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Modern Jazz Quartet – Fontessa 1958 U.S. green label stereo LP

modern jazz quartet fontessa u.s. stereo lp

Offered for sale is an original U.S. green label stereo pressing of Fontessa by the Modern Jazz Quartet.

About this copy: This copy of Fontessa is a 1958 U.S. stereo pressing on the green Atlantic label. While the album was released in mono in 1956, the stereo version was released in 1958.

The laminated cover is VG+ with slight wear on the back cover. The number “40” has been written in the upper right hand corner of the back cover in pencil.

Like all Atlantic stereo LPs of this time, the cover is a mono cover that has the words “STEREO DISC” embossed on the front cover.

The disc is VG+ with a couple of sleeve scuffs and one or two light hairlines. It’s a fairly clean disc that has been well cared for.

A nice copy of a terrific (and very well-recorded) MJQ LP.

Background: Released in 1956, Fontessa was the sixth album by the Modern Jazz Quartet and their first album for Atlantic.

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

This LP has a particularly strong all-around set by the Modern Jazz Quartet. While John Lewis’ “Versailles” and an 11-minute “Fontessa” show the seriousness of the group (and the influence of Western classical music), other pieces (such as “Bluesology,” “Woody ‘N You” and a pair of ballads) look toward the group’s roots in bop and permit the band to swing hard.

Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Atlantic
Catalog Number:	SD 1231
Year of Release:	1960
Format:	Stereo
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Cream – Fresh Cream original 1967 U.S. Atco stereo LP

Offered for sale is an original U.S. pressing of Fresh Cream, the debut LP by Cream.

About this copy: This copy of Fresh Cream is a 1967 U.S. pressing on the purple and brown Atco label.

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

The disc is VG++ with a couple of light scuffs. It’s a clean disc that has had little play. The disc was pressed at Columbia Records’ Terre Haute, Indiana pressing plant.

A nice copy of a classic LP.

Background: Cream is highly and rightly regarded as rock’s first supergroup, combining Eric Clapton of the Yardbirds with Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce from Graham Bond’s band. While the band only released four albums before breaking up, they’re regarded as one of the most influential bands in rock history.

Fresh Cream, their 1966 debut, included the tracks “I Feel Free,” “Toad,” and “I’m So Glad.” The album was originally released in both stereo and mono, and later pressings replaced “I Feel Free” with “Spoonful.”

Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Atco
Catalog Number:	SD 33-206
Year of Release:	1967
Format:	Stereo
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Modern Jazz Quartet – Plays One Never Knows 1958 U.S. green label stereo LP

The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays One Never Knows u.s. stereo LP

Offered for sale is an original U.S. stereo pressing of The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays One Never Knows by the Modern Jazz Quartet.

This LP is also known as No Sun in Venice.

About this copy: This copy of The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays One Never Knows is a 1968 U.S. stereo pressing on the green Atlantic label.

The laminated cover is M- with a tiny corner dent. This is a mono cover with “STEREO DISC” stamped on the front.

The green label stereo disc is VG+ on side one with a couple of sleeve scuffs and a couple of hairlines through the final track. Side two is VG++ and close to M- with a couple of faint sleeve scuffs. It’s a clean disc that plays well.

A nice copy of a pretty good MJQ album that’s hard to find as a first pressing, especially in stereo.

Background: Released in 1957, The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays One Never Knows was the ninth album by the Modern Jazz Quartet.

Allmusic.com gave The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays One Never Knows a 3 star review:

This recording has six John Lewis compositions that were used in the French film No Sun in Venice. The music is quite complex and disciplined, making this set of lesser interest to fans who prefer to hear Milt Jackson playing bebop-oriented blues. However the versatile group was perfect for this type of music and these thought-provoking performances reward repeated listenings.

Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Atlantic
Catalog Number:	SD 1284
Year of Release:	1958
Format:	Stereo
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The Blue Öyster Cult – Secret Treaties 1978 Japan LP with obi

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Offered for sale is a Japanese copy of Secret Treaties by the Blue Oyster Cult, including the original obi.

About this copy: This copy of Secret Treaties is a 1978 Japanese pressing on the red CBS/Sony label of an album that was originally released in 1974.

The cover is M-. The obi is M-. The lyric insert and the CBS/Sony catalog insert are M-.

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

A nice copy of a rare (and very good) Blue Oyster Cult LP.

Background: Released in 1974, Secret Treaties was the third album by Blue Oyster Cult.

The album reached #53 on the U.S. album chart.

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

While the speed-freak adrenaline heaviness and shrouded occult mystery of Tyranny and Mutation is the watermark for Blue Öyster Cult’s creative invention, it is Secret Treaties that is widely and critically regarded as the band’s classic. Issued in 1974, Secret Treaties is the purest distillation of all of BÖC’s strengths. Here the songs are expansive, and lush in their textures. The flamboyance is all here, and so are the overdriven guitar riffs provided by Buck Dharma and Eric Bloom. …It’s a breathless rock monolith that is all dark delight and sinister pleasure. While the Cult went on to well-deserved commercial success with Agents of Fortune an album later, the freaky inspiration that was offered on their debut, and brought to shine like a black jewel on Tyranny and Mutation, was fully articulated as visionary on Secret Treaties.

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Country of origin:	Japan
Size:	12″
Record Label:	CBS/Sony
Catalog Number:	25AP 1269
Year of Release:	1978
Format:	Stereo
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Black Sabbath – Paranoid 1980 Japan LP with obi

Offered for sale is a Japanese pressing of Paranoid by Black Sabbath, including the original obi and lyric insert.

About this copy: This copy of Paranoid is a 1980 pressing on the NEMS label of an album that was originally released in 1970.

The cover is M- with small dents on two corners, but no wear. The obi is M-. The lyric insert is M-.

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

A nice copy of a classic LP that we rarely have for sale because no one wants to part with it!

Background: Released in 1970, Paranoid was the second album by Black Sabbath.

The album reached #1 on the UK charts and #12 in the U.S., where it has since sold more than four million copies.

Allmusic.com gave Paranoid a 5 star review:

Paranoid was not only Black Sabbath’s most popular record (it was a number one smash in the U.K., and “Paranoid” and “Iron Man” both scraped the U.S. charts despite virtually nonexistent radio play), it also stands as one of the greatest and most influential heavy metal albums of all time. Paranoid refined Black Sabbath’s signature sound — crushingly loud, minor-key dirges loosely based on heavy blues-rock — and applied it to a newly consistent set of songs with utterly memorable riffs, most of which now rank as all-time metal classics. … Everything adds up to more than the sum of its parts, as though the anxieties behind the music simply demanded that the band achieve catharsis by steamrolling everything in their path, including their own limitations. Monolithic and primally powerful, Paranoid defined the sound and style of heavy metal more than any other record in rock history.

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Country of origin:	Japan
Size:	12″
Record Label:	NEMS
Catalog Number:	SP18-5011
Year of Release:	1980
Format:	Stereo
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Led Zeppelin – Live on Blueberry Hill 1972 U.S. orange marble/blue vinyl live Trademark of Quality 2 LP set

led zeppelin live on blueberry hill tmoq lp

Offered for sale is a rare live album by Led Zeppelin, Live on Blueberry Hill, issued on the Trademark of Quality label with one orange and brown marble vinyl disc and one blue vinyl disc.

About this copy: This copy of Live on Blueberry Hill is a 1972 pressing on the Trademark of Quality label.

The cover has a rubber stamped title and a silver sticker with a pig that says, “Trade Mark of Quality” on the front cover.

The tile is quite well stamped and is fully legible. The cover is VG+ with trace corner wear and some discoloration along the top edge. It’s a nice example with no splits.

The original insert is M-. The original paper inner sleeves are included.

This copy has mixed “sideways pig” labels; the orange and brown marble vinyl first disc has black labels. The blue vinyl second disc has green labels. These are the labels with the larger pigs that do not say “Made in Holland” on them.

Both discs are M- and may be unplayed. Clean discs!

One of the photos of the orange and brown disc was taken with a light bulb behind it to better display the marbling.

A beautiful copy of a rare Led Zeppelin LP and the only copy we’ve ever seen with a marbled vinyl disc.

Background: Originally issued on the Blimp label and quickly reissued by Trademark of Quality, Live on Blueberry Hill is a live recording of a complete concert from Led Zeppelin’s tour for Led Zeppelin III, recorded at The Forum in Los Angeles, California on September 4, 1970.

Tracks are:

Immigrant Song (listed as “From the Midnight Sun” on the insert)/Heartbreaker
Dazed & Confused
What Is & What Should Never Be
Moby Dick
Medley (Communication Breakdown, Good Times Bad Times, For What It’s Worth)
Since I’ve Been Loving You
Organ Improvisation
Thank You
Out On The Tiles
Blueberry Hill
Bring It On Home
Medley (Whole Lotta Love, Let That Boy Boogie Woogie, I’m Movin’ On, Think It Over, Lemon Song)

Allmusic.com gave Live on Blueberry Hill a 3 star review:

Los Angeles, 1970: Led Zeppelin perform a powerful set of songs (prior to recording Zeppelin III) comprised of heavy blues numbers and a dense onslaught of rock & roll. While the sound clarity is adequate at times, at other moments the sound is faint and simply flat — common flaws in bootleg recordings from this era. Still, the music on Blueberry Hill packs a punch. The set is dominated by three outstanding folk/blues rock medleys: “From the Midnight Sun” (later titled “Immigrant Song”) and “Heartbreaker”; “Communication Breakdown,” “Good Times Bad Times,” “For What It’s Worth” and (not listed) “I Saw Her Standing There,” and Zeppelin’s signature blues rock medley comprised of “Whole Lotta Love,” “Let that Boy Boogie Woogie,” “I’m Movin’ On,” “Think It Over,” and “Lemon Song.” The bass and guitar transitions between the tunes on “Communication Breakdown” medley are funky, and the explosive renditions of Stephen Stills’ “For What It’s Worth” and Lennon/McCartney’s “I Saw Her Standing There” are priceless in their inventive approach.

Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Trademark of Quality
Catalog Number:	72002
Year of Release:	1972
Format:	Mono
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Herdsmen – Play Paris 1955 U.S. green vinyl white label promotional LP

Offered for sale is an original U.S. green vinyl white label promotional copy of The Herdsmen Play Paris by the Herdsmen.

About this copy: This copy of The Herdsmen Play Paris is a 1955 U.S. mono pressing on the Fantasy label.

The cover is VG, with moderate general wear, but no splits.

The green vinyl white label promo disc is VG++ with a couple of light sleeve scuffs and a couple of faint hairlines on side two. It’s a clean disc that has had little play.

A nice copy of a scarce Jazz LP.

Background: Released in 1955, The Herdsmen Play Paris is the only album by a short-lived group of musicians who, in their day jobs, were members of Woody Herman’s Third Herd.

Allmusic.com gave The Herdsmen Play Paris a 3 star review:

Here’s the deal on this set from “the Herdsmen”: Dick Collins, Red Kelly, Ralph Burns, and a few other cats went over to Paris from Germany while they were playing with Woody Herman’s Third Herd, the first to play Europe in 1954. All the players involved — Nat Pierce, Cy Touff, Jerry Coker, Bill Perkins, Dick Hafer, Chuck Flores, Jimmy Gourley — were either currently in the Third Herd or kicking around Europe anyway. Why have you heard of so few of these people? Simply because they are footnotes in jazz history, not major players. This is not to imply that they are not quality musicians, just that they were, most of them, workmen in various bands of the era, from Herman to Shorty Rogers to Kenton to Charlie Ventura, etc….This is a blowing date. The arrangements are loose, the swing value is high, and there is a feeling of relaxation and reckless abandon found on few recordings from this period. This is West Coast jazz with a European elegance courtesy of Renaud — one of the greatest pianists in any genre France ever produced.

Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Fantasy
Catalog Number:	3-201
Year of Release:	1955
Format:	Mono
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Miles Davis – Milestones sealed 1984 Japan LP with obi

Offered for sale is a still sealed Japanese pressing of Milestones by Miles Davis, including the original obi.

About this copy: This copy of Milestones is a 1984 Japanese pressing on the CBS/Sony label of an album that was originally released in 1958.

As the album is still sealed, the record is presumably new and unplayed.

The wrap is fully intact with no rips, tears, or holes. There is a hype sticker (in Japanese) promoting the then-current “Miles Digital Mastering Series.”

A nice copy of a classic LP.

Background: Released in 1958, Milestones was the third album that Miles Davis recorded for Columbia.

The album did not chart.

Allmusic.com gave Milestones a 5 star review:

What is immediately noticeable upon listening to Miles Davis’ classic first — and only — album with his original sextet is how deep the blues presence is on it. Though it’s true that the album’s title cut is rightfully credited with introducing modalism into jazz, and defining Davis’ music for years to come, it is the sole selection of its kind on the record. … The album’s closer is Monk’s “Straight, No Chaser,” which became a signature tune for the sextet even when Garland and Jones left to be replaced by Bill Evans and Jimmy Cobb, and later Evans by Wynton Kelly.

Country of origin:	Japan
Size:	12″
Record Label:	CBS/Sony
Catalog Number:	28AP 2832
Year of Release:	1984
Format:	Mono
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Wilbur De Paris – Marchin’ and Swingin’ 1958 U.S. green label stereo LP

Wilbur De Paris – Marchin' and Swingin' 1958 U.S. stereo LP

Offered for sale is a U.S. stereo pressing of Marchin’ and Swingin’ by Wilbur De Paris.

About this copy: This copy of Marchin’ and Swingin’ is a 1958 U.S. stereo pressing on the green Atlantic label of material that was originally released in 1952 and 1953 on two ten inch mono LPs.

The cover is M- with trace corner wear.

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

A beautiful copy of a pretty good LP that is surprisingly difficult to find in stereo.

Background: Released as two different ten inch LPs in 1952 and 1953, Marchin’ and Swingin’ was the first album by Wilbur De Paris.

Allmusic.com gave Marchin’ and Swingin’ a 3 star review:

The first recording by trombonist Wilbur DeParis’ “New New Orleans Jazz Band” (although it was actually released after their 1955 session) is full of fresh and lively Dixieland. DeParis and his all-stars (cornetist Sidney DeParis, clarinetist Omer Simeon, pianist Don Kirkpatrick, banjoist Eddie Gibbs, bassist Harold Jackson and drummer Freddie Moore) play a wide variety of material …The DeParis band was one of the most consistently inventive Dixieland-oriented groups of the 1950s.

Country of origin:	U.S.
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Atlantic
Catalog Number:	SD 1233
Year of Release:	1958
Format:	Stereo
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Stevie Wonder – Up-Tight 1981 Japan LP with obi

Offered for sale is an original U.S. mono pressing of Up-Tight by Stevie Wonder.

About this copy: This copy of Up-Tight is a 1966 U.S. pressing on the Tamla label.

The cover is VG++ and close to M- with slight edge and corner wear. The obi is M-. The insert is M-.

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 classic LP.

Background: Released in 1966, Up-Tight was the sixth album by Stevie Wonder.

The album reached #14 on the UK album chart and #33 on the U.S. chart.

Allmusic.com gave Up-Tight a 4 1/2 star review:

Stevie Wonder began demonstrating his production skills and compositional acumen on his first of two albums in 1966. Although still just a teenager, Wonder was already anxious to do more than simply grind out love tunes. He covered Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” and also contributed “Pretty Little Angel” alongside the monster hits “Nothin’s Too Good for My Baby” and the title song. It was also a signal Wonder had moved beyond simply paying homage to Ray Charles and now wanted to establish his own musical identity.

Country of origin:	Japan
Size:	12″
Record Label:	Motown
Catalog Number:	VIP-4123
Year of Release:	1981
Format:	Stereo
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