DUKE ELLINGTON "BLACK, BROWN & BEIGE" 1988 USA RCA BLUEBIRD 4-LP BOX SET NM

	£		16
	$		21

DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA

BLACK BROWN & BEIGE

~ THE 1944-1946 BAND RECORDINGS ~ 

(1988 RCA BLUEBIRD RECORDS -  RARE USA 4-LP BOX SET!)

ON OFFER HERE IS THIS STUNNING, 4-LP BOX SET! THIS IS THE ORIGINAL USA PRESSING!!

THIS SUPERB BOX SET IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION AND IT IS COMPLETE WITH IT’S ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED 20-PAGE BOOKLET. EACH OF THE FOUR RECORDS IS HOUSED IN A NAGAOKA SLEEVE, INSIDE IT'S ORIGINAL BLUEBIRD INNER SLEEVE!! 

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS RCA BLUEBIRD 6641-1-RB

THE BOX

THE LIGHTLY TEXTURED BOX WITH LIFT-OFF LID IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION. THERE ARE JUST A FEW SIGNS OF VERY CARFEUL HANDLING. THERE ARE NO SPLITS AND NO TEARS. THE FRONT OF THE BOX IS EMBOSSED IN GOLD TO CREAT THE IMAGE OF THE DUKE'S FACE!! IT LOOKS FANTASTIC!!

THE BOOKLET

THE 20-PAGE BOOKLET IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH SOME MINOR SIGNS OF CAREFUL HANDLING.

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE EIGHT SIDES OF GLOSSY BLACK VINYL ARE ALL IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CANNOT SEE ANY MARKS. THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT.

THE LABELS

THE BEAUTIFUL YELLOW & BLACK BLUEBIRD LABELS ARE ALL IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO MARKS.

SIDE ONE

1. WORK SONG (FROM "BLACK, BROWN & BEIGE")
2. COME SUNDAY (FROM "BLACK, BROWN & BEIGE")
3. THE BLUES (FROM "BLACK, BROWN & BEIGE")
4. THREE DANCES (FROM "BLACK, BROWN & BEIGE")
5. WEST INDIAN DANCE
6. EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION
7. SUGAR HILL PENTHOUSE (BEIGE)
8. I AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' BUT THE BLUES
9. I'M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT

SIDE TWO

1. DON'T YOU KNOW I CARE (OR DON'T YOU CARE TO KNOW)
2. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT YOU
3. CARNEGIE BLUES
4. BLUE CELLOPHANE
5. MOOD TO BE WOO'D
6. (ALL OF A SUDDEN) MY HEART SINGS
7. KISSING BUG

SIDE THREE

1. EVERYTHING BUT YOU
2. (OTTO MAKE THAT) RIFF STACCATO
3. PRELUDE TO A KISS
4. CARAVAN
5. BLACK AND TAN FANTASY
6. MOOD INDIGO
7. IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD

SIDEFOUR

1. IT DON'T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING)
2. SOPHISTICATED LADY
3. TONIGHT I SHALL SLEEP (WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE)
4. I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART
5. SOLITUDE
6. BLACK BEAUTY
7. EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR (I FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU)

SIDE FIVE

1. BALCONY SERENADE (FROM "THE PERFUME SUITE")
2. STRANGE FEELING (FROM "THE PERFUME SUITE")
3. DANCERS IN LOVE ("STOMP FOR BEGINNERS" - FROM "THE PERFUME SUITE")
4. COLORATURA (FROM "THE PERFUME SUITE") [REMAKE]
5. THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE
6. TELL YA WHAT I'M GONNA DO
7. COME TO BABY, DO!

SIDE SIX

1. I'M JUST A LUCKY SO-AND-SO
2. LONG, STRONG AND CONSECUTIVE
3. THE WONDER OF YOU
4. ROCKABYE RIVER (HOP, SKIP, JUMP)
5. SUDDENLY IT JUMPED
6. TRANSBLUCENCY (A BLUE FOG THAT YOU CAN ALMOST SEE TROUGH)
7. JUST SQUEEZE ME (BUT DON'T TEASE ME)
8. A GATHERING IN A CLEARING

SIDE SEVEN

1. YOU DON'T LOVE ME NO MORE
2. PRETTY WOMAN
3. HEY BABY
4. BACK HOME AGAIN IN INDIANA
5. BLUE IS THE NIGHT
6. LOVER MAN
7. JUST YOU, JUST ME
8. BEALE STREET BLUES

SIDE EIGHT

1. MY HONEY'S LOVIN' ARMS
2. MEMPHIS BLUES
3. I DON'T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE WITH YOU
4. ST. LOUIS BLUES
5. SWAMP FIRE
6. ROYAL GARDEN BLUES
7. ESQUIRE SWANK
8. MIDRIFF

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY GRADED.

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WORLD ZONE 2

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£21.75

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IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.