Sold Date: October 6, 2015
Start Date: January 4, 2015
Final Price: $420.00 $250.00 (USD)
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Bill Evans Trio - Explorations - Riverside RLP 351 - 1st Pressing - 1961 - VG+ RARE Vinyl LP

ONE OF THE MOST RARE AND SOUGHT AFTER JAZZ RECORDS IN THE WORLD. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL MONO 1st PRESSING FROM 1961 of "Explorations" by Bill Evans Trio.

RLP 12 351 - A and RLP 12 351 - B, ETCHED IN THE DEAD WAX. Original Riverside double microphone logo on big blue and silver label. Deep Groove . This is the genuine article. 100% AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL Riverside 351 FIRST PRESSING.

THIS RECORD IS FROM OUR PERSONAL COLLECTION. Well maintained. Very Rare. 

*Because our clients are mostly jazz collectors and connoisseurs, as we are, we made it our policy to only sell vinyl that we grade in VERY GOOD  (VG) condition or better. This vinyl is in our opinion a VG+, looks and plays great.

Record Grade VG+ = Very well maintained. Just listened to both sides of the whole album and it plays beautiful. It is from our personal collection. A few minor surface scratches that have little to no effect on music. Occasional pops that from age, non disruptive. Looks very nice too. Difficult to find this rare vintage mono recording in such condition. (see pictures)

Jacket Grade VG = Shiny, clean, well maintained. No staining. A small red marker on top left of rear cover. The jacket has tape along to top from seem split so we grade the jacket a VG. This record is from our personal collection and we taped it ourselves over 20 years ago, so a good proper re taping would be nice. Due to the highly collectable nature of this album, we decided to leave that up to the next owner, so we left it alone. Other than the tape the album cover is VG. A very clean jacket for a 60 year old album.

The pictures were taken of the exact vinyl record and album cover you will receive, moments before this listing was written. Please make sure to review the images and ask any questions prior to bidding.

*We consider all reasonable offers and respond to ebay messages immediately.

Explorations is an album by jazz musician Bill Evans originally released on Riverside label in 1961. The album won the Billboard Jazz Critics Best Piano LP poll for 1961. This is the original 1st pressing !

The highlight of the album is "Elsa", which is one of the most beautiful piano ballads on record. Music critic Thom Jurek said "Explorations is an extraordinary example of the reach and breadth of this trio at its peak."

Bill Evans Trio
"Explorations"

Label:  Riverside RLP 351
Format: 33 rpm 12" LP mono
Country: United States
Vinyl Condition: VG+ (Very Good Plus)
Cover Condition: VG (Very Good)
Year Released: 1961
LP Quantity: 1

Bass – Scott La Faro*
Design [Cover] – Ken Deardoff
Drums – Paul Motian
Engineer – Bill Stoddard
Mastered By – Jack Matthews
Photography By [Back-liner] – Steve Schapiro
Piano – Bill Evans
Producer, Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews

SHIPPING
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*We package and ship our vinyl records with the greatest care. To prevent splitting or damage, we professionally ship all records in a 2–3 mm sleeve, outside the jacket. All records are packed in a new record mailing box.

GRADING
*We have over 50 years experience in grading vintage collectable vinyl jazz albums. We use a consistent and conservative method for objectively grading and describing the condition of everything we sell. All recordings are visually inspected under high-intensity lights and listened to personally before we even list an album for sale.