Pete Johnson – Pete’s Blues – Debut Jump Blues-Piano Blues Vinyl LP – Savoy 1958
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Description
Pete Johnson is regarded as one of the three great piano jump blues players of all time. The other two are Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis. But most critics tend to agree that Johnson was the greatest. That’s primarily due to his ability to work as part of a band, and as support for a vocalist, and as a soloist and as a band leader. Some of his most famous recordings were his legendary performances with “Big” Joe Turner. But this album is very special. It is his debut as lead, and it is extraordinary. He gathered several sensational artists to work with him on this project, and the result is historic. Among those you’ll hear are Ben Webster on tenor sax on side one and Etta Jones on vocals on the last two tracks. This fabulous collection was released on Savoy in 1958, number MG-14018. This is the original release of the album. The vinyl is in beautiful condition with its bright original luster and just a couple of very light surface scratches that barely impact play. It plays with just very light sporadic background noise. The vinyl grades VG+. The album cover shows no ring wear and just very light corner wear. All seams are clean, sharp, tight, and intact. There is a tiny tape residue mark on the back, though there is no residue. The cover has an error. Side two has six tracks, but only five are listed. Someone hand wrote the missing track on the track list with a pencil. There are a couple of other pencil notations as well. The labels show all tracks correctly. The cover grades VG+.
Album Tracks:
Pete’s Lonesome Blues
Mr. Drum Meets Mr. Piano
Mutiny In The Doghouse
Mr. Clarinet Knocks Twice
Ben Rides Out
Page Mr. Trumpet
J. C. From K. C.
Pete’s Housewarming
Atomic Boogie (missing title on track list)
Back Room Blues
1280 Stomp
I May Be Wonderful
Man Wanted
Grading Information
I always clean and then listen to every record I list on eBay. I do this to make sure I can give as accurate a description of each record as possible. I will do both a visual check and an audio check. I absolutely attempt to give as objective a grading as I can. I don’t ever want you to be disappointed in the quality of the album you receive. My promise is that I will never put up for auction any album that I would not be proud to play for others on my own turntable.I only use four grades in my grading: NM, VG+, VG, and G. The only exception is a sealed album which is presumed to have vinyl in mint condition. My NM grading means that the vinyl looks and plays as though it is the first time out of the sleeve. The VG+ rating is used on any album that plays great but has one or two small defects. It may have a pop here and there or some occasional background static. On a VG album you can expect that, typically, this album will play great, but you’ll see more defects on this than your VG+ rated album. Most often the VG rated album may even play well enough to be graded VG+, but the color or blemishes drop the grading. Likewise, you may occasionally find an album that looks almost NM but the sound quality just isn’t there. That’s why I play every album first, because this does happen. In this case the vinyl will be graded VG. Very occasionally I will list an album with a grade of G. This is one where I consider the collectible value of the album to be great enough that the copy being presented is worth having as a filler copy.
Shipping Information – Combined Shipping
Shipping is $4.00 in the continental U.S. In addition, I will happily combine records from multiple auctions to reduce total shipping cost. In fact, I welcome it! Shipping will be $4.00 in the U.S regardless of the number of auctions won in any 5-day period.Canada shipping is calculated based on weight using US Postal Service rates. Combined shipping is also welcomed here and does result in significant per-album cost savings. Canada shipping rates have gone up dramatically. The first album will be shipped for $16. Additional albums will be shipped for $4 per album, with up to five albums able to be shipped before we need to use International Priority shipping. At that point we will work together on final determination of shipping cost.
The Canada cost determination also applies for all other International shipping, except that the first album is shipped for $21 and each subsequent is just an additional $5.00.
All albums will be shipped in specially designed album hard cardboard mailers with a cardboard insert to prevent damage upon opening. The vinyl is removed from the cover and presented in a new poly sleeve. I am committed to one day turnaround on shipments. If I receive payment before 7:00 AM Central Time I will package and ship that same day. Payment by PayPal is preferred.
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