corner.

The mono disc is M- on side one and VG+ on side two, with a scratch that runs across the entire side.  It plays well with a few tics.

A nice copy of a scarce Ken Nordine-related LP.

Background: Released in late 1959, Another Evening With Fred Astaire was a soundtrack to a television special that aired on the U.S. NBC network on November 4, 1959.

In addition to performances by singer/dancer Fred Astaire, the program also included performances by the Bill Thompson Singers, the Jonah Jones Quartet, David Rose and His Orchestra, and a spoken word performance by Ken Nordine, backed by the Fred Katz Group.

Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: (none)
Catalog Number:
K8OP-1088
Year of Release: 1959
Format: Mono
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Beatles – Yesterday and Today 1966 U.S. mono Second State Butcher cover LP COA

beatles yesterday and today u.s. mono butcher cover lp

Offered for sale is an original U.S. mono “Second State” “Butcher Cover” pressing of the 1966 LP Yesterday and Today by the Beatles.

These Second State issues are sometimes called “pasteover” versions, as the second “Trunk Cover” slick is still intact, covering the original “Butcher” slick underneath it.

This copy includes a Certificate of Authenticity from Blue Jay Way Galleries, a well-known U.S. dealer in Beatles Butcher covers.

About this copy:  The copy of Yesterday and Today offered for sale is an original 1966 mono Second State Butcher cover.  issued by Capitol Records.

This particular cover was printed at Capitol Records’ Los Angeles, California pressing plant, as noted by the small number 6 in the lower right hand corner of the back cover.

The cover is VG, mostly due to slight water damage in the lower right hand corner of the back cover and a stain near the mouth on the front cover.  The cover has moderate general wear.  As the damage is almost entirely on the back cover, the cover will present well.

The seams on the cover are all intact, though there’s a bit of “cracking” along the spine.  The spine text is legible except for the “2” in the T 2553 catalog number.

This cover has:

  • No seam splits
  • Legible writing on the spine
  • No writing on the cover
  • No cutout holes

While the cover was pressed at Capitol’s Los Angeles pressing plant, the included mono disc was pressed at Capitol’s Scranton, Pennsylvania pressing plant, as there is a small triangle with the letters “IAM” inside it in the dead wax.

The disc is in Good condition, with numerous marks on both sides.  A name has been written on the side two label.  The disc is playable, but it will be noisy.

The original orange-colored inner sleeve is included.  There are no splits.

Along with the Certificate of Authenticity, we will include a photocopy of the original “recall” letter from Capitol Records announcing the recall of the album from the market.

A nice, if imperfect, example of the world’s most sought-after Beatles album.

Background: There are millions of records that people could possibly collect, but few are as infamous as the original release of Yesterday and Today by the Beatles, which was first released with the cover now known as the “Butcher cover.

This cover photo depicted the band dressed in butcher smocks, surrounded by plastic doll parts and pieces of raw meat.  When the original cover met with hostile responses from reviewers and distributors, Capitol Records made the decision to withdraw the cover and replace it with another one.

While a few copies with the original cover were kept by reviewers, the remaining copies were returned to Capitol Records prior to the album’s scheduled release date.  Capitol then pasted a new cover over the existing one, put new shrinkwrap on the cover, and shipped the records with the “pasteover” cover to record distributors.

Most copies sold around the time of the album’s release date actually had two covers, with a cover showing the band standing around a steamer trunk pasted over the original “Butcher cover” photo.  Over time, many of these copies have had the top cover removed, rendering original copies increasingly scarce as fewer intact examples remain.

Copies of Yesterday and Today with the original cover that have never had the second cover pasted over them are known as “first state” issues.  Copies that have the second cover still pasted on top of the first one are known as “second state” copies.

Second state copies are identifiable by looking at the white area on the cover just below the word “today” in the album title.  If that particular copy is a second state Butcher cover, a black triangular area can be faintly seen; this area is where Ringo’s black shirt collar appears on the cover underneath.

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Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: Capitol
Catalog Number:
T-2553
Year of Release: 1966
Format: Mono
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Beatles – Yesterday and Today 1966 U.S. mono Second State Butcher cover LP shrink

beatles yesterday and today mono butcher cover lp

Offered for sale is an exceptionally nice example of an original U.S. mono “Second State” “Butcher Cover” pressing of the 1966 LP Yesterday and Today by the Beatles with the cover still in the original shrink wrap.

These Second State issues are sometimes called “pasteover” versions, as the second “Trunk Cover” slick is still intact, covering the original “Butcher” slick underneath it.

While we’re not inclined to peel Second State Butcher covers that are this nice, this copy would produce a virtually perfect example of a Third State Butcher cover if it were to be professionally peeled.

About this copy:  The copy of Yesterday and Today offered for sale is an original 1966 mono Second State Butcher cover.  issued by Capitol Records.

This particular cover was printed at Capitol Records’ Scranton, Pennsylvania pressing plant, as noted by the small number 3 in the lower right hand corner of the back cover.

The cover is VG++ and close to M- with very slight foxing along the mouth of the cover.

The wrap is fully intact with no tears, and an original price sticker is attached.

While the sticker covers the area of the cover where Ringo’s “V” collar would appear, it is partially visible below the price sticker.  In addition, the “trunk” slick was slightly misaligned when applied at the factory, so a tiny bit of the “butcher” slick below is visible just below the “T2553” catalog number in the top right hand corner.

This cover has:

  • No seam splits
  • Fully legible writing on the spine
  • No writing on the cover
  • No cutout holes
  • No ring wear

The disc is a correct Scranton-pressed mono disc with a triangle etched in the dead wax.  The mono disc is VG, and close to VG+-, with a few light marks but plenty of shine.   This is the nicest disc we’ve seen in a while to accompany a Butcher cover.

The original olive-colored inner sleeve is included.  There are no splits.

We will include a photocopy of the original “recall” letter from Capitol Records announcing the recall of the album from the market.

A gorgeous copy of a very rare and desirable Beatles LP.  This is the nicest Second State example of a Butcher cover that we’ve ever had for sale.

Background: There are millions of records that people could possibly collect, but few are as infamous as the original release of Yesterday and Today by the Beatles, which was first released with the cover now known as the “Butcher cover.

This cover photo depicted the band dressed in butcher smocks, surrounded by plastic doll parts and pieces of raw meat.  When the original cover met with hostile responses from reviewers and distributors, Capitol Records made the decision to withdraw the cover and replace it with another one.

While a few copies with the original cover were kept by reviewers, the remaining copies were returned to Capitol Records prior to the album’s scheduled release date.  Capitol then pasted a new cover over the existing one, put new shrinkwrap on the cover, and shipped the records with the “pasteover” cover to record distributors.

Most copies sold around the time of the album’s release date actually had two covers, with a cover showing the band standing around a steamer trunk pasted over the original “Butcher cover” photo.  Over time, many of these copies have had the top cover removed, rendering original copies increasingly scarce as fewer intact examples remain.

Copies of Yesterday and Today with the original cover that have never had the second cover pasted over them are known as “first state” issues.  Copies that have the second cover still pasted on top of the first one are known as “second state” copies.

Second state copies are identifiable by looking at the white area on the cover just below the word “today” in the album title.  If that particular copy is a second state Butcher cover, a black triangular area can be faintly seen; this area is where Ringo’s black shirt collar appears on the cover underneath.

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Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: Capitol
Catalog Number:
T-2553
Year of Release: 1966
Format: Mono
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Ken Nordine – Word Jazz 1957 U.S. mono LP

ken nordine word jazz u.s. mono lp

Offered for sale is an original U.S. mono pressing of Word Jazz by Ken Nordine.

About this copy: This copy of Word Jazz is a 1957 U.S. mono pressing on the Dot label.

The cover is VG, with no significant wear, but the word “current” has been written on the back cover in red ink that has smeared over the years.  The cover is otherwise clean.

The disc is VG++, with just a couple of light marks on each side.  It’s a clean disc that plays well.

A nice copy of a classic LP.

Background: Released in 1957, Word Jazz was the second album by voiceover and spoken word recording artist Ken Nordine.

The cover states that Nordine is backed by the “Fred Katz Group;” this was actually Chico Hamilton’s band recording under a pseudonym.

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

Already making a comfortable living in the world of commercial voice-overs — you could hear him pitching cars, wine, coffee, and more whenever you turned on the TV or radio — Ken Nordine felt the need to do something creative for himself, and thus he started the Word Jazz series of records. Each of the tracks here features Nordine speaking over top of a very upbeat jazz backing track provided by the Fred Katz Group, and the combination sounds not unlike a radio announcer performing beat poetry in places…mostly because that’s exactly what it is. That would be selling this album short, though, because Nordine proves himself more than capable of providing both the smooth vocal tones as well as the truly twisted creative sense necessary to pull this off: in one piece, Nordine is your guide in a museum dedicated to sounds, and elsewhere he takes you on a tour of his own mind. …Word Jazz is still an innovative album and definitely worthy of the sequels that followed.

You can listen to “What Time Is It?” here:

Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: Dot
Catalog Number:
DLP 3075
Year of Release: 1957
Format: Mono
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Various (Ken Nordine) – The Sound Of Selling In The 60’s 1965 U.S. mono radio commercials LP

The Sound Of Selling In The 60's u.s. radio commercials LP

Offered for sale is a copy of the promo-only LP The Sound Of Selling In The 60’s, featuring 21 radio commercials from 1965.

Note: This 1965 promo-only LP contains commercials featuring Ken Nordine, Mel Brooks, Bob and Ray, and Stan Getz, among others.

About this copy: This copy of The Sound Of Selling In The 60’s is a 1965 U.S. mono pressing on the Radio Advertising Bureau label.

The cover is VG, with moderate edge and ring wear.

The disc is VG+ with a few light scuffs, but no significant marks.  It’s a fairly clean disc that plays well.

A nice copy of a scarce (and entertaining) LP.

Background: Released in 1965, The Sound Of Selling In The 60’s was one of a series of albums by the Radio Advertising Bureau released in the 1960s that highlighted what they regarded as the best of a particular year’s radio commercials.

This LP features commercials that include the likes of Mel Brooks, Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto, Dick Cavett, Mel Brooks, Ken Nordine, Bob and Ray, and Stan Freberg, among others.

Commercials are:

  • American Oil Co. – Amoco
  • Anheuser-Busch – Budweiser Beer
  • Beecham Products – Macleans
  • Campbell Soup Company – V-8 Juice
  • Chrysler Corp. – Dodge
  • Chrysler Corp. – Plymouth
  • Coca-Cola Co. – Coca-Cola
  • Equitable Life Assurance Society – Insurance
  • General Mills – Bisquick
  • General Motors Corp. – Guardian Maintenance
  • Kitchens Of Sara Lee – Cakes
  • Kraft Foods – Parkay
  • Pan American World Airwaves – Pan Am
  • R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Comapny – Winston
  • 3M Company – Dynachrome
  • P. Ballantine & Sons – Ballantine Beer
  • Irish International Airlines – I.I.A.
  • Prince Macaroni Manufacturing Co. – Noodles
  • Shasta Beverages – Shasta
  • J.M. Smucker Co. – Preserves And Jellies
  • The Southern New England Telephone Co. – Extension Phones

 

Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: Radio Advertising Bureau
Catalog Number:
RAB 566
Year of Release: 1965
Format: Mono
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Dudley Moore – Plays The Theme From Beyond The Fringe 1962 U.S. white label promo mono lp

The Theme From Beyond The Fringe u.s. promo lp

Offered for sale is an original U.S. mono white label promotional copy of the Jazz LP Dudley Moore Plays The Theme From Beyond The Fringe & All That Jazz by Dudley Moore.

About this copy: This copy of Dudley Moore Plays The Theme From Beyond The Fringe & All That Jazz is a 1962 U.S. mono pressing on the Atlantic label.

The laminated cover is VG++ with a slight stain on the back.

The white label promo disc is M-.  There are a couple of faint sleeve scuffs, but no signs of play.  Clean disc!

A nice copy of a pretty good Jazz LP.

Background: Released in 1962, Dudley Moore Plays The Theme From Beyond The Fringe & All That Jazz was the second album by English actor/comedian/pianist Dudley Moore.

You can listen to “I Love Paris” here:

Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: Atlantic
Catalog Number:
1403
Year of Release: 1962
Format: Mono
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Modern Jazz Quartet – The Quartet 1956 U.S. mono Savoy LP

the quartet u.s. savoy lp

Offered for sale is a U.S. mono pressing of The Quartet, the first album by the Modern Jazz Quartet.

About this copy: This copy of The Quartet is a 1956 U.S. mono pressing on the red Savoy label of an album that was originally released in 1952 under a different title.

The cover is VG++ with slight edge and corner wear.

The disc is VG++ with a couple of minor sleeve scuffs.  Clean disc!

A nice copy of a scarce MJQ LP.

Background: Originally released as an album by the Milt Jackson Quartet, The Quartet is generally regarded as the first album by the Modern Jazz Quartet.

Allmusic.com gave The Quartet a 3 1/2 star review:

This album is certain to be placed in the MJQ section of any shop that carries it. In reality though, only four of the cuts here feature the permanent, stand-alone, 1952-vintage Modern Jazz Quartet; the other eight having been done in the summer and fall of 1951, when they were still known as the Milt Jackson Quartet, with Jackson providing all of the original material. The differences are so subtle as to be indistinguishable — Milt Jackson and John Lewis are on every cut, while Al Johns subs for Kenny Clarke on drums, and Ray Brown precedes Percy Heath on four of the tracks. Clarke’s drumming is more impressive in its quiet way, but Ray Brown’s bass work is simpler and more forceful. The sound is fair, with some hints of distortion that’s been repaired, on this otherwise nicely done reissue.

Country of origin: U.S.
Size: 12″
Record Label: Savoy
Catalog Number:
MG 12046
Year of Release: 1956
Format: Stereo
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