MILES DAVIS:'ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT.EARLIEST 1956 USA COLUMBIA-MONO+GROOVED LABELS

	£		36
	$		48

ATTENTION MILES DAVIS,1950s JAZZ COLLECTORS AND ALSO ALBUM COLLECTORS IN GENERAL!     HERE IS ONE OF THE MOST ESSENTIAL ALBUMS THAT EVEN IF YOU ONLY OWN A COUPLE OF JAZZ ALBUMS-THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THEM!

MILES DAVIS:'ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT.

THIS CLASSIC FEATURES JOHN COLTRANE WITH SOME OF HIS FINEST PLAYING EVER!

COLUMBIA CL 949 WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 1A/1A MATRIXES! 

SIMPLY WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THE FINEST MODERN JAZZ ALBUMS OF ALL TIME AND SOUNDING FANTASTIC IN SOLID,BASS FILLED MONO VINYL ON IT'S EARLIEST MONO PRESSING WITH THE "DEEP GROOVED" COLUMBIA LABELS WITH THE SIX RIM  "EYE" LOGOS AND IT EVEN HAS THE EARLIEST COLUMBIA RECORDS INNER SLEEVE-MOST TURN UP IN PLAIN ONES OR WITH NO INNER SLEEVE AT ALL! THE VINYL IS BEAUTIFULLY THICK AND FLAT UNLIKE LATER WAFER THIN AMERICAN PRESSINGS-THERE IS A LITTLE FAINT SURFACE CRACKLE HERE AND THERE AT HIGH VOLUME AND THE ISOLATED FAINT "POP" BUT MOST OF THE TIME,YOU WILL HARDLY HERE ANYTHING-TRULY REMARKABLE FOR AN AMERICAN PRESSING OF 57 YEARS AGO! THERE IS NO MAJOR DISTORTION-JUST A LITTLE AT A FEW OF THE VERY TOP END PEAKS IF LISTENING WITH THE TREBLE FULL ON AND I AM SURE THIS IS NOT DUE TO GROOVE WEAR BUT SIMPLY IN THE ORIGINAL MASTERING! NATURALLY MOST COPIES SOLD OF THIS ALBUM WERE PLAYED OVER AND OVER-THE MAJORITY ON HEAVY AND OLD EQUIPMENT-ESPECIALLY AUTOCHANGERS WHICH WOULD TRAP DUST AND GRIT BETWEEN THE DISCS LEAVING HORRIBLE SCUFFS FOREVER-NOT WITH THIS SUPERB COPY WHICH HAS BEEN CHERISHED BY A JAZZ CONNOISSEUR(SEE BELOW!). THERE ARE A FEW VERY FAINT WISPY COVER REMOVAL TYPE SURFACE MARKS IN VERY STRONG LIGHT BUT GENERALLY THE VINYL HAS A BEAUTIFUL SHEEN ABOUT IT THAT IS SO RARE WITH AMERICAN ALBUMS OF THIS AGE.

HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE EVEN IN BETWEEN THE TRACKS! 

STRICTLY GRADED AS EXCELLENT CONDITION!  WHEN TESTING, I PLAY ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO ENSURE ACURATE GRADING! FANTASTIC WARM,RICH,SOLID MONO SOUND. PLENTY OF BASS-SO BID WITH TOTAL CONFIDENCE! HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL COLUMBIA RECORDS INNER SLEEVE WHICH HAS A FEW CORNER CREASES,SOME TINY TEARS AT THE EDGES AND A SPLIT ALONG MOST OF THE BOTTOM EDGE BUT NO WRITING OR REPAIRS! PLEASE HOWEVER NOTE THE COVER HAS SOME STAINING AND SURFACE WEAR-MOSTLY AT THE BACK AS WELL AS A SPLIT AT THE BOTTOM EDGE MEASURING 15 CM BUT NO WRITING OR REPAIRS. STILL VERY PRESENTABLE AND OF COURSE AMERICAN COVERS OF THIS ERA RARELY TURN UP WITHOUT SOME STAINING AS THE AMERICANS RARELY USED LAMINATION.YOU MAY BE ABLE TO LOCATE A BETTER COVER BUT YOU WILL WAIT A LONG TIME TO FIND AN ORIGINAL AMERICAN PRESSING OF THIS LP AS GOOD! 

  MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE OF THIS VERY RARE RECORD ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION.JUST ONE OWNER FROM NEW,THE LATE PETER NEWBROOK WHO HAD A LARGE COLLECTION AND TOP OF THE RANGE  EQUIPMENT WITH MOST OF HIS RECORDS BARELY BEING PLAYED IN MANY YEARS!

PETER NEWBROOK WAS A JAZZ MUSICIAN,WRITER ON JAZZ,FILM DIRECTOR AND THE OWNER OF THE BRITISH JAZZ LABEL ESQUIRE WHICH ISSUED MANY AMERICAN RECORDINGS AND AS SUCH HAD MANY STRONG CONTACTS AND FRIENDS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS IN THE UK AND USA WHO WOULD SEND HIM EARLY ADVANCE COPIES OF RECORDS-THE MAJORITY ADDED TO HIS SHELVES WITH JUST A COUPLE OF PLAYS! I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY SOME OF HIS VAST COLLECTION SEVERAL YEARS BACK AS LONG TERM EBAYER WILL RECALL.   NATURALLY AS A LONG TERM COLLECTOR MYSELF,I COULDN'T RESIST KEEPING SOME OF THEM BUT I AM PRUNING DOWN AGAIN WITH THE NEED FOR SPACE SO DON'T MISS OUT ON THESE TOP QUALITY RARITIES! CHECK OUT MY OTHER RARE ALBUMS FOR AUCTION THIS WEEK! MORE TO FOLLOW IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS-KEEP WATCHING!SEE MY FEEDBACK FOR SIMILAR ITEMS!

MY CONSTANT AIM IS TO GET FEEDBACK COMMENTS LIKE"BEYOND EXPECTATION",WHICH I ALREADY HAVE!

A LOW,REALISTIC STARTING PRICE OF £12. BE PREPARED FOR THE STRONG POSSIBILITY OF BIDDING INTEREST ON THIS HIGHLY DESIRED LP!     I WOULD STRONGLY ADVISE THIS TO BE SENT SPECIAL DELIVERY OR INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR AS IT IS IRREPLACABLE! I HAVE NEVER FOUND AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION COPY AS GOOD IN NEARLY 27 YEARS AS A DEALER! 

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER DELIGHT FROM ONE OF THE UKs LEADING RECORD EXPERTS/DEALERS.  

KEEP READING FOR MORE INFORMATION!

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!!! 

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS RECORD IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND THAT IS BEING VERY STRICT!

NO JUMPS!/NO STICKS!/NO NASTY  CLICKS!/NO SWISHES!How many were preserved like this one-??

HARDLY USED AND NOT SERIOUSLY ABUSED!!!!!!

The 1950s equipment was often basic with much heavier tonearms than later lightweight pickups.

This LP has clearly been very well cared for on lightweight  high quality equipment.  

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

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

I HAVE PLAYED IT TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

IT IS STILL FAR BETTER THAN MOST AROUND! 

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 VERY NICE COPY-EXAMINE YOURS AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

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

THE LP AS USUAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COVER BEFORE SENDING!   

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY  THE PHOTOS!

IF YOU GO THROUGH MY FEEDBACK YOU WILL SEE MANY OTHER LPs SOLD -PAY NOTE TO THE FEEDBACK RESPONSES!!-NO ISSUES!! INFACT VERY HAPPY CUSTOMERS WHICH IS PROOF OF MY CAREFUL,DETAILED AND STRICT GRADING!!!!   

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

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I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 11 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. OVER  11 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!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK. SOME MORE ESSENTIAL MILES DAVIS AND OTHER JAZZ LPs FROM ME ON EBAY ENDING AT AUCTION WITHIN MINUTES OF THIS GEM ENDING!

MANY MORE ITEMS TO COME IN FUTURE WEEKS!

KEEP WATCHING IN 2013!

THANKYOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!GOOD LUCK!!