PHAROAH SANDERS India Navigation RARE 1977 JAPAN ORIG EX Spiritual Free Jazz EX

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PHAROAH SANDERS: “Pharoah” 

LABEL: India Navigation/ Columbia Records Japan

Label Number: YX-7573-AX

- VERY RARE 1978 JAPAN FIRST ORIGINAL PRESSING

- Originally released in the US on the India Navigation label and in Japan on Columbia Records

- Very first Japanese press that comes on the Columbia Label

- Comes with always missing INSERT

- Amazing sound quality

- GREAT CONDITION and very RARE!!!!

GRADING:

LP Record: Visually the record is NEAR MINT but upon playing one can detect on the opening of side one & two for a couple of minutes a background “woosh” noise with each rotation. Is noticeable in the beginning quiet part but gradually dies down. Not a mark in sight….so graded at VG++ ~ EX

Jacket: Excellent ~ no splits or defects of any kind, straight edges/ fully readable thick spine/ sharp corners. Lower minimal corner bump. Great condition.

Insert: Mint

Some words on this issue: PHAROAH SANDERS: “Pharoah” (India Navigation/ Columbia Records Japan – YX-7573-AX) Rare Japan 1978 original pressing, licensed from India Navigation label and issued by Columbia Records Japan, which resulted in a high quality pressing and a killer sound quality that surpassed the US pressing of this LP. After 10 years of the death of his mentor John Coltrane and a fruitful collaboration with Impulse Records, Pharoah Sanders appears with a new line-up and a refreshed sound. The fact of having been one of the most neglected works, added to the negativity on its assessment by critics, resulted in one of the most underrated records of the artist’s career. With only three tracks and just over 20 minutes on each side, the album starts with “Harvest Time”, full of melancholy and spirituality, with the guitar and the organ conferring a spatial sound and a floating rhythm, marked by the bass of Steve Neil who gradually reveals himself as the great helmsman of the rhythmic section. It is 20 minutes long, are filled with a contagious and innovative sound. The B-side begins with “Love Will Find a Way” in which Sanders, even without being an experienced vocalist, manages to perform reasonably well. By his charisma and rhythm, this track was later re-used (especially on compilations), becoming one of the “hymns” of the solo career of this musician and composer. In addition to the organ by Jiggs Chase, the percussion by Lawrence Killian and the drums by Greg Bandy, the excellent guitar played by Munoz gives this song its main identity. The Afro-Latin influences in the style of Santana, seem to raise some reminiscences from the Woodstock period. The shortest song - “Memories of Edith Johnson” - closes the album with a tribute to this pianist, singer and songwriter of blues, which is performed like a prayer, a spiritual ritual that even has an organ, choirs and bells. The three tracks that comprise it denote an enormous originality and honesty. Its diversity is complemented with a regular and uniform quality throughout the recording.

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Our grading scale: Mint/ Near Mint/ Excellent/ VG++/. We don’t sell anything below VG++. VG++ grade is basically that the record has some scuffs and has wear. Excellent: record has hardly no visible defects and is preserved with care and attention, the condition most collectors take pride in to file away. Near Mint: a dash below mint, just perfect. Mint: like new.

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