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COLTRANE "MY FAVORITE THINGS" ATLANTIC SD 1361 BEAUTIFUL 70s ANALOG PRESSING
JOHN COLTRANE "MY FAVORITE THINGS" LABEL: ATLANTIC SD 1361 RELEASED: 1975 (ORIGINAL RELEASE: 1961) RECORD COMPANY ATLANTIC/WARNER COMMUNICATIONS RECORDED: ATLANTIC STUDIOS NYC  ~ OCTOBER 1960 LACQUERING: GEORGE PIROS ~ ATLANTIC STUDIOS ('GP' IN MATRIX) MANUFACTURED BY: ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION PRESSING: PRESSWELL ('PR' ON LABEL & IN MATRIX) ENGINEER: TOM DOWD LINER NOTES: BILL COSS MATRIX (SIDE A): ST-A-60303 C AT/GP PR
CONDITION:  VINYL & JACKET BOTH VG++ to EX- 
I've been going thru my massive vinyl record collection these past few weeks and pulling out some LPs that I thought that someone else would want for their collection. I've been collecting records for over 45 years and it's time to pass some of them on to the next generation of collectors.
This week on EBay I am offering up this fantastic clean copy of John Coltrane's classic "My Favorite Things" on the Atlantic label.
This is a mid 70's pressing, but a version which I really love because it replicates the original pressing cover, without any other text on the front, including the white Stereo logo. It looks fantastic. It's a mid 70s pressing, but made to look like a vintage 1961 original mono pressing.
This is my original copy, purchased back in the mid 70's, shortly after it's release, that I've taken great care of for many years. See details on Condition below.
The story is that the 'Stereo' master tapes of this recording are 'lost' and any future recordings will need to be taken from back up transfers. This stereo album was cut back in the 70s when the original master tapes were still around and still relatively fresh. It has a fantastic fully analog sound that, unfortunately, won't ever be able to be reproduced. It's a great sounding record and these early Stereo versions are getting harder and harder to find.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Listening to this record today, after not playing it for several years, it's easy to understand the appeal that this album continues to hold. 
"My Favorite Things" contains a perfect blend of accessibility and experimentalism. The music is familiar yet also somewhat unfamiliar.
Coltrane takes a handful of standards, deconstructs them, and reworks them, transforming them into avant-garde masterpieces.
This is many people's favorite Coltrane record and it was one of Coltrane's best selling albums.
The 2 songs on side one feature Coltrane playing his new soprano saxophone, a gift from Miles Davis, for the first time on a record. On side two, he returns to the tenor saxophone. 
By this point Coltrane was a true master of both the Tenor and Soprano saxophones and his playing on this album is just fantastic.
~~~~~ This was recorded over only three days in October 1960, at Atlantic Studios in New York City.
Coltrane's band at this point included McCoy Tyner (piano), Steve Davis (bass), and Elvin Jones (drums) backing Coltrane on both soprano and tenor sax.
The band plays effortlessly, casually, but very tight, supporting Coltrane's fantastic playing. They are able to push the music, yet also support it, and there are spots on the album where the individual musicians really shine.
There are some beautiful, tastefully executed, inventive passages by McCoy Tyner on piano. His solos on "Everytime We Say Goodbye" and "But Not For Me" are fantastic. Coltrane and Tyner always played well together.
This whole album is a terrific listening experience.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The title track 'My Favorite Things' is a nearly 14 minute long showcase for Coltrane's inventive majestic Soprano sax playing.
The song starts out smoothly and traditionally, but then Coltrane turns it into a swirling, sprawling, floating journey that fascinates and mesmerizes the listener. His marathon solo is stunning and captivating, introducing some far eastern influences, some unusual chord changes, and then he returns to a smooth modal jazz feel to come in for a landing. It's a stunning masterpiece and one of his most famous pieces.
Coltrane's choice to record "My Favorite Things" in 1960 was very unusual and forward thinking at the time.
Today, people all know 'My Favorite Things' and are familiar with the Julie Andrews version, and can even recite some of the lyrics, but, you need to realize that back in 1959, the Rodgers and Hammerstein song and the Broadway musical it was featured in, were brand new to people's ears. 
When Coltrane recorded the song a year later, most people had never heard it yet. The movie that made it famous wasn't released until 1965. The first time most people heard the song was Coltrane's version and it blew them away.
It was so popular that it was released as a single, something quite rare in jazz. The single sold well.
In 1960, Coltrane's version was fresh and modern, revolutionary but accessible, innovative but gorgeous. It was the perfect piece for Coltrane and his band to explore, develop and play around with.
Coltrane has called "My Favorite Things"  “my favorite piece of all those I’ve recorded.” 
Around this time, 1960, Coltrane was finally clean from his Heroin addiction, he had found new power, and new direction, in his spirituality, and he was shedding his old discordant, bebop style for a more modal approach, improvising around the simple chords and the melody of a song.
The music on this album is timeless and very accessible due to it's smooth modal style, much like Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue' that Coltrane famously performed on.
A jazz album that can be easily enjoyed by people who don't like jazz.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Side two of this album often gets overlooked due to the classic title track on side one, but side two is energetic and very much in the hard bop style.
Coltrane's famous "Sheets of sound" are still clearly on display on "Summertime", Gershwin's classic from "Porgy & Bess." It's a long, joyous song, powerful and driven, and contains some of Tyner's best piano playing on the album.
The last song on the album, another Gershwin classic, "But Not For Me" is another great example of Coltrane's modal jazz playing.
The only serene, quiet spot on this upbeat, driving, album is the melancholic ballad 'Every Time We Say Goodbye' written by Cole Porter. It features Coltrane's soprano sax. 
This album is an essential modal jazz album and an important jazz album to have in any collection. Absolutely essential listening that manages to be as complex as it is comforting.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDITION: I tried to show good hi-resolution photos of the cover, labels and vinyl in my pictures.
I purchased this copy 'new' back in the mid 70's, 50 years ago, in Greenwich Village, on one of my regular vinyl digs in those days, and have taken great care of it since.
VINYL: The vinyl looks great. Clean and Bright. Still has a nice gloss and there are no defects or issues. Some very light evidence of play, but quite nice.
The Deadwax has the early 1970s pressing indicators as listed above. George Piros mastering marks, Customatrix plating marks and the Presswell pressing plant ID.
I tried to show some close-up pictures of the vinyl to show how good it still looks. I'll call it VG+ to keep everyone happy, but you can see how nice it looks. At least VG+ I'm sure you'll be happy with it.
LABELS: This is pressed with the 'classic' Red & Green Atlantic labels with the Atlantic '75 Rockefeller Plaza' address and the Warner Communications name. The labels are clean and bright. No marks or damage. 
The spindle holes are still sharp and clean, suggesting minimal playing and my careful handling over the years.
JACKET: As you can see from my pictures, this still looks terrific for a nearly 50 year old copy. Clean and bright. Sharp corners, straight spine. Very mild ringwear at the bottom front. No marks or writing. The back is still bright white. No fading of the red colors.
On the back of the Jacket, the Atlantic Recording Corporation address is 1841 Broadway, New York 23, New York, like on the original jacket.
This also comes with the original 2-sided Atlantic inner sleeve, but has been stored in a poly-lined sleeve for decades. This record has been sleeved and stored properly for decades, and is still in fabulous condition. This copy is all original, from 1975, and a real gem. I'm sure you'll love it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ** NOTE: I'm selling this rare 'Collector' record "AS IS" and "NO RETURN". It's rare and as described and I'm sure you'll be very happy with it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’m recently retired and downsizing and letting go some gems and rarities from nearly 45 years of vinyl record collecting. Check out the many other fantastic 45s and 33s coming soon to my page!
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THANK YOU for looking and reading if you got this far.  -- JOHN