GINGER BAKER'S AIR FORCE: 1970 UK POLYDOR 2 LP MINT
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Sep 22, 2012
Sold Date
Sep 12, 2012
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£ 24
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GINGER BAKER'S AIR FORCE: 1970 UK POLYDOR 2 LP MINT
2 UNMARKED/UNPLAYED RECORDS, EJ DAY GF, SUPERB COPY
GINGER BAKER'S AIR FORCEGinger Baker's Air Force
UK POLYDOR (2662 001) FIRST PRESSING (April 1970) OF "GINGER BAKER'S AIR FORCE" - THEIR SELF TITLED 2 LP SET DEBUT RECORDED LIVE IN FRONT OF A SELL-OUT AUDIENCE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON ON JANUARY 15th 1970 - WITH AN INCREDIBLE LINE-UP OF MUSICIANS
Ginger Baker: Drums, percussion, African percussion, tympani, vocals
Denny Laine: Guitars, vocals
Ric Grech: Bass guitar, violin
Steve Winwood: Hammond Organ, bass guitar, vocals
Graham Bond: Hammond organ, Alto saxophone, vocals
Chris Wood: Tenor saxophone, flute
Harold McNair: Tenor & Alto saxophones, Alto flute
Bud Beadle: Soprano, Baritone, Alto & Tenor saxophones
Jeanette Jacobs: Vocals
Remi Kabaka: Drums, percussion
Phil Seamen: Drums, percussion
THIS COPY IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION - IT LOOKS AND SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED (the labels show no spindles or signs of use and the vinyl surfaces are unmarked and shine like new) AND THE PLAYBACK (ON MY SYSTEM - AT VERY LOUD VOLUME) IS PRISTINE - BEAUTIFUL COPY - VERY, VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED INDEED
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH RED POLYDOR LABELS - "MADE IN ENGLAND" TEXT
FIRST ISSUE MATRICES:
Record One: 2383012 A//1 ∇ 420 11 1 / 2383012 B//1 ∇ 420 11 1
Record Two: 2383013 A//1 ∇ 420 11 2 / 2383013 B//1 ∇ 420 11 1
THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE ""Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford"
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO ORIGINAL POLY-LINED, POLYDOR COMPANY INNER SLEEVES - one dated March 1970, the other April 1970
For a change, the late 1960s yielded up a supergroup that lived up to its hype and then some.
Ginger Baker's Air Force was recorded live at Royal Albert Hall in January of 1970 -- in fact, this may be the best-sounding live album ever to come out of that notoriously difficult venue -- at a show that must have been a wonder to watch, as the eleven-piece band blazed away in sheets of sound, projected delicate flute parts behind multi-layered African percussion, or built their songs up Bolero-like, out of rhythms from a single instrument into huge jazz-cum-R&B crescendos.
Considering that this was only their second gig, the group sounds astonishingly tight, which greatly reduces the level of self-indulgence that one would expect to find on an album where five of the eight tracks run in excess of ten minutes.
There aren't too many wasted notes or phrases in the 78 minutes of music included here, and Steve Winwood's organ, Baker, Phil Seamen, and Remi Kabaka's drums, and the sax playing by Chris Wood, Graham Bond (on alto), and Harold McNair, all stand out, especially the sax trio's interwoven playing on "Don't Care."
Additionally, Denny Laine plays louder, flashier, more virtuoso-level guitar than he ever got to turn in with the Moody Blues, bending notes in exquisite fashion in the opening of Air Force's rendition of the Cream standard "Toad," crunching away on rhythm elsewhere, and indulging in some more introspective blues for "Man of Constant Sorrow."
A fantastic set and a must-own for jazz-rock, Afro-fusion, blues-rock, or percussion fans
SIDE 1: Da Da Man (7:12) / Early In The Morning (11:09)
SIDE 2: Don't Care (12:25) Toad (12:59)
SIDE 3: Aiko Biaye (12:58) / Man Of Constant Sorrow (3:51)
SIDE 4: Do What You Like (11:45) / Doin' It (5:28)
LABELS: MINT
Factory-fresh labels with no spindle traces or signs of use - beautiful copy, possibly never been played
VINYL Visual: MINT-
All four vinyl surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Sensational audio throughout - crystal clear, clean, sharp and vibrant - fantastic set - a very, very impressive live recording with great sound.
My play-check at loud volume found nothing to fault - no scratches, no clicks or pops and no surface noise (the run-ins, track divisions and quieter solo sections play as beautifully and silently as vinyl possibly can) - wonderful stuff
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
The matt gatefold cover (with internal Wheels-Of-Fire-like psychedelic swirls) is also in great condition retaining its bold, vibrant colour. There is just a touch of top and bottom edge wear (very light) but the spine is clean and crisp (only the catalogue number is printed). The outer surfaces display very little rubbing (just some very light creases) - the inside surface is clean and unmarked - lovely example
INNER SLEEVES: EXCELLENT+
Both poly-lined inners are clean and unmarked - no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
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