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JOHN COLTRANE & RASHIED ALI: “Interstellar Space”

 

Label: Impulse Records

 

Label Number: YP-8578-AI

 

- RARE Original 1974 first Original JAPAN pressing!!!!

- Amazing condition and housed in heavy gatefold jacket

- Great sound quality

- ARCHIVE Condition

 

 

GRADING: 

LP Record: Near Mint – top copy with no signs of any play. Shiny and glossy surface. Archive condition

 

Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint --- Sharp corner and thick edges….no defects, beautiful copy 

 

4 paged Insert: Near Mint

 

 

Some words on this issue: COLTRANE JOHN & RASHIED ALI: “Interstellar Space” (Impulse – YP-8578-AI) 1974 original Japanese pressing of this quintessential album. When John Coltrane recorded Interstellar Space he had only five more months to live and consequently this album became his last great statement, released posthumously. After Ascension the fire breathing quality of his work escalated, peaking with the mind numbing blow-outs issued on Live In Seattle and Concert In Japan. He not only pushed his horn, but also his musicians, his audience, and his own stamina to the limit. In a way, Interstellar Space may be considered the apex of his legacy and the four duets on the album distill some of the extremes of his immediately preceding work into a clearer, more concise language. Of course, that conciseness is relative -- the tunes still average up to nine minutes in duration. But every extension beyond the ordinary limit of his tone, every hoarse exhortation counts. He stretched the scope of jazz and its possibilities. Also the importance of Rashied Ali cannot be overstated. His contribution is vital, his percussive pulse and skin rattling riffs feel more like a blast of unadulterated pure steaming sound, rising like vapor and transcending the mere succession of beats a drummer is usually granted with. He definitely fired up Coltrane, taking him higher than ever before without even mandating a direction as to where to set off to. Merely once does he on “Saturn” hints at swing, opening the door for the debate if this racket of vigorous interplay could be called Jazz. So there is only one reply to that, being that it is totally beyond the topic whether you call it jazz or not but that the sole importance is what you hear upon sitting through this monster. So just listen, it is a vital piece of music…

 

 

 

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Our grading scale: Mint/ Near Mint/ Excellent/ VG++/. We don’t sell anything below VG++. VG++ grade is basically that the record has some scuffs and has wear. Excellent: record has hardly no visible defects and is preserved with care and attention, the condition most collectors take pride in to file away. Near Mint: a dash below mint, just perfect. Mint: like new.

 

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SHIPPING COSTS

= Registered Airmail to USA/Canada/Mexico/Oceania = $22 for 1 LP, $25 for 2 LP's, and $30 for 3 LP's.

= Registered Airmail to UK/Europe/Russia = $23 for 1 LP, $26 for 2 LP's, and $31 for 3 LP's.

= Registered Airmail to South America = $30 for 1 LP, $33 for 2 LP's, and $39 for 3 LP's.

= For Asian countries = Because the charge of the Registered Airmail is the same as EMS, we automatically send out your package by EMS. See the EMS rate below. 

In case of purchase more than $200, item(s) must be shipped by EMS (Express Mail with internet tracking, and the insurance).

= EMS Shipping to USA/Canada/Mexico/Oceania = $25 for 1 LP, $29 for 2 LP's, and $33 for 3 LP's.

= EMS Shipping to UK/Europe/Russia = $28 for 1 LP, $32 for 2 LP's, and $36 for 3 LP's.

= EMS Shipping to South America = $37 for 1 LP, $42 for 2 LP's, and $48 for 3 LP's.

= EMS Shipping to Asian countries = $20 for 1 LP, $23 for 2 LP's, and $26 for 3 LP's.

 

Registered Airmail Shipping rates for EP’s: USA & EUROPE & AUSTRALIA: $13 for one EP; 15 for 2 EP’s and 18$ for 3 EP’s

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