SOUNDS OF LIBERATION Khan Jamal Byard Lancaster mindblowing spiritual afro funk

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These guys are KILLING IT.  Most of the super rare jazz/funk records have a good track or two, and generally aren’t worth all the fuss.  This one beats all of them, hands down.  It is far superior to Uncle Funkenstein and John Heartsman, in the same league as the Worlds Experience Orchestra or Southern University Ensemble Goes To Africa With Love, but better.  Simply stunning.  Ask every top dealer or collector that you can find — copies known to exist number less than 10.  An original has come up only once on eBay, a decade ago, and without a cover.  It has never come up on discogs.  Originally pressed in a minute quantity.  Pretty safe bet that this will be your only chance to buy this.  Keeping it in your watch list will not add it to your collection!

Cover:    VG  Inscribed and Signed by Byard Lancaster.  You can see a 2nd inscription across the top in the first picture, and then the one with Lancaster’s signature is in the last picture.

Record:  VG-   Side 1 has some light background crackle at times, some small scratches that tick a few times, 1 spot toward the end that crackles loudly for about 6 rotations, plays through fine on my VPI and my Music Hall, which was used to make the mp3.  Side 2 has a few more issues but is mostly awesome.  Crackle is still in the background.  During the free jazz solo sax portion, it skips in 1 place.    Also, around the 44 minute mark, there’s another skip during a solo conga part.  These are likely fixable — I didn’t want to touch it too much.

A blistering, relentless, gorgeous session that is unmatched.

Since there are copious pictures and a complete description of the flaws on the lp, there is enough info for you to make a good informed choice about buying this.  If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask.  Returns will not be accepted, as I will use the money to pay some large bills as soon as it comes in.

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Our grading scale:  NM/EX/VG+/VG/VG-/G+/G/POOR  (see below for details)

All records are visually graded under multiple bright lights.

All records are vintage and not recent reissues, unless specified otherwise.

All records are packaged outside the cover in custom made oversized boxes that protect corners and ensure safe delivery.

The plural of vinyl is vinyl.

 

NM  The record looks basically new. There are NO hairline scratches, NO marks of ANY KIND. Some records (especially recent pressings on 180g vinyl) come new with spots of discoloration, for which we do not downgrade. I do not use NM+ or NM-, only Near Mint.  

 

EX  As soon as we see even the slightest, faintest line, the record is no longer Near Mint but rather goes into this category. An Excellent pressing can have a handful of light marks. Only inaudible light scuffs. This grade should be considered “close to perfect.”

 

VG+  When a record has more than a handful of light marks, it goes into this category. More marks and light hairlines are acceptable here.  Nothing that will cause repeating ticks or looks like it will cause consistent background noise or anything like that.  A VG+ record will satisfy most collectors.

 

VG  The record can have quite a few hairlines and maybe a few scratches.  There will likely be some noise, but it should play through and be very enjoyable. These are Very Good records and will satisfy most customers, unless you have a $300,000 stereo and want your records to sound as quiet as CDs (in which case, better stick to NM and EX). Fine for parties and casual listening.

 

VG-  Definitely noticeable surface noise.  Scratches.  Likely will play all the way through without skipping on a standard turntable with a properly set-up arm/needle, but may not.

 

G+  More and deeper marks and scratches, consistent noise, possible skips.  We rarely offer records in this condition.

 

G    This is 1 step above POOR, which is basically unplayable but will be desirable if it’s rare enough. We rarely offer records in this condition.

 

POOR  It’s a wall hanging, looks good on a shelf, maybe you have a cover and need the record or vice versa. Again, we rarely sell these. 

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