SUPER RARE ORIGINAL SEALED JAZZ LP ALLEN HOUSER TERRY PLUMERI BUCK HILL NO SAMBA

“NO SAMBA”

ALLEN HOUSER

TERRY PLUMERI

VINCE GENOVA

BUCK HILL

STEVE NOVOSEL

MICHAEL SMITH

SEALED

12” [VINYL] LP

ULTRA RARE ORIGINAL EDITION

STRAIGHT AHEAD RECORDS ARS001

ALLEN HOUSER MUSICAL ENTERPRISE INC.

SILVER SPRING, MD

?1973

FREE INSURED USPS PRIORITY SHIPPING TO U.S. 

Thank you for viewing my sale for a super rare and still sealed original edition (new old stock) copy of Allen Houser’s, “No Samba.” Over the years, this great jazz album has been re-released on CD and I believe on vinyl in other countries, but this example is an unplayed, original copy in it’s original shrink-wrap that is nearly impossible to find. 

Hard Bop: Original Compositons/Hardbop/Latin JazzQuintet with early Terry Plumeri arco bass solos.

Composers: Allen Houser 3, Buck Hill 1, Cotton Kent 1.

Genre: Jazz: Latin Jazz

Release Date: 1973

A 1973 original privately pressed LP by Washington D.C. Area trumpeter Allen Houser. A rarity LP with a cult following. In talking about the LP, Houser states, “In the late 1960's I was playing trumpet in a Latin Jazz band let by Julio Miranda and directed, musically, by Maria Rodriguez. We played local clubs, dances, embassy parties, and gave concerts. Twice we recorded albums in New York. These albums were never released. I decided I had to produce my own music. I called tenor man Buck Hill, whose last recording was with Charlie Byrd in the mid-1950's. Steve Novosel agreed to play bass. Besides recording and touring with Rashaan Roland Kirk, his playing credits range from Red Norvo to Milt Jackson, Sweets Edison to Charles Toliver. Al Gray & Cedar Walton. He recommended that I contact Andrew White (of Coltrane Legacy fame and independent producer, today, of over 40 recordings). Andrew was a helpful guide on how to proceed with the project. I asked the drummer Mike Smith to play the date. Mike has played with Steve Kuhn, Charlie Haden, Bob Mintzer, and Toots Thielman, to name just a few of many first-rate jazz musicians who have called him. Terry Plumeri was added as a second bass player to offer his unique Arco-bass soloing to the group. Terry was introducing a completely original approach.”

Allen Houser: Trumpet

Terry Plumeri: Arco Bass

Buck Hill: Tenor Saxophone

Vince Genova: Piano

Steve Novosel: Ampeg Bass

Mike Smith: Drums

CONDITION: 

Still sealed and unplayed new old stock (NOS); we rate all our NOS recordings as NM to be on the safe side. This cover rates a New condition with perfect corners and virtually no shelfwear; however, please note the small hole punch in the upper left hand corner of the cover that probably signifies this was a promotional copy. Please review enlarged pictures in slide show at top of ad for condition, which is considered part of description. 

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All our vinyl LPs and 45s listed on eBay are from a 50 year personal collection of record albums and singles we starting accumulating back in the mid-1960s, dedicated to preserving original pressings in the best over-all condition possible. Our New Old Stock (NOS) inventory, mostly consisting of import pressings, come from our long closed record shops: Discount Record Shop and Choice Recordings of Washington, DC and Half-Thoughts Records of Manasquan, NJ. Our beloved record collection is a mix of Rock, Roots Music, 60’s Garage, Psychedelic, Soul, R&B, Blues, Punk, New Wave, Metal, Girl Groups, Picture Discs, Classical, Choral, Opera, Jazz, International/World Beat, Movie Soundtracks, Musicals, Spoken Word, and Audiophile pressings in all genres.  We are offering a number of rock and soul singles. Back in the day we would compare sound quality between multiple editions of the same titles to keep the best sounding copies for ourselves. All records were played on high-end turntables with reasonably fresh stylus and carefully monitored tracking force & azimuth. 

Please read through description and condition sections of this advertisement carefully to be sure you want the item prior to ordering.

RECORD GRADING: At this time we are only selling NM to VG+ and many NOS (new old stock).

New Old Stock (NOS): Preserved in my time vault. If the record is sealed or never been opened, it is considered Mint. If the cover does not appear as new, then we will rate it per below.

Mint (M): The record or cover must appear as new.

Near Mint (NM): This generally means the vinyl is in pristine condition with only one or two slight marks that will not affect playback. A NM cover will may show slight signs of wear or one or two marks but still looks fresh and crisp.

Near Mint Minus (NM-): This slightly below the NM grade with more slight imperfection or slight cover wear, perhaps an out of square or bent corner, but generally close to flawless. 

Very Good Plus Plus (VG++) Record may have sleeve marks from being pulled in and out of a cover. Typically these marks will only be viewable under a bright light bulb. Generally will play through like a NM or NM- with little to no surface noise. Cover may have storage wear, tiny age spots, toning or creasing - nothing distracting or major.

Very Good Plus (VG+) 

Cut-Outs: Also known as Over Stocks are always noted since they are generally marked with a slightly cut corner or a notch in the cover placed near a corner. We never list a cut or notched corner higher than NM- due to the overstock marking process. 

45 Cut-Outs: Generally have a hole drilled through the label and we only purchased these type of cutouts when the record was too tempting to pass-up. Again, we identify singles that were drilled.

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PACKAGING: Our records are professionally packed in thick, sturdy cardboard record mailers or envelopes & clearly labeled FRAGILE & DO NOT BEND. To date, we have not experienced damage in transit.

SHIPPING: FREE USPS Insured Priority shipping for this item. 

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All vinyl records are properly stored and well kept. Over time, some covers tone (i.e., get slightly yellow or brown along the edges),which we will try to describe in our description.

Our items reside in a PET-FREE / SMOKE-FREE storage environment.