Mike Mainieri

Love Play

FACTORY SEALED LP

Format: Album

Country: U.S.A.

Record Company & Release Number: Arista: AL-4133

Original release date: 1977

Bar Code: NONE

Condition of the cover: Mint

Condition of this Album: Sealed - Assumed Mint

My inventory number: 208459B

Shipping Weight: 1 pounds, 0 ounces

Notes:

This record came from a record store in Allentown, Pennsylvania called "Phantasmagoria" which went out of business in 1978. I purchased most of their unsold inventory several years later when I owned "Music Madness" - a new & used record store in Catasauqua.

Since this was part of Phantasmagoria's inventory when they closed in 1978, it cannot be any newer than a 1978 pressing. Being a sealed LP, I cannot tell specifically what pressing it is prior to 1978. In come cases, hype stickers might help to determine if it is a first pressing, but I cannot be any more specific.

Phantasmagoria used round colored stickers to indicate the price of the albums. They had a sign on the wall with the color sticker combinations for the customers to use so they knew the price of the albums. Most of the albums still have these stickers on them, and in some rare cases, the stickers are written on. Some of the records have prices on them. This is the price you would have paid for the record in 1978 if you would have bought it at Phantasmagoria. Please don't confuse these prices with their current value.

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• High Life
• Magic Carpet
• Latin Lover
• I'm Sorry
• Silkworm
• Easy to Please
• Sara Smile
• Love Play

• Mike Mainieri: Percussion, Vocals, Producer, Vibraphone, Kalimbo, Main Performer
• Jack Malken: Engineer
• Hugh McCracken: Guitar
• David Spinozza: Guitar
• Arnold McCuller: Vocals (Background)
• David Lastry: Vocals (Background)
• Leata Galloway: Vocals (Background)
• Steve Gadd: Drums
• Arthur Jenkins: Conga
• Will Lee: Bass
• Michael Brecker: Sax (Tenor)
• Don Grolnick: Keyboards
• David Sanborn: Sax (Alto)

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Mike Mainieri biography by Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Mike Mainieri, a talented and distinctive vibraphonist, has had a productive and diverse career. He first played vibes professionally when he was 14, touring with Paul Whiteman in a jazz trio called Two Kings & a Queen. He played with Buddy Rich's bands for a long period (1956-1963) and then became a busy studio musician, appearing on many pop records. Mainieri had opportunities to work with Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, and Wes Montgomery (1967-1968), among many others, and played in the early fusion band Jeremy & the Satyrs. During 1969-1972, he led a 20-piece rehearsal group called White Elephant that included the Brecker Brothers and other studio players. In 1979, he formed Steps (which later became Steps Ahead), an all-star jazz-oriented R&B/fusion band that included such players as Mike Brecker, Don Grolnick, Eddie Gomez, and Steve Gadd in its original lineup. Mainieri has revived the group several times since, with such musicians as saxophonist Bendik, Warren Bernhardt, Eliane Elias, Rachel Z, Mike Stern, Tony Levin, Victor Bailey, Peter Erskine, and Steve Smith making strong contributions. In 1992, Mainieri founded the NYC label and recorded the adventurous An American Diary. Prior to NYC, Mike Mainieri had recorded as a leader for such labels as Argo (1962), Solid State, Arista, Artists House, Warner Bros., and Elektra.

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