JOAO GILBERTO White Album 1973 JAPAN 1st ORIG Press OBI MINT Bossa Psych Brazil
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JOAO GILBERTO: “S/T aka San Gatsu No Mizu”
LABEL: POLYDOR
Label Number: MP-3084
VERY RARE Japan FIRST ORIGINAL PRESSING from 1973 on AUDIOPHILE vinyl. Comes complete with Insert and VERY RARE OBI. TOP COPY and TOP CONDITION FOR ARCHIVAL COLLECTOR!!!!!
GRADING:
LP Record: Near Mint ~ Mint, just perfect
Embossed Jacket: Excellent
OBI: Near Mint
Insert: Near Mint
Some words on this issue: JOAO GILBERTO: “S/T or Aguas De Marco” (Polydor Japan– MP-3084) TOP COPY in relief jacket complete with OBI!!!! First time I have a copy of this one with the 1st issue obi present. Original 1973 Japanese pressing on high quality vinyl, following the Brazilian press. According to these humble ears, this disc is without a doubt one of the single greatest recordings ever made, sparse but ringing with beauty. João Gilberto, sometimes referred to as the “White Album” of bossa nova, appeared in 1973, and featured a cool, almost mystical sensibility, his first discernible departure from the original sound of a decade earlier. It is an album that gains it's power by merely implying instrumentation. It creates atmosphere from it's lack of it. “less is more” and definitely so. It features Joao Gilberto singing and playing, and occasionally Sonny Carr joins in with some of the most precise percussion I've ever heard. The album begins with a genuine classic, quickly abandons lyrics in the following track, then vocals altogether. The voice returns for a beautifully sung ballad and follows it up with an intense samba. Side two takes the same formula and puts it in a different order with equally great results. Simply put, this is a masterpiece of minimalism. One integral characteristic of Bossa Nova, its minimalism, is carried to extremes: other than João's acoustic guitar, the only other instrument here is the sparest drums by Sonny Carr. The disc explains why all the other Bossa Nova interpreters worship João Gilberto: his complex, meandering harmonies and his acute sense of rhythm, his unembellished singing, and his masterful art of microphone singing: all these elements can be admired and enjoyed here. The recording is clear and quite intimate; the chosen songs are classic Bossa Nova tunes. Simply one of the best discs ever made. Too much beauty for one to handle. Rare pressing sounding so much better than the CD version due to the fact that the CD was taken from later sound sources since the masters to this gem were lost soon after the disc was released.
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Our grading scale: Mint/ Near Mint/ Excellent/ VG++/. We don’t sell anything below VG++. VG++ grade is basically that the record has some scuffs and has wear. Excellent: record has hardly no visible defects and is preserved with care and attention, the condition most collectors take pride in to file away. Near Mint: a dash below mint, just perfect. Mint: like new.
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