Danny Gatton & Tom Principato – Blazing Telecasters - NM Electric Blues Vinyl LP

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Danny Gatton may very well be the very best guitarist that the majority of guitar music fans have never heard of.  In fact, he’s been called “The world’s greatest unknown guitarist”.  He was also known as the “Telemaster” because his guitar of choice was the Telecaster, and he made it sound like no one else could.  Rolling Stone magazine placed him in their top 100 guitarists of all time, and Gibson placed him in their top 30.  What made him special was his unique style.  He blended so many types of music to create a very special sound.  This was his third album.  If you haven’t heard him, just YouTube him and check out his extraordinary skills and the speed and dexterity with which he played.  Or – just listen to this album.  It’s a fabulous collaboration with my other favorite but lesser known blues guitarist, Tom Principato.  He started recording in the mid-70’s with his band, Powerhouse.  In those days he also worked as a session man with some of the blues greats, including Sunnyland Slim, Geoff Muldaur, and Big Mama Thornton.  He’s been recording, writing, and touring as a solo act ever since the early 80’s, and he’s well worth checking out.  Like Gatton, his guitar of choice is the Telecaster.  The two were good friends, and together they produced this scintillating collection.  It captures them in a live performance in Washington, D.C. in 1984.  The album was released on Powerhouse in 1990, number P-108.  This is the original release of the album.  The vinyl is in pristine condition with its bright original luster and no scratches or scuffs.  It plays with virtually no background noise.  The vinyl grades NM.  The album cover still has its original shrink wrap.  It shows a tiny hint of ring wear and no corner or edge wear.  All seams are clean, sharp, tight, and intact.  The cover grades NM. 

Album Tracks: 
Honey Hush (Talkin’ Woman)
Blue Mood
Quiet Village

Cherokee
If You Only Knew
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
Been ‘N Gone

Grading Information

I only use four grades in my grading:  NM, VG+, VG, and G.  The only exception is a sealed album which is presumed to have vinyl in mint condition.  My NM grading means that the vinyl looks and plays as though it is the first time out of the sleeve.  The VG+ rating is used on any album that plays great but has one or two small defects.  It may have a pop here and there or some occasional background static.  On a VG album you can expect that, typically, this album will play great, but you’ll see more defects on this than your VG+ rated album.   Most often the VG rated album may even play well enough to be graded VG+, but the color or blemishes drop the grading.  Likewise, you may occasionally find an album that looks almost NM but the sound quality just isn’t there.  That’s why I play every album first, because this does happen.  In this case the vinyl will be graded VG.  Very occasionally I will list an album with a grade of G.  This is one where I consider the collectible value of the album to be great enough that the copy being presented is worth having as a filler copy. 

Shipping Information – Combined Shipping

Canada shipping is calculated based on weight using US Postal Service rates.  Combined shipping is also welcomed here and does result in significant per-album cost savings. Canada shipping rates have gone up dramatically. The first album will be shipped for $16.  Additional albums will be shipped for $4 per album, with up to five albums able to be shipped before we need to use International Priority shipping.  At that point we will work together on final determination of shipping cost. 

The Canada cost determination also applies for all other International shipping, except that the first album is shipped for $21 and each subsequent is just an additional $5.00. 

All albums will be shipped in specially designed album hard cardboard mailers with a cardboard insert to prevent damage upon opening.  The vinyl is removed from the cover and presented in a new poly sleeve.  I am committed to one day turnaround on shipments.  If I receive payment before 7:00 AM Central Time I will package and ship that same day.  Payment by Paypal is preferred. 

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