BILLIE HOLIDAY GOLDEN YEARS V.2 RARE SEALED ORIG'66 COLUMBIA 3-LP BOX SET w/BOOK

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·       BILLIE HOLIDAY - THE GOLDEN YEARS (VOL.2)  - ORIGINAL 1966 COLUMBIA 3-LP MONO BOX SET C3L-40  

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED 1966 COLUMBIA MONO 3-LP SET; BELIEVED TO BE THE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       BELIEVED TO BE PRESSED ON THE ORIGINAL COLUMBIA'S "360 SOUND" MONO LABEL WITH WHITE PRINT (NAMELY, ON ORIGINAL PRESSINGS (SUCH AS THE ONE WE APPARENTLY HAVE HERE), THE SHORT LINE ON THE BACK PANEL ADVERTISES THE PRESENCE OF THE 20-PAGE BOOKLET; ON THE LATER REISSUES, THIS LINE IS COVERED WITH A THIN WHITE STICKER (APPARENTLY BECAUSE THE BOOKLET WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LATER PRESSINGS); ON THE COPY WE ARE OFFERING HERE, THE LINE IS UNCOVERED AND FULLY VISIBLE, MEANING THAT THE BOOKLET IS PRESENT)  

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       THICK CARDBOARD BOX-SET COVER.

·       ORIGINAL "TEXTURED" (CRUDE FINISH) COVER.

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING (BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE SET)

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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"The Golden Years" Volume II was released in 1966, four years after The Golden Years was released.  Like the first volume, it contains three records that each contain sixteen tracks and a sixteen page booklet.  The booklet has an essay and detailed track info but no photos (there are reproductions of watercolor paintings instead).

The bulk of side one of the first record consists of dance tunes by Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra with Billie on vocals.  Even though they're dance numbers and the emphasis is more on swinging than singing, Billie still delivers her vocals in her distinctive style.  Fact is, the majority of the songs on the first two records are Teddy Wilson recordings with Billie playing a supporting role on vocals.  The singer wasn't the star . . . yet.

Unlike the first Golden Years set, this set gets better the deeper you get.  On the third record, things really take off.  It contains some songs that will most likely forever be associated with Billie Holiday, including "Night and Day" and "Solitude".  Her control is exquisite on "Night and Day".  She bends her way around the back side of the beat in so many different ways it's astounding.  And yet, by the end of every phrase she's exactly where she's supposed to be.  How'd she get there?  The version of "Solitude" on this record is something to behold.  The sax section and Eddie Heywood's piano provide fantastic complements to Billie's vocals.

"The Golden Years" Volume II works best as a companion to the first set.  It doesn't have the consistency of the original The Golden Years, but it has a few great moments toward the end of the set and it fills in a lot of holes along the way.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEVE HUEY, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·       CONDITION:

·       THE RECORD

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The records are  apparently pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(c)           The record comes with the original 20-page booklet (so says the disclosure on the back panel)

(d)          The records are believed to come in their original stock inner sleeves

(e)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       THE COVER (box)

COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP   (A SMALL PIECE OF SHRINK WRAP IS MISSING)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the box:

-        Cover has a cutout hole in one of the corners (neat and round on the back side,  messy  on the front side)

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.

-         The  cover has a few yellowish dust speckles scattered here and there (BARELY VISIBLE)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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