MILES DAVIS Sketches Of Spain 1960 US mono LP PITTMAN PRESSING VG+ PLAY GRADED

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Sleeve is VG+ with bumped and rubbed corners, edge shelf wear, some light ring wear, sleeve is a nice example considering the age. See all photos. Vinyl is PLAY GRADED VG+ with some surface noise. Using a Technics SL1200 SK5 with a vintage Shure V15 Type II fitted with a Jico styli. A very enjoyable listen. Piitman Pressing,
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): XLP49956-1AF
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): XLP49957-1AH

The reference "CL 1480 Pittman" almost certainly refers to a specific, original 1960 US mono LP pressing of the Miles Davis album Sketches of Spain, pressed at the Columbia Records pressing plant in Pitman, New Jersey. Details of the Album Pressing

Artist: Miles Davis
Album: Sketches of Spain
Record Label: Columbia Records
Catalog Number: CL 1480 (denotes a mono release)
Year of Release: 1960
Pressing Plant: Pitman, NJ (identified by specific markings in the vinyl's dead wax area, often a small, stamped "P" or "Pitman" in the runout groove)
Identifying Features: This particular pressing often features the "6-Eye" Columbia label design, which was common for the era, and a "deep groove" on the label, identifying it as an early pressing.

Miles Davis – Sketches Of Spain

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Columbia – CL 1480

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono Pittman Pressing

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Released:

Jul 18, 1960

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Modal A1 Concierto De Aranjuez Written-By – J. Rodrigo* 16:19 A2 Will O' The Wisp Written-By – M. De Falla* 3:50 B1 The Pan Piper Written-By – G. Evans* 3:53 B2 Saeta Written-By – G. Evans* 5:08 B3 Solea Written-By – G. Evans* 12:14

Printed By – Imperial Paper Box Corp.
Published By – Sociedad General De Autores Y Editores
Published By – Gillian Music

Arranged By, Conductor – Gil Evans
Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
Producer – Teo Macero
Trumpet – Miles Davis

Original "6-eye" deep groove label variation. Unidentified Columbia pressing plant. Runouts are stamped,

Recorded 11/20/59 and 03/10-11/60 in New York City.
Liner notes by Co-Editor of "The Jazz Review."

Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): XLP49956-1AF
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): XLP49957-1AH