DOUG WATKINS/HANK MOBLEY AT LARGE INSANELY RARE ORIG '56 TRANSITION LP w/BOOKLET

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WE CURRENTLY HAVE  MORE THAN 200  LISTED ITEMS

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·       DOUG WATKINS with HANK MOBLEY, DONALD BYRD, KENNY BURRELL,  DUKE JORDAN AND ART TAYLOR - WATKINS AT LARGE (TRANSITION #20) – MONSTROUSLY RARE  ORIGINAL 1956 TRANSITION RECORDS MONO LP TRLP-20

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL BLACK TRANSITION LABEL WITH GOLD PRINT.

·       INSANELY RARE ORIGINAL TRANSITION PRESSING – ONE OF THE RAREST JAZZ RECORDS IN EXISTENCE, LESS THAN 200 (IF EVEN!) ARE BELIEVED TO  EXIST AND SURVIVE WORLDWIDE!!!

·       FLAT-EDGE PRESSING

·       *** INCLUDES ORIGINAL BOOKLET ***

·       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)

·       ORIGINAL LAMINATED (FRONT SIDE) AND "TEXTURED", LEATHER-LIKE (BACK SIDE)  COVER.

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS; INCREDIBLY, BOTH LABELS ARE STILL INTACT AND FULLY AFFIXED, A TRULY RARE OCCURRENCE FOR THE TRANSITION RELEASES.

·       MACHINE MATRIX STAMP IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD

·       As far as we know, this album is currently out of print and unavailable on Compact Disc, or in any other format.

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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I am still amazed that certain young bass players still invoke the name of Doug Watkins, especially since his records are no longer easy to come by and, moreover, frequently suffer from inferior audio quality. Transition was the only label to do justice to his rich sound and inerrant note choices, making it apparent why he was once held in the same high regard as Paul Chambers. Watkins didn't have to play "busy" solos: he could say more than countless bass "virtuosi" simply through his impeccably constructed, soulfully selected bass lines. And his time was not merely rock solid and steady: it was breathing, living, animated. Dig his lines on "Return to Paradise" (the Dimitri Tiomkin theme revived by Shirley Horn on "Here's to Life"). He manages to produce a groove that is so bouyant, light and free that the sensation is one of suspended time, or of a "circular" movement that defies any notion of termination. Sadly, that was not the case for the brief but lingering instant during which Watkins was with us. Despite the heavy company--Byrd, Mobley, Burrell, Duke Jordan--it's Watkins' supportive bass lines that shine on this date.

(EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

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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 STRONG VERY GOOD+ . CAUTION: The vinyl is NOT MINT or NEAR MINT, but is nevertheless in a very nice and clean condition. There are some surface marks and abrasions, mostly light and superficial, although some may be longer than 1.1/4 inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters)

(b)          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!

(c)           This is the original flat edge pressing

(d)          The record comes in a hi-grade MFSL PVC inner sleeve.

(e)           The album comes with the original booklet still intact

(f)            Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist.

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

·                               THE COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Please note: we are unable to determine if the album has any split seams or not or if it has been repaired or not (typically, Transition covers are extremely susceptible to seam-splitting; if this cover was indeed repaired, it was done from the inside and this would be the best and the most inconspicuous repair job we have seen in a lifetime of collecting)

-        Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 2.

-        Cover shows some light yellowing on front side, apparently from aging (nothing significant)

-        Cover has three corners slightly dinged (compressed)   (nothing significant)

-        Visible shelf wear noted on the opening side  (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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