MASTERPIECES BY ELLINGTON: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Ed1 - His 1st 12" LP

Description

Offered is the Green Label, First Edition Pressing of the Debut of Duke Ellington on the early 12", 33 1/3 Long Play format.

Here are some internet notes about this important part of Jazz genre in the History of Recorded Music:


"Recorded in New York on December 18, 1950 these four tracks were Ellington's first LP in the 12" format, issued on Columbia's Masterworks imprint, and it is among the earliest such LPs released by Columbia (1951). Containing three proven compositions, the fourth (The Tattooed Bride) was first played in 1948 in concert, and recorded in a studio session only now. The LP was reissued by Columbia in 1956 (CL 825) with a different, blue sleeve design, and keeping this design again in 1973 in Columbia Special Products' Collectors' Series (JCL 825)."





Duke Ellington And
His Orchestra


Masterpieces By Ellington



Label :  Columbia Masterworks - ML 4418 / Debut on 12" LP / Original 1st Edition Pressing - Please See Below for the Deadwax Matrixes

Format :  12"  33⅓  RPM  Analog Vinyl Mono Record and Album Cover

Country :  United States

Released :  1951

Genre :  Jazz  




THE VINYL : EXCELLENT

EX :  Lightly played with some evidence of spindlewear, both sides of the LP retain all of their original gloss.
 
Bright, undamaged, Green and Silver Columbia Masterworks Labels (please see photos).


This important LP has some light sleevewear from the original paper inner sleeve, and a few shallow hairline marks that are cosmetic (shallow) and will likely produce no or minimal audio interference.
 
The record has been carefully handled. 




A Note About The Recording Technology:

In the early 1950’s, the invention of "Long Play" Vinyl Records (33 1/3 RPM) was a new analog Mono technology that became more commercially popular than the existing 78 RPM shellac recordings. While these early Monos are Great Treasures, they can playback with what we modern music listeners call "background noise", and an occasional click or pop.
 

Improved mono recording methods later pioneered by Rudy Van Gelder (and others), and then Stereo in late 1950, reduced this noise problem. 

Our grading evaluations examine the record condition as a result of use after it was manufactured.



THE COVER : EXCELLENT

EX :  Please see the photos in our Gallery / well-stored with some minor scuffing / present is some back cover age-related yellowing that is visible in the areas with a light colored background / bright colors / all of the seams, including the spine, are intact / no paper loss, paper tears, or dirt.

Please Note -   A name is written on the back cover, upper right corner. You can see this in our Photo Gallery.

The Front Cover Artwork  is by Stan Freydas and is in very nice condition.



We have placed the record and the cover into separate, protective plastic sleeves.




Tracklist And  Musicians:


A1 – Mood Indigo – 15:15
A2 – Sophisticated Lady – 11:20
B1 – The Tattooed Bride – 11:40
B2 – Solitude – 8:15

Please see the photos in our Gallery for credits and more information.

Dead Wax Run Out Matrix Identifiers (Actual) :  


Side A -   (Stamped) :   XLP 5672     1E

Side B -   ​(Stamped) :    XLP 5673     1B      F


                                                
                                          
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RECORD GRADING DESCRIPTION:

THIS RECORD IS SIGHT-GRADED ONLY UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT, ACCORDING TO THESE DEFINITIONS:

SEALED: RECORD IS WRAPPED IN PLASTIC & UNOPENED.

NM-: RECORD HAS LITTLE OR NO INDICATION THAT IT HAS BEEN PLAYED.

EX: MINIMAL SIGNS OF USE (LIGHT SCRATCHING/PAPER SCUFFS), BUT IN ALL A RECORD THAT HAS BEEN WELL-CARED FOR.

VG+: LESS CARE THAN EX, LIGHT SCRATCHING OR SCUFFING IS MORE EXTENSIVE. STILL VERY PLAYABLE & WILL LIKELY PROVIDE A QUALITY SOUND.

VG & BELOW: WHILE PLAYABLE, THIS RECORD HAS BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK. OBVIOUS SIGNS OF WEAR & SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE IN A LOW GRADE.  A RECORD GRADED BELOW VG MAY HAVE A VALUE BASED UPON ITS RARITY OR UNIQUENESS.

WE  RECOMMEND THAT YOU CLEAN THIS RECORDING BEFORE PLAYING. RECORDS THAT ARE  DECADES OLD CAN ATTRACT & ACCUMULATE DAMAGING FOREIGN MATERIAL THAT REDUCES SOUND QUALITY. THIS IS NORMALLY EASILY CORRECTED WITH A GOOD CLEANING.

EBAY HAS DESCRIBED SOME OF THE MORE WELL-ACCEPTED CLEANING METHODS, & YOU CAN FIND THESE AT:

http://www.ebay.com/gds/Guide-to-Cleaning-Your-Vinyl-Records/10000000009408734/g.html

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