STEVE LACY SEXTET The Wire RAREST 1977 JAPAN ONLY ORIG Free Jazz Near MINT TOP

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STEVE LACY SEXTET: “The WIRE” 

LABEL: Denon Jazz – COLUMBIA RECORDS JAPAN

Label Number: YX-7553-ND

- HYPER RARE JAPAN FIRST ORIGINAL PRESS

- RELEASED in 1977 in a minuscule run ONLY!!!

- TRUE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS with machine stamped matix numbers ending in “1-1” as machine stamped matrix number in dead wax, indicating it as a very first original

- Rarest STEVE LACY JAPAN FREE JAZZ LP

- NEAR MINT condition

- AWESOME CONDITION – for ARCHIVAL COLLECTOR

GRADING: 

LP Record: Near Mint ~ beautiful preserved copy with shiny & glossy surface – totally clean copy, impossible to ever upgrade upon, archive quality

Jacket: Excellent ~ Near Mint ~ with sharp corners/ straight edges & fully readable spine. Great condition, next to impossible to find better, ever!!! Has very faint edge bumps only but is little cosmetic imperfection only. Please see pics, no mildew spots, virginal white cover. Top condition!!!!

Some words on this issue: LACY, STEVE – The STEVE LACY SEXTET: “The Wire” (Columbia Records – YX-7553-ND) GREAT condition original – rarest of the raest Lacy recordings. Recorded in 1975 but not released until 1977, The Wire ranks amongst one of Lacy’s finest recordings and his rarest to seep out of Japan. Improvising and playing his own compositions with the cream of the cream of the creative Japanese scene. The Wire was recorded in 1975 recording by a Japanese sextet that included Steve Lacy on soprano saxophone, Masahiko Satoh on piano, Masahiko Togashi on percussion, Keiki Midorikawa on cello and bass, Yoshio Ikeda on bass, and Motoharu Yoshizawa on bass. If you note a preponderance of low-frequency strings, you are correct! Although clearly identifiable as ‘free jazz’, there are strong compositions and structures to accompany the wild improvisation. The way the Togashi, Midorikawa, Satoh, Yoshisawa and Ikeda are dealing with the material and the music is astonishing. The interacting seems to really fit the way that the compositional material is constructed. The string dominated sound of the group works extremely well with the sole sax playing by maestro Lacy. Top condition original pressing. Impossibly rare and hard to get, especially in such nice condition as this one here….

Upon request I may end auction early if nice offer falls through….

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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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SHIPPING COSTS

= Registered Airmail to USA/Canada/Mexico/Oceania = $22 for 1 LP, $25 for 2 LP's, and $30 for 3 LP's.

= Registered Airmail to UK/Europe/Russia = $23 for 1 LP, $26 for 2 LP's, and $31 for 3 LP's.

= Registered Airmail to South America = $30 for 1 LP, $33 for 2 LP's, and $39 for 3 LP's.

= For Asian countries = Because the charge of the Registered Airmail is the same as EMS, we automatically send out your package by EMS. See the EMS rate below. 

In case of purchase more than $200, item(s) must be shipped by EMS(Express Mail with internet tracking, and the insurance).

= EMS Shipping to USA/Canada/Mexico/Oceania = $25 for 1 LP, $29 for 2 LP's, and $33 for 3 LP's.

= EMS Shipping to UK/Europe/Russia = $28 for 1 LP, $32 for 2 LP's, and $36 for 3 LP's.

= EMS Shipping to South America = $37 for 1 LP, $42 for 2 LP's, and $48 for 3 LP's.

= EMS Shipping to Asian countries = $20 for 1 LP, $23 for 2 LP's, and $26 for 3 LP's.

Registered Airmail Shipping rates for EP’s:USA & EUROPE & AUSTRALIA: $13 for one EP; 15 for 2 EP’s and 18$ for 3 EP’s

Registered Airmail Shipping rates for CD’s:USA & EUROPE & AUSTRALIA: $10 for one CD and 12$ for 2 CD’s

ALL PARCELS OVER 2 KG WEIGHT MUST BE SHIPPED WITH EMS!!!

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