STANLEY TURRENTINE CHIP OFF OLD BLOCK ULTRA-RARE SEALED (ORIG?) '63 BLUE NOTE LP

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·       STANLEY TURRENTINE with BLUE MITCHELL AND SHIRLEY SCOTT – A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK – ORIGINAL (?) 1963 BLUE NOTE RECORDS STEREO LP BST-84150

·       GENUINE  U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED BLUE NOTE STEREO LP, BELIEVED TO BE A LIBERTY PRESSING CIRCA 1968 (SORRY, WE ARE NOT ENTIRELY CERTAIN) ***

THIS ITEM COMES FROM OUR RECENT ACQUISITION OF ABOUT 35 STILL SEALED BLUE NOTE TITLES WHICH APPEAR TO BE OF THE 1966/67 VINTAGE (LIBERTY ERA), IN WHICH (BASED ON THE SAMPLE OF ABOUT 10 ITEMS WE OPENED) ABOUT 80% WERE LIBERTY PRESSINGS (SOME FIRST PRESSINGS, SOME SECOND) AND ABOUT 20% WERE NEW YORK, USA PRESSINGS (FIRST PRESSINGS). THESE TITLES ALMOST INVARIABLY HAVE LIBERTY INNER SLEEVES INSIDE, BUT SOME OF THEM DO ACTUALLY COME WITH THE ORIGINAL NEW YORK, USA LABELS INSIDE, APPARENTLY BEING THE LAST BATCH OF THE BLUE NOTE'S NEW YORK, USA PRESSINGS JUST BEFORE LIBERTY STARTED USING THEIR OWN VERSION OF THE BLUE NOTE LABEL. WE CAUTION THAT THERE IS A STRONG STATISTICAL POSSIBILITY THAT THIS MAY NOT BE THE FIRST (NEW YORK, USA) PRESSING, BUT, IN ANY EVENT, IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE LATER THAN THE SECOND (DIVISION OF LIBERTY) PRESSING CIRCA 1967. FROM WHAT WE COULD DETERMINE, ALL OF THESE STILL SEALED BLUE NOTE TITLES HAVE BEEN MASTERED BY RUDY VAN GELDER AND WILL HAVE HIS STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL, BUT NONE OF THE RECORDS WILL HAVE EITHER DEEP GROOVES OR PLASTYLITE ("EAR") STAMPS . 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BACK COVER OF THE ALBUM MAKES A POINTED REFERENCE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS TITLE IN BOTH MONO AND STEREO, MEANING THAT THE ALBUM HAD TO HAVE BEEN RELEASED DURING THE MONO ERA WHICH - ON BLUE NOTE TITLES - ENDED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1968, DURING THE SO--CALLED "LIBERTY" ERA.  IT WOULD BE EXCEPTIONALLY UNUSUAL FOR THE MONO CATALOG NUMBER TO APPEAR ON TITLES PRESSED AFTER THE MONO TITLES HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED , WHICH IS WHY WE BELIEVE THAT THE LATEST PRESSING YOU MAY FIND INSIDE IS THE SECOND ("DIVISION OF LIBERTY RECORDS). WE DO NOT EXPECT THAT THE BUYER WILL FIND ANY PRESSING LATER THAN 1968.

·       BELIEVED TO BE AN EARLY PRESSING CIRCA 1968 ON WHITE AND BLUE 'BLUE NOTE' LABEL WITH 'A DIVISION OF LIBERTY RECORDS INSCRIPTION ON THE LABEL

·       Recorded (and almost certainly mastered) by ►Rudy Van Gelder

·       THIS IS NOT AN IMPORT, RECORD CLUB RELEASE OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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The circumstances surrounding the recording of this album are as important as the music you will hear and enjoy. Inspired by the songbook of Count Basie, tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine and his wife of four years, organist Shirley Scott, planned on recording with a septet, and went into the studio with that band on October 12, 1963, but those sessions were scrapped. On October 14, two tracks were finished and included here, but October 21 saw the band pared down to a quintet, and the results were acceptable. Trumpeter Blue Mitchell's contributions were quite desirable, he was the second lead voice in the ensemble, and success was attained. Turrentine and Mitchell played together in the 1954 edition of the Earl Bostic ensemble, and happily renew their musical friendship. The Basie evergreen "One O'Clock Jump" leads off the date swinging with Turrentine and Mitchell trading melody lines before an outstanding solo from the trumpeter. A first take from the larger ensemble is described by Bob Blumenthal in the liner notes as ragged, but perhaps further attempts would have smoothed out the scruffy mood. The tenor man sounds as if he is feeding the melody line to trombonist Tom McIntosh and baritone saxophonist Charles Davis ad lib instead of reading charts, although it doesn't sound all that uninspired. Neal Hefti's "Cherry Point" with the quintet is an easy swinging, tenor/organ trade off, in a much slower tempo with the septet, two minutes longer, a bit sluggish, perhaps too rich, but soulfully coming together at the coda. Dedicated to Nashville DJ Hoss Allen, the classic road time shuffle "Blues in Hoss' Flat" chips off many familiar phrases in the main frame, while Hefti's simmering "Midnight Blue" (not Kenny Burrell's version that Turrentine also played on) gives Scott room to subtract one color and shade the unison melody with the tenor and trumpeter. The lone ballad "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" emphasizes Turrentine's soul quotient with Mitchell offering a marvelous countermelody. The spare approach of Basie is hard to ignore, and though not essential in Turrentine's discography, it is an interesting item that showcases his lighter side positively.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY MICHAEL G. NASTOS, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The record is believed to come in its original stock inner sleeve.

(c)             The record is  apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

COVER IS NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         The cover has a few yellowish dust speckles scattered here and there (these tiny spots are not overly obtrusive or distracting)

-         Cover has a partially split top seam (between 1 and 2 inches  / 2.5 to 5 centimeters)

-         Cover has some fraying/wear along the upper seam

-         Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.  (nothing significant)

-         Cover has one corner slightly worn / dinged (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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