Solo Piano By THELONIOUS MONK Himself 1957 RIVERSIDE 235 Rare JOHN COLTRANE Mono

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Rare
Fully Play-Tested
Mono Jazz
Lp

offered with no reserve

~ Thelonious Monk ~
Thelonious Himself (Solo Piano By Thelonious Monk)

released c. 1957 by Riverside # RLP 12-235

Rare Mono US Vintage Pressing with small Dark Blue labels
that have Silver Printing and Riverside's famous 'Reel & Mic' Logos
and the labels also say "Microgroove" and "Long Play in addition
to having the "BILL GRAUER PRODUCTIONS INC. - NEW YORK CITY"
blurb on them + Back Cover has the 553 West 51st Street New York
19, N.Y. address at the bottom + Orrin Keepnews liner notes. the
LP is pressed onto heavy vinyl that's in brilliant sounding original
Mono which is the only way we feel this Lp should be heard


~ contents ~


April In Paris
Ghost Of A Chance
Functional
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
I Should Care
'Round Midnight
All Alone
Monk's Mood


~ credits ~


Thelonious Monk - Solo Jazz Piano

except for the last song "Monk's Mood" where Monk
is joined by John Coltrane on Tenor Sax and the great
Wilbur Ware on Bass (these guys come out of nowhere
but add fitting compliments to the closing track
of this magically sparse moody jazz album

Jack Higgins (Reeves Sound Studios) - Engineer
Orrin Keepnews - Producer, Liner Notes
Paul Weller - Cover Photograph
Paul Bacon - Cover Design


~ condition ~


record is in Very Good ++ Condition and has been
fully Play Tested and it Sounds Great and it plays with
no skips or repeats with a warm full loud tone but it does
have occasional mellow crackle + soft stray pops (the pops
are more audible in places here and there on Side 2) and has
shiny clean vinyl with just light visual wear & the record has
bright clean wear-free labels with no writing or markings

cover is in Very Good Condition with bold bright
printing and has intact edges + no writing or markings
but does have a little wear to the corners & edges and
the top edge does have a neat clear tape repair

displays & plays well


~ matrix #s ~


side one : RLP-12-235-A
side two : RLP-12-235-B

the above is 'scrawled' into the dead wax and
each side also has patent #s stamped


~ note ~


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~ Our Record Condition Guide ~


since everyone has their own ideas about grading the condition
of records, we've decided to spell out how we do it. our descriptions are
also extremely thorough & individually note flaws that a generic condition grade
cannot. we also occasionally assign a + and - for in-between grades

Mint

perfect, never played & usually still factory sealed

Near Mint

nearly perfect with almost no signs of handling

Excellent

the slightest visual wear that in no way interferes with the sound

 Very Good +

light visible signs of handling & wear but well taken care of
and plays with only mellow occasional crackle and/or soft pops but 
nothing interfering with enjoying the record/artwork

Very Good

obviously used & handled, but not mishandled, with no skips,
repeats or bad noise, but with noticeable crackle, pops & soft tics or
artwork defects, but nothing too bad overall

 Very Good -

considerable visible wear & background noise with possible
skips, repeats, tics and cover flaws, but still enjoyable & would
be obviously well-used and somewhat mishandled

So-So

anything below VG- which we rarely sell, except
for really rare records that are worth listing only because
they're so hard to find & sought-after in any condition

Disclaimer

not everyone's turntable sounds & functions the same, but we
have a nice sensitive set-up that makes flaws very obvious to us and we try
to note everything we ear and see. while vinyl is an awesome sounding format,
there is almost always some sort of background noise while listening to a
record. we are just about as picky as anyone, so trust us
but be sure to read our descriptions carefully!