MILES DAVIS"IN PERSON"VOLUMES 1 & 2 FONTANA 1961 MONO

	£		20
	$		27

ORIGINAL MONO MIXES 1961 1ST FONTANA LABEL PRESSINGS OF A RARELY SEEN JAZZ LP WITH BOTH VOLUMES TOGETHER:

MILES DAVIS

"IN PERSON"VOLUMES ONE AND TWO

FRIDAY(AND)SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE BLACKHAWK,SAN FRANCISCO

FONTANA TFL 5163/5164

GREAT SOLOS! GREAT BOP TYPE TUNES FROM ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT JAZZ MUSICIANS OF ALL TIME!  

THICK VINYL AND SOLID MONO MIXES WITH A QUIET AUDIENCE!!!!!! 

REALLY NICE LABELS AND  DECENT COVERS!

PLEASE SEE BOTH OF THE PHOTOS! 

NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH A FEW SHORT LIVED CLICKS(NOTHING MAJOR OR NASTY LOUD"THUDDERS")+ A LITTLE SURFACE CRACKLE HERE AND THERE.

 NO NASTY STICKS OR JUMPS! 

THE SOUND IS VERY CLEAR AND THE ACTUAL SURFACE NOISE IS MINIMAL TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE AGE AND THE FACT THAT MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE UNPLAYABLE OR IF THEY ARE DO NOT GIVE A DECENT SOUND.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR MY EXCELLENT GRADING BUT FAR,FAR BETTER THAN"VG"!!!! 

THE VINYL IS FLAT,NO WARPS OR DENTS! 

THE VERY EARLIEST UK PRESSING OF FAMOUS LIVE RECORDINGS INCLUDING A SMALL GROUP THAT INCLUDES:

HANK MOBLEY(TENOR SAX)

WYNTON KELLY(PIANO)

PAUL CHAMBERS(BASS)

JIMMY COBB(DRUMS)

AND OF COURSE THE GENUIS MILES DAVIS PLAYING MIND BLOWING TRUMPET SOLOS!

THE GLOSSY FRONT SLEEVES ARE IN NICE SHAPE-MOST TURN UP WITH PIECES MISSING,BADLY TORN,OR IN MOST CASES NO COVERS AT ALL!

NATURALLY MOST BUYERS WOULD PLAY THESE ALBUMS A LOT,RESULTING IN THE CONSTANT REMOVAL AND RETURNING TO THE COVERS OF THE DISCS.

THEY HAVE A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES AND SOME STAINING AT THE BACKS BUT NO WRITING,NO REPAIRS OR FLIPBACK DAMAGE!!!!

(FULL DETAILS BELOW)!!!

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PAIR OF ESSENTIAL JAZZ LPs -THIS COULD BE THE SET FOR YOU!

AN EARLY 1ST EDITION WHICH WAS VERY LIMITED AND RARE TO FIND NEARLY 50 YEARS ON AND AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY JAZZ COLLECTION!

LATER REPRESSES FROM JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS ON CBS ARE MORE COMMON. 

THESE LPs WERE RELEASED AS INDIVIDUAL ISSUES AND WERE NOT ALWAYS BOUGHT TOGETHER AND INDEED FEW TURN UP AS A PAIR. 

IT IS MUCH, MUCH HARDER TO FIND THAN OTHER JAZZ LPs OF THIS VINTAGE! 

THIS IS THE GENUINE SET! 

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN DREADFUL UNPLAYABLE CONDITION.

THEY HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF PLAYS WITH SOME GENERAL MINOR SURFACE NOISE BUT SOUNDS NICE,THERE ARE NO NASTY LOUD,LONG LASTING CLICKS(ONLY A COUPLE THAT LAST AROUND 30 SECONDS)NO JUMPS,NO STICKS AND WILL PROVIDE A VERY DECENT,PLAYING EXPERIENCE!

THE USE OF A MONO SWITCH OR AT LEAST AN ADJUSTMENT OF THE TREBLE CONTROL AND THE SOUND  WILL BE IMPROVED. 

IN 1961,SO OFTEN THE EQUIPMENT USED WOULD RUIN ANY DELICATE L.P.DISC WITHIN JUST A COUPLE OF PLAYS!!!

THE GROOVES DO NOT"LOOK WORN"AND WITH SOME SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT OF THE TONE CONTROLS THE MINOR SURFACE NOISE IS LESS NOTICABLE AND THE SOUND IS SPLENDID.

YOU MIGHT HAVE A SET BUT IT IS MORE THAN LIKELY NOT AS GOOD AS THIS ONE!

MAYBE YOU ONLY HAVE ONE VOLUME! 

THIS COULD BE AN IDEAL MIX AND MATCH OR COMPLETE OPPORTUNITY!

THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONLY SET ON EBAY IN MANY MONTHS-JUST COMPARE WITH OTHER COPIES ADVERTISED WITH TOTALLY WRECKED COVERS,AND EVEN STATEMENTS ADMITTING MAJOR JUMPS AND NASTY DEEP CLICKS-SUCH COPIES ARE OF NO INTEREST TO SERIOUS COLLECTORS AND ACT AS MERE"BETTER THAN  NOTHING"GAP FILLERS!

MAKE NO MISTAKE,THIS IS A NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION EXAMPLE BUT BEARING IN MIND IT'S SCARCITY IS FAR,FAR BETTER THAN MOST COPIES AND COVERS THAT YOU WILL SEE IN 2010! 

TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER,  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE 1950s AND 1960s!!! 

AN ORIGINAL MONO 1ST EDITION FROM 1961OF THE WONDERFUL JAZZ TWO ALBUM SET ISSUED ON THE UK PHILIPS PRESSED FONTANA LABELS .               

THE TRACKS ARE AS FOLLOWS:* MILES DAVIS COMPOSITIONS.

WELL YOU NEEDN'T

FRAN DANCE*

SO WHAT*(TAKEN AT A MUCH FASTER PACE THAN THE STUDIO VERSION!)

OLEO

IF I WERE A BELL

NEO*

WALKIN'

BYE BYE BLACKBIRD

ALL OF YOU

NO BLUES*

BYE BYE*

LOVE I'VE FOUND YOU 

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MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE IS IN NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME SURFACE NOISE HERE AND A FEW SHORT LIVED CLICKS AND THERE BUT THAT IS BEING STRICT!

I DO NOT NORMALLY SELL LPs WITH SURFACE NOISE UNLESS THEY ARE VERY RARE LIKE THIS PAIR AND BEING  FIRST PRESSINGS AND A COMPLETE PAIR,THEY ARE BOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO MANY AS A VERY DECENT GAP FILLER BUT YOU MAY HAVE TO WAIT A LONG TIME TO FIND ANOTHER PAIR OR PAY A LOT MORE!!

Copies of this album were being sold in MODEST quantities as Miles Davis did not get his biggest following in the UK until much later in the 1960s as TRAD JAZZ was king in 1961 and so how many survive IN PLAYABLE CONDITION??!!!!!!

MOST THAT TURN UP ARE TOTALLY WRECKED AND HAVE NO COVERS AT ALL. 

THIS SET COULD WELL BE IN THE VERY FIRST FEW WEEKS OF ISSUE! 

In those early days with LIMITED exposure on Radio and TV, JAZZ LPs were carefully considered and saved for items,many JAZZ fans not getting BOTH VOLUMES.  

 Vinyl is still the best way to hear JAZZ and always will be!  

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

I HAVE PLAYED IT TWICE TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

There is HARDLY ANY spindle wear!!!

THE LABELS ARE QUITE STUNNING!!!!!! 

NO WRITING/NO STICKER REMOVAL/NO WORN PRINT!!!

SEE BOTH PHOTOS.NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! 

Look elsewhere on ebay and you MIGHT see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often reissues or lower grade copies with all manner of major faults. 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER PAIR-EXAMINE YOURS AND THEY MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISCS ARE IN NEAR EXCELLENT  CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE "EXCELLENT"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY.   

THE LPs WILL BE REMOVED FROM IT'S COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY BOTH OF THE PHOTOS!

IF YOU GO THROUGH MY FEEDBACK YOU WILL SEE MANY OTHER RARITIES -PAY NOTE TO THE FEEDBACK RESPONSES!! INFACT VERY HAPPY CUSTOMERS WHICH IS PROOF OF MY CAREFUL,DETAILED AND STRICT GRADING!!!! 

Realistic  £20 STARTING price with no annoying reserve. BUY IT NOW OFFERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! 

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF JAZZ HISTORY. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

Postage is FREE AND  RECORDED DELIVERY TO THE UK.YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.£5 EUROPE £7 REST OF THE WORLD. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

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I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 7 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement.  7 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

A VITAL PART OF ANY JAZZ COLLECTION!

IT COULD BE THE LAST SET I WILL FIND FOR A LONG TIME!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.

KEEP WATCHING IN 2010!

THANKYOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!

GOOD LUCK!!

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON FOR YOUR CHANCE TO OWN A VERY,FIRST PRESSING OF BOTH VOLUMES OF CLASSIC 1961 JAZZ  LPs ON FONTANA LABELS.

SOME MORE JAZZ LPs ENDING FROM ME SHORTLY BEFORE AND AFTER THIS ONE ENDS!