KENNY CLARKE & FRANCY BOLAND, The Golden 8 [Blue Note] VAN GELDER 'ear' MONO LP

$

140

Kenny Clarke with Francy Boland And Company* ?– The Golden Eight Label: Blue Note ?– BLP 4092 Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono Country: US Released: 1961 Genre: Jazz Style: Tracklist A1 La Campimania A2 Gloria A3 High Notes A4 Softly As In A Morning Sunrise A5 The Golden Eight B1 Strange Meeting B2 You'd Be So Nice B3 Dorian 0437 B4 Poor Butterfly B5 Basse Cuite Credits Alto Saxophone– Derek Humble Bass– Jimmy Woode Drums– Kenny Clarke Horn [Alto Horn]– Raymond Droz Horn [Baritone Horn]– Chris Kellens* Mastered By– Rudy Van Gelder Piano– Francy Boland Tenor Saxophone– Karl Drevo* Trumpet– Dusko Gojkovic* Notes Recorded in Koln, West Germany, on May 18 & 19, 1961.

USA BLUE NOTE MONO FIRST PRESSING HEAVY VINYL LP WITH 'RVG' AND Van Gelder's 'ear' logo in the run-off grooves IN FRONT-LAMINATED SLEEVE PLUS ORIGINAL BLUE NOTE INNER SLEEVE.

Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?

First pressings are made from first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues and re-issues (which are often pressed from whatever tapes or digital sources are currently available).

Many recent vinyl pressings claim to be mastered from ‘original tapes’ and are pressed on expensive 180g vinyl. Sonically, they frequently sound disappointing when compared to a decent condition first pressing. All too often, they sound like a CD pressed onto vinyl.

If you want the best analogue reproduction possible from vinyl, it is always a better investment to seek out original pressings in clean playing condition. They nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider, and subtle nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with the bass far tighter. Upper-mids shine, and the overall depth is more immersive. Inner details are clearer, and the music tends to sound more ‘alive’.

MATRIX NUMBERS IN RUN-OFF GROOVES: SIDE A: RVG BN-LP-4092-A- 'ear' / SIDE B: RVG BN-LP-4092-B- 'ear'.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, SOME LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, RING AND EDGE WEAR. MINOR SPINE NICKS. SMALL PEN MARK ON FRONT AND REAR. SMALL CORNER TOP RIGHT QUARTER INCH TEAR. INNER SLEEVE HAS SEAMS REPAIRED WITH MASKING TAPE AND THE ORIGINAL STORE STICKER 'JORDAN MARCH CO.

DISC: VISUALLY VERY GOOD+ THAT PLAYS AND SOUNDS EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES, BUT SOME MINOR SPINDLE WEAR, LIGHT HAIRLINES AND SCUFFS. CLEARLY IT HAS BEEN PLAYED A FEW TIMES BUT NOT A LOT. NICE FLAT THICK VINYL WITH CLEAN LABELS. A SPLENDID PLAYING COPY WITH SUPERB AUDIO.

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