LEE MORGAN - THE SIDEWINDER

A beautiful, solid excellent condition copy of this original 1964 jazz rarity with gleaming vinyl and superb MONO sound quality

Year/Label : 1964 US BLUE NOTE
Label number : BLP 4157

Matrix numbers : BNLP-4157 - A  / BNLP-4157 - B   with Plastylite "P"/ear (all etched) and "VAN GELDER" (machine stamped) on both dead wax areas
Nice thick, weighty and completely flat gleaming vinyl in excellent (EX) condition, retaining a wonderful jet black sheen and only when viewed closely under a bright light do just a couple of extremely faint strictly surface only paper hairlines and barely discernible lightest of light scuff marks come into view - non-obvious, purely superficial, and not impinging upon the brilliant MONO audio quality at all. Excellent  (EX) condition labels - virtually unmarked except for a few small and very faint spindle trails adjacent to the centre hole on each and some minor blue ink fading towards the bottom of the side 1 label and towards the top left of the side 2 label. The original iconic non-laminated outer sleeve is in excellent (EX) condition -  firm edges including a rigid spine where all text remains perfectly legible. There is just 4-5cm of edge "crinkling" on the top and bottom edges next to the corners and some very minor buffering on two of the corners - all very trivial. There is no creasing and, amazingly, barely any age discolouration at all, with all photos and text remaining perfectly intact. The front-side photo remains as iconically beautiful as ever. Note the 1st pressing horizontal "43 West 61st St., New York 23" text at the bottom of the reverse side. The quality of the audio is excellent plus (EX+) - no clicks, skips, repeats, jumps or crackle/interference at all - stunning, and so impressive for a record of this age. Great tone throughout with every note played coming across crystal clear. Comes with "26 YEARS BLUE NOTE" inner sleeve which does have a 5cm side seam split, some creasing towards the top corners, and vertical side marks where sellotape has once been used - still functional, however, though I will use a brand new plain white poly-lined inner sleeve for postage purposes.
With Lee Morgan on trumpet, Joe Henderson on tenor sax, Barry Harris on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums who could ask for more? Top notch musicians at the top of their game...no wonder this is such a sought after LP.
A truly iconic, jazz "great" LP - an absolute must for any serious jazz vinyl collection.   POSTAGE COSTS :  

For the UK £5 using Royal Mail 1st class signed for (note that for items selling for more than £200 I post Royal Mail special delivery, for which I pay the extra cost); 

for continental Europe £14 using Royal Mail 1st class tracked and signed for, 

and for the rest of the world £21 using Royal Mail 1st class tracked and signed for. 

I do provide posting and packaging discounts for multiple purchases. I make no profit from postage.

Note that I always insert the vinyl into a new plain white poly-lined inner sleeve in order to protect the original during postage, and separate this from the sleeve itself  to prevent seam splits. I use thick cardboard stiffeners and take great care in my packaging to ensure as far as possible that these precious records reach their destination in exactly the same condition as when they leave me.

 If you require any further information, including photos, then let me know and I'll do my best to oblige. 

If this record interests you then take a look at my other listings for more 60's and 70's classic vinyl.

A bit about myself : I have been collecting UK vinyl for over 52 years from a variety of sources : my own collection, friends and family, car boot and garage sales, door-to-door leaflets, and even through placing an advert in my wife's shop window! My ebay feedback speaks for itself so rest assured that you are buying from a trusted seller and in the very unlikely event that you are unhappy with your purchase just e-mail me and I will sort out the problem. I offer a "no questions asked" refund policy. If you require any further information, including photos, then let me know and I'll do my best to oblige. There is NO RESERVE on this item. Richard

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