Albert Ayler - Bells - RARE LP - SS, Blk Cover, Gry Trans Vinyl, Red Silkscreen
$
150
$ 150
Sold For
Apr 4, 2015
Sold Date
Aug 12, 2014
Start Date
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USA
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Description
For sale: a very special, rare version of Albert Ayer's "BELLS" - This version has a black cover with white lettering. Vinyl is stereo, single sided, translucent grey marble in color. On non-playing side there is a silk screened design in red ink. I cannot find this particular version on Discogs so here is the master release info:
Albert Ayler ?– Bells
Genre: Jazz Style: Free Jazz Year: 1965 Notes: A NOTE ON US PRESSINGSThis particular release was issued in a bewildering amount of variations, numbering 20 or more. This title was on catalogue until 1974.
To identify your copy, please check the following confirmed variations:
Front cover colours:
Black with ochre lettering
Black with white lettering
Red with blue lettering
Orange with maroon lettering
White with red lettering
White with black lettering
Front cover content:
A ''stereo'' wording can appear either in the rim text on front or as a small caption underneath the title. Some copies have the ''stereo'' rim text blotted out. Appearing in the rim text does NOT automatically mean your copy plays stereo, please see the runout remarks far below.
The rim text may mention an address in New York, either:
180 Riverside Drive
or
300 West 55th St
Back cover colours:
White with violet lettering
White with blue lettering
White with black lettering
Black with yellow lettering
Blank (no printing at all)
Back cover content:
Blank
Down Beat review and no mentioning of other releases.
Down Beat review and mentioning of other releases up till 1020.
A repeat of the front cover.
The liner notes may mention an address in New York, either:
180 Riverside Dr.
or
300 West 55 Street
Label colour and content
No label at all
A green duotone of a portrait of Ayler/ back side flat white
A green duotone of a portrait of Ayler/ back side flat orange
A green duotone of a portrait of Ayler/ back side with large ESP logo.
Vinyl colour:
Clear with red silk screened lettering
Clear without any lettering
Gold translucent with red silk screened lettering
Violet with white silk screened lettering
Grey marbled with red silk screened lettering
Grey marbled with white silk screened lettering and a green pattern.
Grey translucent with white silk screened lettering
Blue with white silk screened lettering
Maroon with white silk screened lettering
Blue/black splash with white silk screened lettering
Yellow translucent without any lettering
Orange translucent without any lettering
Black without any lettering
Early issues may have an inner sleeve with a printed article titled ''They don't call it jazz''.
Runout etchings indicate whether it is stereo (ESPS-1010) or mono (ESPM-1010). Mono copies are much rarer then stereo ones.
Some etchings additionally contain the exact date of release.
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