FRANK SINATRA & ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM RARE SEALED ORIGINAL '67 REPRISE MONO LP

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·       FRANK SINATRA AND ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA AND ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - ORIGINAL 1967 REPRISE RECORDS MONO LP F-1021

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST MONO PRESSING ***

·       EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL MONO PRESSING, MANY TIMES RARER THAN STEREO

·       GUARANTEED ORIGINAL 3-TONE (YELLOW, PINK AND GREEN) REPRISE LABEL WITH STEAMBOAT LOGO (MID-60’s STYLE) WITH "CHAIRMAN FRANK'S" BLACK & WHITE PHOTO IN UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       TWO “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       THICK CARDBOARD COVER, AMERICAN STYLE

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       MONO version of this album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other digital format.

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Arguably Sinatra's best album after 1966, this set proves that one doesn't need to be Brazilian or speak Portuguese to understand or express the quality behind the bossa nova, saudade. Frank expresses the yearning behind The Girl From Ipanema and How Insensitive as well or even better than the Brazilian masters themselves. Frank never crooned so gently, subtly or intimately before or after he recorded this album. Antonio Carlos Jobim's guitar and Claus Ogerman's arrangements complement the Chairman in creating a dreamy midnight mood on this album. Ogerman's strings move like the gentle breeze one would feel on a night in tropical Rio while Jobim's strumming is at usual best. The rendition of Dindi here is especially rewarding. Its introduction with Frank crooning the poetic lyrics backed solely by Jobim's gentle guitar is too perfect to be described. The selection of American standards to be "Brazilianised" here is also impeccable for all three numbers contain as much saudade as the Brazilian classics on this album. It's a shame Cole Porter never lived to hear this version of I Concentrate On You, which is a marked improvement in interpretation by Frank when compared to his earlier swing and ballad versions. Interestingly, another classic guitarist, Al Viola, replaced Jobim on Change Partners as Jobim faced challenges playing the Irving Berlin classic. All in all, one of the best vocal bossa nova albums of all time; equal in stature to Getz/Gilberto and Elis & Tom. It's no wonder it received a nomination for Album of the Year at the 1968 Grammys.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

Sinatra singing bossa nova? You must be kidding?! Well... never underestimate the talent of the man. At the very start, I wouldn't have bet a cent on this record. But, after listening to it reluctantly, I must confess the truth: this is arguably one of the best and most seductive of all Sinatra albums. Here, the Voice get languid and sensual as never before, surrounded by strings of satin and sunny notes by Mr Jobim guitar. A warm and conforting record. Very recommanded for the darkest days of the starkest winter. Brazil Vegas style? Yes, but with so much class.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY JEAN BALCZESAK, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The record is believed to come in its original stock inner sleeve.

(a)          The record is  apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(b)          Mono pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more  preferable to its stereo counterpart. We think that the mix is more natural, humane, "organic" and that the mixes are somewhat different than on the stereo version. We estimate that stereo copies of this album outnumber mono pressings by a ratio of at least 5:1.

(c)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                               THE COVER

COVER IS NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

(PLEASE NOTE: THE SHRINK WRAP HAS SEPARATED ALONG ABOUT 10% OF THE OPENING SIDE, BUT THE ALBUM IS STILL VISIBLY SEALED)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        The cover has a tiny, inconspicuous,  metal ring in the upper left corner, indicating that the album was the property of the radio or broadcasting station.

-        Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.

-        Cover has a minor 'bump' (dent) on the opening side (nothing significant)

-        Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine  (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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