Miles Davis Birth of the Cool Capital T 762 an Excellent 1959 Mono vinyl LP

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MILES DAVIS:  BIRTH OF THE COOL

VINYL

Record Label CAPITOL Mono T 762

Produced in 1959 under licence by EMI Records England

Original UK Vinyl LP

Matrix T1 76 1N / T2 76 1N

Tracklist

A1 Move Written-By – Denzil Best                                                    2:29

A2 Jeru Written-By – Gerry Mulligan                                                3:09

A3 Moon Dreams By – Chummy MacGregor*, Johnny Mercer         3:17

A4 Venus De Milo Written-By – Gerry Mulligan                                 3:09

A5 Budo Written-By – Bud Powell, Miles Davis                                  2:29

A6 Deception Written-By – Miles Davis                                              2:41

B1 Godchild Written-By – George Wallington                                     3:06

B2 Boplicity Written-By – Cleo Henry                                                 2:57

B3 Rocker Written-By – Gerry Mulligan                                              3:03

B4 Israel Written-By – John Carisi                                                      2:14

B5 Rogue Written-By – John Lewis                                                     3:11

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz

Baritone Saxophone – Gerry Mulligan

Bass – Al McKibbon (tracks: A3, A6, B3),

            Joe Shulman (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B1),

            Nelson Boyd (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5)

Drums – Kenny Clarke (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5),

              Max Roach (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, A6, B1, B3)

Engineer – Clair Krepps (tracks: A3, A4, A6, B2, B5),

                   W. O. Summerlin (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B1)

French Horn – Junior Collins* (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B1),

                        Gunther Schuller (tracks: A3, A6, B3),

                        Sandy Siegelstein (tracks: A4, B2, B4, B5)

Leader, Trumpet – Miles Davis

Piano – Al Haig (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B1),

            John Lewis (tracks: A3, A4, A6, B2 to B5)

Trombone – J.J. Johnson (tracks: A3, A4, A6, B2 to B5 ),

                    Kai Winding (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B1)

Tuba – John Barber

Condition

All records are played and cleaned with the latest AudioQuest Anti-Static Brush before listing.

Record : Excellant

The vinyl is glossy and has only been played a few times. Sound is as good as new.  The record is flat, unmarked without warping.  Label is clean original black undimmed by its 50+ years. 

Inner Sleeve is generally clean, off white with a few creases. Light coffee stain, handwritten ‘T762’ on upper RH corner

Cover Excellent. It remains fully intact with minor storage dinting on the corners and minor edge wear. Front cover colour is clean, bright and fully retains its gloss finish. The albums title and company brand are clearly visible on the spine.  Back cover is clean, off white with minor margin dust accumulation on the over fold.   No splits.

Nice.

On my retirement I said to my children “my collect ion of records, books and comics will be yours”, “ not interested, get rid of them” was their reply.  I’m well on with the comics and books and it’s now time to sell my vinyl.

Most of my jazz was purchased during my late teens through my mid-twenties.  Many remained unplayed for 30+ years some having been replaced by CDs while others just stored, their music unheard.  In preparation for their sale I have played each one to check for sound quality and to make sure there were no flaws.  I used my new AudioQuest Anti-Static brush each time.  It was so good listening to this wonderful music and revisting my younger self. I was amazed at what good taste I had when I was young!

Hope you enjoy them as much as me.  

See below for notes on my Grading Strategy

Tom Fisher of near-mint second hand emporium Rat Records describes the fairly universal grading system he uses.  If it's good enough for Tom, It’s good enough for me.

Cover and Record are graded separately.

Vinyl Grading System

Mint (M) – Absolutely perfect in every way. Never been played and usually sealed.

Near Mint (NM) – The record has been on a shelf between other records. The vinyl looks glossy and clearly has only been played a few times. There are no marks on the vinyl and the whole package is complete.

Excellent (E) – Same but I’d tolerate very light marks where the vinyl has been in and out of the inner sleeve a few times, or tiny signs of use generally.

Very Good Plus (VG+) – A few further faults are acceptable, but nothing that really compromises the record visually or audibly. A little rub, light inaudible marks, a little background crackle.

Very Good (VG) – It’s seen a bit of life, but is still usable. Light pops and clicks, an edge split, light visible scratches. You can still listen to it and enjoy looking at it, but it is visually and audibly USED.

Good (G) – To be honest you’re making trouble for yourself here, as Good means Bad. I’d only be selling something really desirable in this condition, with a bargain price and a full, no holds barred description to match.

Poor (P), Fair (F) Attempting to listen will be a disturbing experience. Expect major noise issues, skipping or repeating. The record itself is cracked, badly warped and has deep scratches. The cover is also approaching death.