The London Jazz Four Take "A New Look At The Beatles" MONO 1967 rare UK LP

	£		32
	$		42

Artist: The London Jazz Four

Title: Take A New Look At The Beatles

1967 original UK MONO recording on the matt Polydor label. Housed in a front laminated sleeve.. Really solid and detailed analogue sound with only a very small amount of very ocassional background noise on very quiet sections. No disturbing clicks or pops. A wonderfully natural recording without the harsh dynamic compression used in modern recordings. Engineered by Jimi Hendrix engineer Eddie Kramer. Produced by Tony Reeves - bass player with Colosseum and Greenslade.

• Bass – Brian Moore (8)
• Drums – Len Clarke
• Engineer [Recording] – Eddie Kramer
• Executive Producer – Chris Parmenter
• Liner Notes – Steve Race
• Piano, Harpsichord, Arranged By – Mike McNaught
• Producer – Tony Reeves
• Vibraphone – Ron Forbes
• Written-By – Lennon-McCartney

A1
I Feel Fine

A2
Paperback Writer

A3
Rain

A4
Michelle

A5
Yes It Is

A6
Please Please Me

B1
Things We Said Today

B2
From Me To You

B3
A Hard Day's Night

B4
Ticket To Ride

B5
Yellow Submarine
Here's a write up from AllAboutJazz:
This Brit quartet made the songs of the Fab Four their own, taking a lot of risk in reinterpreting many timeless classics but also approaching lesser-known Lennon-McCartney tunes (sadly, there are no Harrison compositions on the album). The result is a collection of songs that sound almost if they were completely new. For instance, "I Feel Fine" receives a Bach-like harpsichord riff that repeats itself throughout the track, the rest of the instruments basically improvising around the song's original melody.
John Lennon's Dylan-esque "Rain gives a lot of space for vibes player Ron Forbes and pianist Mike McNaught alternately to showcase their visions on each song. Gone is the song's original dark feel, which is replaced by a slow, peaceful one. The early tune "Yes It Is" is barely recognizable, featuring percussion, finger cymbals, and a triangle as backdrop for the piano, which sounds as if McNaught's fingers had a hard time moving over the keys, giving an otherwise simple song an eerie, almost ghostly feel.
The quartet swings through "Please Please Me" and "Things We Said Today", but the latter has more of a Latin jazz sound with some Afro undertones. "A Hard Day's Night" turns out to be one of the best tracks on the lp. The song morphs into a jazz waltz, which is an interesting development. Also pay close attention to the playfulness and simplicity of the musicians' take on "Yellow Submarine".

Please note that I have tried to identify any possible minor shortcomings on the photographs. Along with the following details, I have tried to provide sufficient information for you to make an informed choice regarding bidding. Money back guarantee.

Label: Polydor
?Year: Released 1967
Country: UK
Code: 582 005
Mono
Matrix / Runout (Side A):582005 A//1
Matrix / Runout (Side B): 582005 B//1

Condition

Sleeve

The front laminated flip backed sleeve is in a clean and tidy condition. Full details:

Front
Very Good - No creases, tearsn or major issues. The laminate has shrunk by a few millimetres on either side of the sleeve. This leaves a noticable small stripe on the spine edge.

Back
Very good- just some very minor discolouration towards the edges

Opening Edge:
No evidence of feathering.

Gatefold:
N/A

Spine:
Some wear (see photo)

Edges:
Top: Excellent
Bottom: Excellent

Corners:
Very good/Near Excellent

Inner Sleeve:
The inner sleeve is original and has no tears or splits but is slightly discoloured with age

Comments: A solid sleeve with only minor signs of age.

Record:

The disc is not warped in any way. The disc retains most of its original sheen and has no signifiant scratches or scuffs just some finger marks and minor surface marks. All in all an very good/ nr excellent disc that defies its 1967 origin.

Side one:
Visually: VG/Excellent
Audio: VG/Excellent 

Side two:
Visually: VG/Excellent
Audio: VG/Excellent.

Labels
Side one: Excellent
Side two: Excellent



Visually: The disc looks in great shape without any major defects and dosen't give much away to reveal its vintage
Play testing: the record has a strong analogue sound and plays through with only very minor background noise. A really enjoyable listen.

Summary. A well preserved copy delivering detailed analogue audio and only showing minor signs of age.

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It was 1960: I was eight. My cousin joined the Air Force and gave me his collection of 45’s: a great selection including Elvis and Buddy Holly. Usurping the family Dansette, I became well and truly hooked. By 1964/5 I was also seeing some of my favourite artist live. At the age of 11 I joined by first band playing music on and off over the subsequent years that also gave me experience of working in recording studios. Music is in my blood.
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Received LP today. Very well packaged. It certainly is in remarkable condition. I've never seen one like this in 40 years of collecting. Looks like it was kept in a vault since it was released. Like buying it new in 1967. Incredible.

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