CHET BAKER ART PEPPER PACIFIC JAZZ PJ 1234 LP NM-
  $   340

 


$ 340 Sold For
Nov 16, 2004 Sold Date
Nov 9, 2004 Start Date
$   10 Start price
14   Number Of Bids
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e © AP6.0 CHET BAKER AND ART PEPPER 'PLAYBOYS' PACIFIC JAZZ PJ 1234 LP. THE LEGENDARY LP BY THESE WEST COAST GIANTS! THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS LP'S TO COME OUT OF THE 'COOL' SCENE IN LOS ANGELES. ALONG WITH ART AND CHET ARE PHIL URSO, CARL PERKINS, CURTIS COUNCE, AND LAWRENCE MARBLE.VINYL IS DEEP GROOVE, THICK AND VERY HEAVY. SOLID NM-, VERY CLEAN, BRIGHT, WITH JUST A FEW VERY VERY SLIGHT PAPER SCUFFS AND SMALL MARKS WHICH DO NOT SOUND AT ALL. VINYL RETAINS A FULL LUSTER AND SHEEN WITH NO GROOVE WEAR - VERY GLOSSY - SIMPLY STUNNING! BEAUTIFUL HIGH FIDELITY WHICH IS DETAILED, WARM AND VIVID. LABELS ARE PERFECT, BLACK AND SILVER, WITH VERY STRONG DEEP GROOVE IMPRESSION. CLASSIC FULL COLOR COVER IS GORGEOUS, AND INFAMOUS AS IT FEATURES WHAT APPEARS TO BE A REPRODUCTION OF A HUGH HEFNER PLAYBOY MAGAZINE COVER WITH A YOUNG WOMAN SHOWNING QUITE A BIT OF CLEAVAGE FOR THE 1950'S RECORD SHELVES! THIS COVER CAUSED QUITE A CONTROVERY AROUND THE COUNTRY AT THE TIME - AND RENEWED THE FEVER TALK THAT STARTED WITH BOP WHICH HAD MODERN JAZZ 'JUNGLE MUSIC' CORRUPTING THOSE WHO PERFORM IT, AND LISTEN TO IT - LEADING TO DRUGS, SEX, PRISON, AND DEATH! (LOOKING BACK FROM TODAY - IT IS QUITE FUNNY THAT THIS RELATIVELY INNOCENT, CUTE LOOKING COVER COULD HAVE RESTARTED ALL THAT, BUT IT IS SADLY TRUE THAT THOSE DIRE PREDICTIONS DID HAPPEN FOR SOME OF THE GREAT MUSICIANS ON THIS LP!) THE COVER IS VERY CLEAN BUT IS IN VG++ CONDITION DUE TO MODERATE EDGE WEAR, BUT IT IS NOT SPLIT AND FRONT AND BACK ARE VERY CLEAN. COVER IS ALSO VERY THICK AND HEAVY, LAMINATED, WITH GREAT PHOTOS FROM THE SESSION ON THE BACK. A 'COOL' JAZZ MILESTONE! VERY RARE!

OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, DOWNBEAT 2003 WILL BE LISTING A MAJOR COLLECTION OF VERY RARE VINTAGE JAZZ LPS, 78S, EPS, ETC. FROM A MAJOR COLLECTION ACQUIRED OVER 30+ YEARS OF INTERNATIONAL COLLECTING. SOME OF THE RAREST LPS OF BOP AND MODERN JAZZ WILL BE OFFERED, FROM ALL MAJOR LABELS INCLUDING BLUE NOTE, PRESTIGE, SAVOY, DIAL, ROOST, PACIFIC JAZZ, DEBUT, VOGUE, TO NAME A FEW. THE PIECES IN MOST CASES ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND PRESERVATION. SERIOUS BIDDERS ONLY! PLEASE SEE MY ?ME? FOR ALL STRICT GRADING, SHIPPING AND PAYMENT TERMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.


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