BLOSSOM DEARIE ONCE UPON SUMMERTIME RARE ORIG '58 VERVE MONO BLUE LABEL LP DG NM

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BLOSSOM DEARIE with MUNDELL LOWE, RAY BROWN AND ED THIGPEN – ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE SUMMERTIME – ORIGINAL 1958 VERVE RECORDS MONO LP MGV-2111

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL FLAT (NON-GLOSSY) BLUE VERVE LABEL WITH SILVER SCRIPT AND A LARGE “T” LOGO, WITHOUT “A DIVISION OF MGM RECORDS” ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE LABEL 

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

·       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)

··       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       MONO version of this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other digital format.

Vocalist Blossom Dearie's Summetime is a low-key collection of chamber-jazz arranged for a small trio. Working with guitarist Mundell Lowe, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Ed Thigpen, Dearie sings the material with a gentle conviction; she may never sound passionate, but she never sounds like she doesn't care. The result is a pleasant record, that might never be a compelling listen, but it's never a bad one.

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

·                               CONDITION:

·                               THE RECORD

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT+.  just a notch below MINT-. For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          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).

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

·                               THE COVER

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

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-       There area few spots where seams were reinforced neatly with clear tape