LEE MORGAN -THE SIDEWINDER - BLUE NOTE - 84157 - ORIG 12" - STEREO- LP- EAR- NM

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FEATURED LP

Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder (Original 12-inch -Stereo - Pressing).

Blue Note BST - 84157   

VINYL GRADE (see grading scale below)

LP is in (NM) condition.

The thick, lustrous vinyl appears to have never been played.

The fidelity is superb, with no distortion, pops, clicks, tics, or background noise of any kind.

JACKET GRADE (see grading scale below)

Jacket is in (NM) condition.

Original heavy jacket is in (NM) condition and still in the original shrink wrap! All seams are in excellent condition with no signs of splits or cracking. The back slick is very clean and mark free, there is however a slight amount of age toning as seen in the image.

PRESSING AND COMMENTS

First edition 12-inch Stereo LP with New York USA labels and Plastylite "ear" etched in the dead wax. Includes the original Blue Note inner sleeve.

From my personal collection.                       (Archival quality copy!)

It came about purely by accident. At the end of a Lee Morgan record date in 1963, one more song was needed. The trumpeter quickly put together a catchy ditty with a boogaloo rhythm that he called "The Sidewinder." While it was born as an afterthought, "The Sidewinder" became Morgan's biggest hit and launched a boogaloo craze, even being used on a nationally televised commercial. The irresistible playing by Morgan, Joe Henderson and a rhythm section propelled by Billy Higgins made this into one of Blue Note's biggest selling records.

Lee Morgan, who was 25 at the time, had already been a household name in jazz for seven years. He began recording for Blue Note as a leader in 1956 when he was just 18, had been a featured member of the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band while still a teenager, and had been the star of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers during 1958-61. After a bit of time off the scene, in 1963 he launched his comeback with The Sidewinder. Beyond the classic title cut, The Sidewinder is also notable for four other Morgan hard bop originals including "Totem Pole" and "Gary's Notebook." Morgan is in brilliant form throughout, playing with the brashness, confidence and soulfulness that had made him famous as a child prodigy in jazz.

Record Grading Codes

N/N-  =  Virtually flawless in all aspects, with original sound fidelity. Record appears unplayed.

NM  =  Near Mint. Exceptional condition and sound fidelity, with minor (if any) visible signs of use.

EX+  =  Excellent Plus. Near new label and jacket appearance, showing careful usage. Topical surface marks may exist, such as paper sleeve marks, and other signs of incidental handling that will not cause intrusively audible surface noise. Audio quality far outweighs any marginal appearance flaws.

EX  =  Excellent Condition. Appearance shows moderate use, but a good degree of enjoyable play is available; the record shows reasonable care in handling. Audio is only lightly affected by intermittent surface noise, and music retains its full spectrum of fidelity, with no mistracking. What we call a listener's copy.

Jacket Grading Codes

NM-  =  A record jacket showing little or no wear, with no marks on front or back. Seams, spines, corners are not worn to any degree. Lamination completely intact.

EX+  =  A record jacket that shows only light and topical wear, typically acquired during years of normal careful storage and usage. Reasonably fine appearance can be expected, with no repairs or seam and edge damage.

EX  =  A record jacket that has acquired a little more shelf and storage wear, still retaining its original structural integrity. Small seam split repairs, light corner and edge wear likely.

Note: + or - may be used to indicate slight variations in quality within each rating.

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