BILLIE HOLIDAY RECITAL ULTRA-RARE ORIG '55 CLEF LP MINT

$

392

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·       BILLIE HOLIDAY - RECITAL BY BILLIE HOLIDAY – ORIGINAL 1955 CLEF RECORDS MONO LP MGC-686

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

·       ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL GLOSSY, BLACK CLEF LABEL WITH DAVID STONE MARTIN’S TRUMPETER LOGO

·       ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS, STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFULLY EXPRESSIVE COVER ARTWORK BY DAVID STONE MARTIN IS EASILY ONE OF HIS FINEST AND BEST KNOWN WORKS.

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

·       NOTE: THIS IS BOTH ORIGINAL COVER AND ORIGINAL LABEL: THE SUBSEQUENT GENERATIONS OF THE PRESSING (ON CLEF/VERVE SERIES AND VERVE LABELS, RESPECTIVELY) HAVE COVERS THAT HAVE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT LAYOUT IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT CLEF/VERVE LOGO. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL COVER AND LABEL IN ORDER TO HAVE A MATCHING, ORIGINAL SET.

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

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       ORIGINAL LAMINATED COVER

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

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

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get. GUARANTEED!)

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THE GODDESS of blues/jazz sings her heart out on this album out with such unprecedented intensity and genuine, heartfelt emotion, that you will be left standing before your speakers, stunned and mesmerized, unable to move. This is not an album; this is a torrential rainstorm of emotions, affections, heartaches, longing…think of this timeless 1954/5 Norman Granz-produced masterpiece as a monsoon of human feeling. And, that is only a beginning. The most beautiful side of this album is its SOUND. Lady Day's voice sounds as if her vocal cords are somehow directly connected to your eardrum (via an optical fiber or high speed modem, shall we say). Her voice literally becomes a part of your inner soundscape. An eerie listening experience, not to be missed. This 1958 pressing of the album captures Billie Holiday at the very onset of her downward slide; with her voice still intact and potent, and with the intensity of her self-destructive lifestyle and emotions just beginning to show. Billie sings a variety of standards and evergreens, backed by a jazz combo of some of the best, and most competent, jazz musicians of the day such as Oscar Peterson (this is her last with Oscar - he left her shortly thereafter, following one of their fiery disagreements), Barney Kassel, Ray Brown, Charlie Shavers, Joe Newman and many other. But, mostly, the lady swings like the day of her demise is infinitely far away (it wasn't - a mere four years down the road, Lady Day would be no more). A classic David Stone Martin cover art is one of the finest examples of the mid-50's Jazz neo-expressionist aesthetics in existence, comparable only to his other works he did for Lady Day. Track listing: If the moon turns green - Remember - My man - Lover come back to me - Stormy weather - Yesterdays (our favorite Lady Day ballad) - He's funny that way - I can't face the music - How deep is the ocean - What a little moonlight can do - I cried for you.

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·       CONDITION:

·       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)            WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            The record is STILL in its original inner, perforated plastic baggy, which has - apparently with success - shielded the record from the harmful impact of elements over many years!

(c)             The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings).

(d)            The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(e)             Mono pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its FAKE ("electronically rechannelled") stereo counterpart. We estimate that FAKE stereo copies of this album outnumber monos by a ratio of at least 10:1.

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

(g)            True Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist.

·       COVER (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, LAMINATED, GLOSSY COVER):

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record), probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-         Cover has some writing on its back side (initials of the previous owner written in blue ballpoint pen, about ½ x 1 inch in size)

-         Cover has some minor writing in plain PENCIL on its back side, which can be easily and effortlessly erased.

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the seams (nothing significant)

-         Cover has some fraying/wear along the spine (but NO splitting, yet)

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 4

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-         No split seams (yet)

-         No cut-out (drill) holes.

-         No cut-out corners

-         No saw-marks or indents

-         No wrinkles or creases

-         No stamps

-         No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-         No peel-off marks

-         No stains

-         No mold or mildew spots

-         No stickers or labels

-         No water damage

-         No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or cuts.

-         No warping

-         No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-         No bar codes

-         No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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POSTAGE & SHIPPING:

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