CHARLIE PARKER"BIRD AT ST.NICKS".1955 USA JAZZ WORKSHOP-1ST FLAT EDGES PRESSING

	£		31
	$		41

ATTENTION CHARLIE PARKER AND 1950s AMERICAN JAZZ COLLECTORS AS WELL AS CONDITION UPGRADERS! 

HERE IS AN ORIGINAL AMERICAN 1ST EDITION OF AN ALBUM RARELY SEEN ESPECIALLY AS OUTSTANDING AS THIS ONE FROM 59 YEARS AGO!    

CHARLIE PARKER:"BIRD AT ST.NICKS".  DESPITE THE RATHER VARIABLE SOUND QUALITY AS IT WAS RECORDED ON A BASIC TAPE RECORDER IN A LIVE SITUATION,IT IS STILL REGARDED BY MOST JAZZ FANS AS A VERY IMPORTANT ALBUM,CAPTURING THE MUSICIAN IN FINE FORM,FIVE YEARS BEFORE HIS PREMATURE DEATH IN 1955 AT THE AGE OF JUST 35 RESULTING IN THIS ALBUM TO BE RELEASED IN THE USA ON THE JAZZ WORKSHOP LABEL. JW 500 WITH FLAT EDGES TO THE VINYL UNLIKE LATER REPRESSES. NOT ONLY THAT THERE IS THE TINY RUBBER STAMPED "BULL" TWICE AT THE BACK COVER WHICH WAS SOME KIND OF PROMOTIONAL CODE. THERE WAS NO BRITISH ISSUE FOR THIS ALBUM. HARDLY ANY COPIES WERE IMPORTED INTO THE UK AT A TIME IN 1955 WHEN MANY BUYERS WERE STILL STICKING WITH 78s AND MOST BUYERS DIDN'T MANAGE TO GET A COPY  UNTIL LATER REPRESSES CAME ALONG WITH DIFFERENCES!

THIS IS THE EARLIEST AMERICAN MONO PRESSING ON THE BLACK LABELS WITH THE 331 W 51ST ST NYC NY ADDRESS ON THE LABELS. ALMOST EVERY COPY LIKE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN PLAYED A LOT OR AT LEAST THE COVER WOULD HAVE STICKERS,WRITING AND OTHER DAMAGE OR DEFACEMENT SPOILING IT'S GLORY! THIS COPY IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST SURVIVING EXAMPLES IN THE WORLD STRICTLY GRADED AS EXCELLENT CONDITION! 

THE VINYL HAS SOME FAINT SURFACE MARKS,MOSTLY FROM YEARS OF STORAGE INSIDE THE ORIGINAL RICE PAPER TYPE INNER SLEEVE. THERE IS ONLY SLIGHT SURFACE NOISE. BEAUTIFULLY SHARP PRINT CLEAN LABELS WITH NO SPINDLE WEAR OR EVIDENCE OF MUCH PLAY! KNOWING THE SOURCE AND HAVING SPOKEN AT LENGTH TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER'S SON,IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE THIS COPY WAS PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE AT THE VERY MOST FOLLOWED BY MY ONE TEST PLAY!  THIS IS AN UPGRADER COPY! WOW! THE GENUINE UNAFFECTED MONO MIXES OF THIS ALBUM MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REISSUED ON CD. SERIOUSLY RARE AS A GENUINE FIRST USA PRESSING! STRICTLY GRADED AS I PLAY ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO ENSURE ACURATE GRADING FOR CONFIDENT BIDDING! THE LAMINATED FRONT COVER HAS NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS UNLIKE MOST AMERICAN COVERS OF THIS AGE! NOT ONLY THAT IS HAS A GLEAM AT THE FRONT WHICH IS SO RARELY SEEN ON AMERICAN COVERS! AMAZING! NO NASTY IMPORT HOLES OR CORNER CUTS EITHER! JUST A COUPLE OF ULTRA TINY EDGE CREASES AND A LITTLE AGE STAINING AT THE BACK AS TYPICAL OF NON-LAMINATED BACKS TO AMERICAN COVERS OF NEARLY 60 YEARS OLD!. 

BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE!    

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE OF THIS RECORD ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION AND NOT CLEARLY GRADED. JUST ONE OWNER FROM NEW,THE LATE PETER NEWBROOK WHO HAD A MASSIVE COLLECTION WITH MANY DUPLICATES SUCH AS USA/UK ISSUE VARIANTS,HENCE THIS STAGGERING AND MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.THOSE THAT DID HAVE PLAYS WERE ON TOP OF THE RANGE PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT AND CAREFULLY STORED WITH MOST OF HIS RECORDS ON STURDY SHELVING IN HIS TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ARCHIVE-BARELY BEING PLAYED IN MANY YEARS!

PETER NEWBROOK WAS A JAZZ MUSICIAN,WRITER,RECORD REVIEWER ON JAZZ,A FILM DIRECTOR AND THE OWNER OF THE BRITISH JAZZ LABEL ESQUIRE WHICH ISSUED MANY BRITISH,AMERICAN AND CONTINENTAL RECORDINGS AND AS SUCH HAD MANY STRONG CONTACTS,KNEW MANY JAZZ MUSICIANS AND FRIENDS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS IN THE UK AND USA WHO WOULD SEND HIM EARLY ADVANCE COPIES OF RECORDS FOR HIS OPINIONS AND APPROVAL-THE MAJORITY ADDED TO HIS SHELVES WITH JUST A COUPLE OF PLAYS IF THAT AS HE WAS A VERY BUSY MAN INDEED! I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY MOST OF HIS VAST COLLECTION SEVERAL YEARS BACK AS LONG TERM EBAYERS AND JAZZ COLLECTORS WILL RECALL.  NATURALLY AS A LONG TERM COLLECTOR AND JAZZ FAN MYSELF,I COULDN'T RESIST KEEPING SOME OF THEM BUT I AM PRUNING DOWN AGAIN WITH THE NEED FOR SPACE SO DON'T MISS OUT ON THESE TOP QUALITY RARITIES WHICH MAY NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN AS GOOD AS THESE EXAMPLES! CHECK OUT MY OTHER RARE JAZZ ALBUMS FOR AUCTION THIS WEEK! MORE TO FOLLOW IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS-KEEP WATCHING AND BE PREPARED FOR KEEN BIDDING ON WHAT COULD BE LAST CHANCE ITEMS!  SEE MY FEEDBACK FOR SIMILAR ITEMS!

MY CONSTANT AIM IS TO GET FEEDBACK COMMENTS LIKE"BEYOND EXPECTATION",WHICH I ALREADY HAVE! EVERYTHING PACKED WITH CARE AND ATTENTION TO ENSURE THEY ARRIVE SAFELY!

A LOW,REALISTIC STARTING PRICE OF JUST £20. CHECK OUT POPSYKE FOR PREVIOUS RESULTS OF ORIGINAL USA COPIES OF THIS ALBUM IN SIMILAR CONDITION TO THIS UPGRADER STANDARD EXAMPLE AND EXPECT KEEN BIDDING! YOU'LL WAIT YEARS TO FIND ONE AS GOOD AS THIS!

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

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TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER,  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE!!

DEALERS AND COLLECTORS TRAVEL FOR MANY MILES TO VISIT ME-MOST NOT EVEN ASKING TO EXAMINE MY RECORDS AS THEY TRUST MY VERY STRICT JUDGEMENT AND GRADINGS! 

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS COPY IS IN EXCELLLENT CONDITION AND THAT IS BEING VERY STRICT!

NO JUMPS!/NO STICKS!/NO NASTY  CLICKS!/NO SWISHES!How many were preserved like this one-??

HARDLY USED AND NOT SERIOUSLY ABUSED!!!!!!

The 1950s equipment was often basic with much heavier tonearms than later lightweight pickups.

This LP has clearly been very well cared for on lightweight  high quality equipment.  

 Vinyl is still the best way to hear JAZZ and always will be!  

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

I HAVE PLAYED IT TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

IT IS STILL FAR BETTER THAN MOST AROUND! 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A VERY NICE COPY-EXAMINE YOURS AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISC IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE "EX"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.  

THE LP AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING VERY STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY ALL OF THE PHOTOS!

IF YOU GO THROUGH MY FEEDBACK YOU WILL SEE MANY OTHER LPs SOLD -PAY NOTE TO THE FEEDBACK RESPONSES!!-NO ISSUES!! INFACT VERY HAPPY CUSTOMERS WHICH IS PROOF OF MY CAREFUL,DETAILED AND STRICT GRADING!!!!    SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

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I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 11 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

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DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

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MANY MORE ITEMS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS!

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