GRAHAM BOND “Solid Bond” JACK BRUCE-GINGER BAKER 2lp R&B Jazz Blues Fusion M-

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GRAHAM BOND “Solid Bond” JACK BRUCE-GINGER BAKER 2lp Set M-

1970/Canada/Warner Bros. Records 2LS 2555……. here’s a clean original pressing of this great 2lp set. This was a great line-up featuring Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, John McLaughlin, Dick Heckstall-Smith and Jon Hiseman. The thick heavy gatefold cover is in clean VG condition with just light shelf/ring wear, delete hole top right corner, both front and back covers have clean 2" bottom seam splits and some light wear, small splits on inner gate near center but not split through, the spine is ok, lower left corner bump, light corner wear and a few very small spots of wear on the top seam, otherwise the cover is solid and clean. Both records are in glossy clean M- condition. The record look bright and clean with excellent play back. The labels are clean. Please check my listings for other rock and psych lp’s. Good luck and thanks for bidding!

SIDE A: "Green Onions" (Booker T. Jones/Steve Cropper/Al Jackson/Lewis Steinberg),"Springtime In The City" (Graham Bond), "Can´t Stand It" (Graham Bond)

SIDE B: "Only Sixteen" (Graham Bond), "Last Night" (Axton/Smith/Newman), "Long Legged Baby" (Graham Bond), "Walking In The Park" (Graham Bond)

SIDE C: "It´s Not Goodbye" (Graham Bond), "Neighbour Neighbour" (Graham Bond), "Ho Ho Country Kicking Blues" (Jack Bruce)

SIDE D: "The Grass Is Greener" (Graham Bond/John McLaughlin), "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins).

Bond made a hugely underrated contribution to blues-rock as leader of the group in which these musicians played before moving on to more commercially successful projects. And while Solid Bond might have at first glance seemed to be a collection of leftovers issued to exploit the fame of Bond's one-time sidemen, in fact the recordings—some from 1963, when Bond was still playing jazz, and some from 1966, when he'd fully delved into an idiosyncratic mixture of blues, rock, jazz, and soul—were not just of considerable historical interest, but also of substantial musical merit.

The three tracks on Solid Bond from 1963 were likely the most hotly anticipated by 1970 rock fans owing to the presence of Bruce, Baker, and McLaughlin, yet at the same time probably not at all like what most such listeners were expecting. Recorded live at London's Klooks Kleek club, these present the Graham Bond Quartet, as the band were then known, as a rather straightforward modern jazz outfit. Bond at this point was concentrating on alto sax rather than keyboards; there were no vocals; and, despite the inclusion of a Jack Bruce number titled "Ho Ho Country Kicking Blues," there was barely a hint of the blues and R&B that would by the following year supersede jazz as the band's main influences. Bond and McLaughlin split the composing credits for "The Grass Is Greener," while the third number, "Doxy," was a cover of an oft-interpreted tune by jazz sax great Sonny Rollins. 
Still, it's a valuable document of the musicians' little-known (in 1970, at any rate) straightahead jazz roots, though Bond and his group left these behind soon after McLaughlin left and saxophonist Heckstall-Smith joined in late 1963. Over the next couple years the Graham Bond Organisation, as they billed themselves, would record a couple LPs and a few singles that saw them embrace the British R&B boom wholeheartedly, albeit with a jazzier spin than most of the bands on that scene, emphasizing Bond's demonic organ and growling vocals.  
The bulk of Solid Bond, however, comes from a 1966 session recorded not long after Bruce and Baker had teamed with Eric Clapton to form Cream. With Baker replaced by young jazz veteran Jon Hiseman, the group entered the studio to cut nine tracks as a keyboards-sax-drums trio. Just as much as the mid-'60s recordings by the Bruce-Baker lineup, these reveal Bond as an originator of a highly original and invigorating blues-rock-R&B-jazz fusion, though owing to unusual circumstances they wouldn't see the light of day for several years.

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MINT: as stated with no defects

NEAR MINT: as stated near Mint!, or Mint Minus, same thing, very clean with no defect to sound or visual appearance, one scuff or mark may be permitted but it will be mentioned in the description, a near Mint record looks and plays very clean

EXCELLENT: not much below near Mint, may have a delete hole and/or a minor defect or two not visually detracting from the cover, the vinyl will appear shiny and in clean condition with very minor defects not affecting the sound, still very clean and very collectable!

VG++ still a very nice copy with minimal cover wear and/or delete/splits, still visually appealing, the vinyl will retain it's original gloss and can have some minor scuffs/scratches that don't affect play very much

VG+ a little more cover/ring wear and delete, splits etc., the vinyl will still retain much original gloss with a bit more scuffs and/or scratches I may list a very rare or desirable item with a lower grade, I will try to list all defects, both cover and vinyl no matter the condition.