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·       COLEMAN HAWKINS with KENNY BURRELL, RAY BRYANT, WENDELL MARSHALL AND OSSIE JOHNSON – COLEMAN HAWKINS SOUL – ORIGINAL 1963 PRESTIGE SWINGSVILLE  MONO LP SV-2038 (PRESTIGE SWINGSVILLE PRESSING IS A REISSUE WITH A DIFFERENT COVER, ON A DIFFERENT PRESTIGE SUBSIDIARY AND WITH A DIFFERENT CATALOG NUMBER OF THE ORIGINAL 1957 PRESTIGE RELEASE)

 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

·       *** PROMOTIONAL COPY; THE RECORD HAS STOCK LABELS; HOWEVER, THE PROMOTIONAL STAMP ON THE COVER CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE ITEM AS PROMOTIONAL ***

 

·       ORIGINAL MAROON PRESTIGE SWINGSVILLE LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT AND STYLIZED "S" LOGO.

 

·       The record has a ► name or  his initials (RVG) clearly stamped or hand-etched in the trail-off vinyl (dead wax)

 

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING (ON ONE SIDE ONLY)

 

·       PLEASE NOTE: ALTHOUGH THIS IS TECHNICALLY A REPRESSING OF AN EARLIER PRESTIGE TITLE WITH A NEW COVER AND CATALOG NUMBER, THE HAND-ETCHED MATRICES IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL CLEARLY SHOW THE SCRATCHED-OFF ORIGINAL PRESTIGE CATALOG NUMBER PRLP-7149, MEANING THAT THIS DISC WAS PRESSED FROM THE ORIGINAL 1957 STAMPER. FOR ALL PRACTICAL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, THIS IS THE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE, ALBEIT WITH A DIFFERENT LABEL AFFIXED.

 

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. SWINGSVILLE PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

 

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

 

·       THE ALBUM COMES WITH THE RARELY SEEN PRESTIGE/NEW JAZZ CATALOG INSERT

 

·       ORIGINAL "TEXTURED" (CRUDE FINISH) COVER.

 

·        CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

 

 

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A fine date with Ray Bryant and Kenny Burrell. The opening "Soul Blues" is an extended tour de force, and Hawkins and Bryant get their licks in aplenty. The material is otherwise fairly bland except for a resplendent delivery of "Greensleeves". My All Music Guide refers to this track as "insipid" and "hard to listen to"; I have absolutely no idea how anyone could bristle like that hearing Hawkins play so tenderly alongside Burrell's perfectly paced guitar lead. Each features the warmest of warm tones on their respective instruments, rendering this unsurpassable version of the old song as a singlehanded justification for seeking out the record.

 

The PROMOTIONAL, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed among the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals", which is to say the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record.

 

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·                               CONDITION:

 

·                               RECORD

 

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

 

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

(b)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

 

(c)           The record has a ► name, or  his initials (RVG) stamped or hand-etched in the trail-off vinyl (dead wax). On SOME  Jazz labels (Blue Note, Savoy, Regent, Prestige, Impulse, Verve…) this stamp signifies highly professional masterings either done by - or  personally authorized by - the legendary engineer himself.

 

(d)          The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings).

 

(e)             The album comes with its original, 'rice paper' inner sleeve (typically used in the 50’s and very early 60’s) which has - apparently with success - shielded the vinyl from the harmful impact of elements over many years! We believe that, despite great technological progress, these early 'rice paper' inner sleeves provided a degree of protection MUCH HIGHER than any other material used ever since.

 

(f)            The album comes with the original Prestige/New Jazz catalog insert.

 

(g)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

 

 

·       COVER

 

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1  (front side) and 3 (back side)

 

-         Back cover has a few yellowish dust speckles scattered here and there (these tiny spots are not overly obtrusive or distracting)

 

-         Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

 

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging  (nothing significant).

 

-         Visible shelf wear noted on the bottom seam

 

-         Minor shelf wear noted on the top seam and spine (nothing significant)

 

-         Cover has two corners slightly worn / dinged (BARELY VISIBLE)

 

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

 

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

 

 

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