CHARLIE PARKER - Bird Blows The Blues DIAL LP

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"CHARLIE PARKER: THE BIRD BLOWS THE BLUES - 1:       DIAL LP", is the first long playing jazz record ever released (in the spring of 1949), which was pressed in a run of probably less than fifty, only available by mail order directly from the company AND only for a period of about three weeks, when it then became Dial LP-901!  This record was unusual for two reasons. Not only was it the first long playing jazz album introduced, it was a 12” LP and not the expected 10” record. Up to that time 12” LP releases were reserved for serious classical music, with the 10” format used for more commercial and popular sides by Columbia. Russell bucked the trend and decided to make this first release, with the B-side consisting of alternate master takes, a 12” release.  The June 3, 1949 issue of Downbeat carried an ad for Dial LP-1, with the record reviewed in the July 29th issue. As stated in the ad, the record was made available only as a ‘Limited Mail Order Edition’ from Dial Records for $5.00 including tax and shipping. It was sent in a plain jacket. Dial LP-1 was available only for a very short period of time as mail order sales were extremely slow, and by the summer of 1949 Russell was planning to introduce a series of CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS of 20th century classical music, where the first release in that series was given the designation Dial LP-1!  Because of poor mail order sales and the reassignment of Dial LP-1 to a Contemporary Classics release, the Charlie Parker Dial LP-1 release was reassigned the number Dial LP-901, and was subsequently distributed and sold in retail outlets. It is difficult to determine how many copies of LP-1 were pressed, but since this was a trial release of sorts to test the LP market, I don’t think it would be more than 100 copies and probably more like 50 copies.

What we are offering here is Dial LP 901 - a heavy red vinyl record.  It is NOT Dial LP 1. A copy of Dial LP 901recently sold on Ebay (item #190588849655). what is interesting to note is that the label of the copy that I am offering for sale looks nothing like the Ebay recently sold copy.  The label actually is closer in design to the one sold on popsike http://www.popsike.com/CHARLIE-PARKER-The-Bird-Blows-The-Blues-DIAL-LP1-WOW/280240687698.html for $3,350 - 2 years ago!!! The only difference is that one clearly shows "DLP 1" versus "DIAL LP 901".

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