THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO The In Crowd 1965 UK CHESS 1st *MONO* BARELY PLAYED
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THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO The In Crowd 1965 UK CHESS 1st *MONO* BARELY PLAYED

THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO
The In Crowd

1965 UK CHESS (CRL 4511) FIRST *MONO* PRESSING
RECORDED LIVE AT THE BOHEMIAN CAVERNS, WASHINGTON D.C., MAY, 1965
GREAT COPY - BARELY PLAYED

PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL (181g) WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BLACK CHESS LABELS WHICH CARRY THE "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1965" STATEMENT
MATRIX: CRL 4511 A1 ? H / CRL 4511 B1 ? H
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH BRITISH PATENT NUMBER, "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" PRINTED IN PURPLE

 Ramsey Lewis staked his claim to fame with The In Crowd, an instrumental version of Dobie Gray's Top 40 hit.
He also was one of the first soul jazz icons of the mid-'60s, based on the strength of the sales of this recording, done over three days during a club date at the Bohemian Caverns in Washington, D.C.
What is not readily acknowledged over the years is that bassist Eldee Young is really the star of the show. He's the one who gets the crowd revved up with his vocalising in tandem with the notes he is playing. It's on his Ray Charles-like take on "Tennessee Waltz" and a similar treatment of Gale Garnett's minor pop hit "You Been Talkin' 'Bout Me Baby" that gets the patrons off. Of course the quintessential hip shakin' introductory title track gets the groove in motion, but it's Young that lights the fuse. His stellar work with drummer Redd Holt bolsters the style of Lewis, and takes it further for the upbeat bossa "Felicidade." Of course, Lewis is the bluesy centrepiece on "Since I Fell for You," another cover of a pop hit that at the time Lenny Welch did so well. The variant is the dramatic "Theme from Spartacus," which has an up-and-down dynamic more suited for a concert hall than a smoky nightclub. This is the moment where Lewis shined the brightest and the time for this music was right

Side 1:
The 'In' Crowd (5:47)
Since I Fell For You (4:04)
Tennessee Waltz (5:53)
You Been Talkin' 'Bout Me Baby (2:56)
Side 2:
Spartacus (Love Theme From) (6:10
Felicidade (Happiness) (4:25)
Come Sunday (4:42)

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, fresh labels with just a couple of light spindle traces on Side Two, possibly one on Side One
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
The record looks pretty much like-new and any marks which are present are in-vinyl blemishes from manufacture rather than play - this copy has seen little of that
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT
Again, I would say this plays like-new - there are a couple of one-off pops caused by white spots which are pressed into the vinyl and a touch of surface on the quietest moments (nothing major) but no scratches/groove-wear or distortion and the sound is crystal clear and immediate with a nice loud *MONO* cut
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Crisp, sharp sleeve with a deep gloss to the front laminate and a clean untreated white back

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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