Miles Davis - Great Prestige Recordings (Analogue Productions) OOP

$

150

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Miles Davis - The Great Prestige Recordings. This is a 5 album box set, produced by Analogue Productions in 1997. The five albums feature Miles Davis first great quintet, with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. The titles of the five albums are Cookin', Workin', Steamin', Relaxin', and Miles. The box also includes a a booklet describing the music, and the making of the box set.

These albums were mastered by the renowned Doug Sax, and pressed on 180G vinyl at RTI. The albums in this box set play at 33 RPM. The audiophile sound quality is amazing. Audiophile writer Michael Fremer gave this box a 5 star ranking in 1997.

This box set is #261 of a limited edition of 2500, so it is an early pressing. The number is on the edge of the box, and handwritten in the booklet. This box set is out of print, and hard to find.

I am the original owner, and purchased this box set the first week it was released in 1997. I have played the albums only one time, so the LP's are in M- condition. I have a moved a few times during the past 17 years, and during shipping some of the covers developed small seam splits (there are details below, and see the pictures). I have removed the LP's from the covers (still in the inner sleeves) to prevent any additional splits.

VINYL GRADING

Miles - LP is M-, Cover is M-/VG++ (beginning of small seam split on bottom edge) Cookin' - LP is M-, Cover is M-/VG++ (beginning of small seam split on top edge...it is almost indiscernable) Workin' - LP is M-/VG++ (there is a pressing defect on track 2 that causes some audible noise for several revolutions of the record, it is not a scratch..something in the way the record was made),, Cover is M-/VG++ (beginning of small seam split on top edge) Relaxin' - LP is M-, Cover is M-/VG++ (beginning of small seam split on bottom edge) Steamin' - LP is M-, Cover is M-/VG++ (beginning of small seam split on bottom edge) Box - The upper right front corner, and upper left back corner, have some scrapes (see pictures). The material binding the front cover to the back cover is splitting about 3" in the middle (see picture).

Notes on Vinyl Grading

I'm very picky about my vinyl albums, and all the vinyl albums I sell were originally purchased for my personal collection.

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Vinyl is play graded on sound, not looks. Older vinyl albums from 1950-1969, which were much better manufactured than vinyl albums from 1970-1989, may have marks on the surface, yet play quietly. I have always collected vinyl albums for good sound quality, and that is the criteria I use to rate vinyl albums.

Many of the vinyl albums I sell are 40-50 years old. Older vinyl albums rated M- may have an occasional tick or groove noise. If you are an experienced record collector, I'm sure you will be pleased with my LP's and grading system (please see the 6000+ positive feedbacks from buyers I have received).

M- = Mint Minus. Plays quietly. Either a nearly new recently manufactured LP, or an older LP in excellent condition for its age. Older LP's (30-50 years old) rated M- may have an occasional tick or groove noise.

VG++ = Record may have surface noise or ticks here and there. Many rare/collector LP receive this rating. I've purchased 40 year old Blue Note, Prestige and Riverside records that were sealed, and there was surface noise on the first play...records age and deteriorate over time.

VG+ = Some noticeable surface noise, but not so much that record is not enjoyable.

VG = Definitely some major noise or other imperfections, but worth it because the record is so rare.

COVER GRADING

M- = Recent albums still look new, and older collector's albums look nearly new..accounting for some small fading or loss of cover gloss. I post pictures of all the albums I'm selling so you can see for yourself.

VG++ = Still looks good, but used. Minor imperfections will be noted in listing.

VG+ = Some strong wear. Possibly seam splits and/or taped seams.

VG= Beaten senseless

I’m happy to answer questions about the LP’s and Covers.

Sometimes (not often) I make a record grading mistake. If that happens, let me know and we’ll work it out through a return & refund. New/sealed records sold "as is" regarding vinyl quality.

Regarding pictures of LP's: I use low resolution pictures to make it easy to load the pictures, so sometimes the pictures look a bit washed out. Also, you may see occasional white areas on the LP vinyl, which is the camera flash.

SHIPPING & HANDLING

I'm a collector, so I know how important it is to pack and ship vinyl albums correctly. I ship the vinyl’s in their inner sleeve, outside of the cover, and both within a polybag, to avoid cover seam splits.

Media Mail in the USA: 1st LP is $4.00, each additional LP or CD is $1.00 (double LP’s are $5.00 etc.). Each additional box begins at $4.00, with $1.00 for additional LP’s.

NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING. Any LP's or CD's delivered outside the USA through a postal/freight forwarding service, are sold "as is", with no returns offered. Any damage is responsibility of buyer.

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PLEASE NOTE: Sale of this item is SPECIFICALLY ALLOWED under the Copyright Laws of the United States [17 USC 109(a)] which states that "the owner of a particular copy or phono record lawfully made...is entitled, WITHOUT THE AUTHORITY OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER, to sell or otherwise dispose of possession of that copy or phono record."