Don Elliott MELLOPHONE Orig.1955 DG Bethlehem BCP12 Milt Hinton RARE COVER Hear

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Don Elliott MELLOPHONE Orig.1955 DG Bethlehem BCP12 Milt Hinton RARE COVER! Hear

  Description: Over 50 RARE JAZZ LP Listings this week
Several First Pressings included.
Each auction features full, edge-to-edge, high resolution photos
and lengthy sound clips from the actual LP on auction.

Labels represented include Blue Note, Prestige, Riverside, Norgran, Verve, Bethlehem, Impulse, Thoth, Atlantic, Roost, EmArcy, World Pacific, Roulette, Contemporary, Milestone, ECM, Argo, Jubilee, United Artists, Philips, Fantasy, Catalyst and a few small boutique labels: Artist House, Night Music, Skye, Regent, San Francisco.

Bop, Post bop, Free Jazz, Contemporary and Modern Jazz, Concept Jazz, Soul Jazz, and Jazz Funk plus a couple of jazz oriented Space-Age "Bachelor Pad" LPs and Jazz/Psych rarities.

STRICT, CONSERVATIVE GOLDMINE Grading
NM / EX (VG++) / VG+ / VG

Most of the vinyl is in EX to NM condition -a few VG+
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Condition details and specifics listed below.
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This auction is for:
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DON ELLIOTT
MELLOPHONE
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BETHLEHEM Records BCP 12
Original 1955 issue • Mono LP
VERY RARE COVER
FIRST PRESSING (1A/1B)

VINYL is VG+
Very thick non-flexible, gleaming gloss vinyl has several very light hairlines and a few surface scratches. Plays VERY clean, with tic at start of track 4, side 1; otherwise superb throughout. Deep Groove 1st issue Silver Print on Maroon "LAUREL" Bethlehem labels are extremely clean both sides.

COVER is NM
Laminated cover is very close to new, with no wear, creases, writing or soil. Small spot of wear on bottom seam. Top seam and spine are 100% intact with no wear or splits.

FIRST PRESSING
MATRIX NUMBERS
SIDE 1 XTV22896-1A
SIDE 2 XTV22897-1B

VERY RARE COVER!

The text "A MOST UNUSUAL JAZZ INSTRUMENT",
+ "STANDARDS IN A MOST UNUSUAL WAY" + the
SONG TITLES are overprinted (above the lamination)
in red.

I've never seen another like this one!
Not in real life or in photos (and I've researched quite a bit online), so not sure if it was a prototype or a demo - or?

This added text is slightly raised and just barely transparent enough that the darker parts of the artwork drop the red shade a bit darker where it passes over. It appears to be done in a LITHO SCREENPRINT, so they must have made at least a small number of them at the time.

Very cool for any MELLOPHONE player or enthusiast...

DON ELLIOTT NONET:
Don Elliott (mellophone), Al Cohn (tenor sax), Danny Bank (baritone sax), Howie Reich (trumpet), Hal McKusick (alto sax/flute), Barry Galbraith (guitar), Bill Byers (trombone), Milt Hinton (bass), Mel Zelnick (drums)

Recorded January 19 and February 22, 1955 in NYC
Produced by Creed Taylor
Cover Photo/art by Burt Goldblatt
Liner Notes by Bill Simon

SIDE ONE
1. Spring Is Here
2. S'Posin'
3. With The Wind and The Rain In Your Hair
4. Summer Setting
5. Fascinatin' Rhythm
 
SIDE TWO
1. Almost Like Being In Love
2. Deep Purple
3. The Lamp Is Low
4. My Reverie
5. Mellophone Mambo
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Listen to Tracks from this LP
Taken directly from the vinyl on auction.

NOTE: Sound is mp3 quality only. Actual LP sound is much better.

Vinyl kept inside an anti-static lined inner sleeve
LP housed in protective poly outer sleeve

Please see my other auctions for more
Collectible JAZZ LPs.

All records packed with vinyl (inside inner sleeve) behind cover - and shipped in strong LP mailer boxes with bubble-wrap around all sides - sandwiched between stiff corrugated flats for best protection in the mail.

Please be aware that these important supplies add to my shipping costs - of which only a very small fraction is covered in the shipping charge.

My LP packing is considered to be among the very best on eBay. I would have it no other way.

SHIPPING RATES
...All packages are sent insured (at no added cost to you)

USA
Media Mail: $4.00 •//• or Priority Mail: $9.99
Most of my customers prefer Media Mail because it is very cheap. Please keep in mind that it's cheap because it is slow; Media Mail packages can take a week to travel 30 miles - or around two weeks to travel cross-country. Sometimes it can arrive cross-country in 5 days - sometimes (very rarely) it takes a month. Due to Postal Service conditions, the actual arrival time cannot be known in advance.
Additional LPs in same shipment: $1.00 each
Combine buys to save on shipping!

ALL OTHER COUNTRIES
I charge only EXACT POSTAGE, Worldwide.
*PLEASE do not ask me to mark the item as a 'GIFT' for customs. I cannot. The postal clerks know better; I ship LPs constantly (over 30 years) and cannot fool them.

I ship as soon as I receive cleared payment and treat ALL my customers and their records with the greatest respect.

I pack LPs to survive even the worst conditions the postal systems can hand out.
You will LOVE my LP packing!

After the auction:
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• Payment to be received within 7 days of auction end

• You will receive winning bidder notification within 24 hours. IF you are only buying ONE LP, you may simply PayPal right away for immediate shipment.
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• COMBINED purchases / shipping Available on items won within 7 days.
If you are purchasing MORE THAN ONE ITEM from my list, please don't pay before your last item (within 7-day period) ends -so that I can combine your LPs on the INVOICE and charge you the reduced shipping accordingly. If you are DONE purchasing, you may eMail me at that time and ask for your INVOICE right away -for quickest shipment.
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HAPPY BIDDING!
  Shipping: I ship as soon as I receive payment and treat ALL my customers and their records with the greatest respect. I package the LPs to survive even the worst conditions the postal systems can hand out.   Payment: Payment to be received within 7 days of auction end. I prefer PayPal for their secure, fast, dependable payment service. If you need to pay by any other method, please eMail me to see if your alternate choice can be accepted. I am happy to do my best to make payment as easy for you as possible. Any mailed payment MUST contain the name of the item and YOUR name AND ADDRESS in the SAME ENVELOPE to be sure I know which item you are paying for -and where to ship it.  
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