BILLIE HOLIDAY lady in satin ORIG 6-EYE COLUMBIA US LP mono DG 1958 ex++

Over the next few months i will be selling on here a superb selection of rare Soul, Jazz, Funk and Latin LP's, acquired from a serious enthusiast who is trimming his collection down! Most are in fantastic collectors condition, and most are original pressings unless otherwise stated...

Artist: BILLIE HOLIDAY with Ray Ellis and his Orchestra

Title: LADY IN SATIN

Format: mono LP

Label: COLUMBIA, USA (CL 1157)

Year: 1958

Style: vocal jazz

Info: Very rare original US issue LP with red and black deep groove 'Six Eye' labels.

A lovely clean copy that hasn't been played a great deal!

This is the highly collectable first mono pressing and not a reissue or replica pressing. Other than the later CD versions, this is the only version of the album to include the 12th track "The End of a Love Affair", which, while listed on most covers, can actually only be found on origin mono pressings. There are no original stereo pressings with this song!

Pressed on nice thick vinyl.

Matrix numbers stamped in the run-off grooves are XLP43015-1D and XLP43016-1D, which indicates a first pressing.

Comes in original card paste-on picture sleeve and has poly-lined Empire 'Audio Groome' anti-static audiophile inner sleeve (not original inner).

12 tracks:-

-side 1:
I'M A FOOL TO WANT YOU
FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL
FOR ALL WE KNOW
VIOLETS FOR YOUR FURS

-side 2:
YOU'VE CHANGED
IT'S EASY TO REMEMBER
BUT BEAUTIFUL
GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY
I'LL BE AROUND
THE END OF A LOVE AFFAIR

Vinyl in excellent++ condition and hasn't been played all that much! Looks immaculately clean and shiny with just a tiny amount of extremely faint sleeve traces. Plays through superbly with a minimum of the lightest surface noise here and there. On side 1 there is a recurring tick in the run-in groove, which continues once the music starts for the first four rotations, although this is hardly noticeable. Side 2 must be close to near mint condition!
Labels look superb with only a very small amount of extremely faint spindle marks.
Sleeve is generally excellent although has a small 1cm split/removal of surface paper at the top of the title spine and on the top left corner, so i will grade it very good+. Elsewhere the spines are generally tidy with no splits and just a bit of light scuffing on the bottom spine. Surfaces are smooth and tidy looking with just a bit of light storage rub-wear here and there. No writing or sticker marks.
Inner sleeve is very tidy.

I am selling lots more similar records this week so please check my other auctions and ebay shop..!

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