Spontaneous Music Ensemble UK FREE IMPROV JAZZ

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Spontaneous Music Ensemble UK FREE IMPROV JAZZ

Marmalade 608 008 <> July 1969 first issue

John Stevens Spontaneous Music Ensemble – Self-titled LP (orig. UK STEREO Marmalade 608 008—1969, first issue)

Recorded: 7 February 1969 ~ release date: July 1969.  Running time: 35:30 (approx).

On offer here is a VERY RARE original British first issue of the SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE's third album, which was issued on the MARMALADE label.  The jazz is densely constructed and even has a psychedelic tinge at times.  Sort of reminds me of an Italian horror movie soundtrack from the late 1960s (eg. Dario Argento “Bird with the Crystal Plummage”).  Recommended for the more adventurous jazz music fan.

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SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE

LP  Challenge                                                                  Eyemark EMPL 1002            Nov. 1966

LP  Karyobin...Are The Imaginary Birds

     Said To Live In Paradise                                             Island ILPS 979                 Aug. 1968

LP JOHN STEVENS SPONTANEOUS

    MUSIC ENSEMBLE                              MARMALADE 608 008  Jul. 1969

LP  John Stevens Spontaneous Music Ensemble [reissue]      Polydor 2384 009                Aug. 1970

LP  The Source - From And Towards                                  Tangent TNGS 107               Apr. 1971 (rec: 11/70)

LP  Birds Of A Feather                                                   BYG (France) 529 023          1972 (rec: 7/71)

LP  So, what do you think?                                                Tangent TNGS 118              1973 (rec: 1/71)

SIDE 1

1.               Oliv I (19:33)       Writ: John Stevens/Maggie Nicols

SIDE 2

2.              Oliv II (16:02)      Writ: John Stevens/Maggie Nicols

PERSONNEL

Oliv I (side 1):

John Stevens            percussion, glockenspiel

Maggie Nicols           voice

Carolann Nicholls      voice

Pepi Lemer                voice

Kenny Wheeler          flugelhorn

Derek Bailey             electric guitar

Trevor Watts            alto saxophone

Peter Lemer              piano

John Dyani               bass

Oliv II (side 2):

John Stevens            percussion, glockenspiel

Maggie Nicols           voice

Trevor Watts            alto saxophone

John Dyani               bass

Recorded at Advision Studio in London (UK).

Produced by Giorgio Gomelsky.  Engineered by Eddie Offord.

GRADING

Cover:

VG++ non-laminated cover with HIGH QUALITY APPEARANCE overall; minor handling wear: corner creasing, scuffing along bottom seam, see digital photos 1&2.

Record:

M- visual: beautiful glossy sheen—OUTSTANDING copy; audible: just PLAYED LOUD through 100 WATT speakers and it SOUNDS SUPERB; labels: hardly any spindle wear, see digital photo #3.  HARD TO FIND A BETTER COPY!!

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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