KENNY BAKER'S DOZEN, BLOWIN UP A STORM, UK COLUMBIA 10" LP, ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE RECORDING BALANCE BY JOE MEEK
COLUMBIA RECORDS LANDSDOWNE SERIES CATALOGUE :33S 1140 RELEASED 1959 - UK PRESSING 10" LP MONO
Matrix side one: XA 1605-1 / 1R (stamped). Matrix side two: XA 1606-1 / 1R (stamped).
SIDE 1 : Blowin’ Up A Storm; More Than You Know; Call Of The Flute; Cambridge Blue. SIDE 2 : Influential Character; Jazzman; Threesome; Sunrise Serenade.
Kenny Baker (1 March 1921 - 7 December 1999) was an accomplished jazz trumpeter, cornet and flugelhorn player, and a composer. In the 1950s he led his own group called Baker ’s Dozen for which he played lead and solos and wrote the library. With this group he performed on the first regular jazz show on British radio, the BBC Light Programme series 'Let ’s Settle For Music'. 
CONDITION VINYL : GIVEN AGE OF RECORD DO EXPECT SOME STATIC, PLAYS PERFECTLY FULL CLEAR DEEP SOUND, NO SKIPS OR JUMPS, LIES FLAT ON TURNTABLE, FULL ORIGINAL SHEEN.EXCELLENT CLEAN PAPER LABELS,HAS FACTORY DEMO STICKER ON LABEL AND STAMPER 1R ON BOTH SIDES EARLIEST PRESSING.
CONDITION SLEEVE / INSERTS : EXCELLENT, GOOD CLEAR LEGIBLE SPINE WITH ONE CROS CRACK, NO SPLITS OR TEARS ON EDGES, GIVEM OVER 50 YEARS OLD AND FLIMSY LAMINATED CARD COVER IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. SOME RINGWEAR AND HANDLING MARKS.
AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO ANY JAZZ COLLECTION AND WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO FIND BETTER EASILY. RECORDS ARE SENT IN GOOD STRONG PACKAGING WITH THE VINYL SEPERATE TO THE SLEEVE TO AVOID SPLITTING IN POST. GRADING DETAILS BELOW. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR SIMILAR ITEMS.

VINYL CONDITION CODES (BASED ON GOLDMINE STANDARDS) SSSTILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGINGMA PERFECT RECORD. THIS GRADE IS ONLY USED IN THE RARE INSTANCE THAT A RECORD LOOKS ABSOLUTELY UNPLAYEDNMNEAR PERFECT. AT WORST, A FEW PAPER RUBS--NOTHING THAT WOULD EVER AFFECT PLAYBACK.EXA RECORD WITH SOME VERY LIGHT MARKINGS. THESE MARKINGS WILL HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE PLAYBACK OF THE RECORDVG+A RECORD WITH WITH SOME MARKINGS. THESE MARKING WILL NOT SIGNICANTLY AFFECT PLAY.VGA RECORD WITH MILD SURFACE WEAR--SOME MARKINGS/VERY FEW LIGHT SCRATCHES. THERE MAY BE MILD SURFACE NOISE, BUT ITS OVERALL IMPACT ON THE PLAYBACK OF THE RECORD WILL STILL BE SMALL.VG-A RECORD THAT SHOWS SOME WEAR FROM PLAY. SURFACE MARKS AND SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES MAY BE SEEN. STILL ENJOYABLE.GA RECORD THAT HAS BEEN ENJOYED. SURFACE MARKS WILL BE APPARENT AND SOME SCRATCHES ARE POSSIBLE. LUSTER MAY BE LOST. SURFACE NOISE WILL NOT DOMINATE PLAYBACK. COVER GRADING 
(Any significant blemish not mentioned in the table below will be described above) SSSTILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGINGMA COVER THAT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS NOT BEEN HANDLED. SHARP CORNERS AND NO VISIBLE BLEMISHES.NMA COVER WITH ONLY MINOR SHELF WEAR. A RECORD THAT HAS CLEARLY BEEN STORED PROPERLY.EXA COVER THAT HAS BEEN HANDLED PROPERLY, BUT DOES SHOW ITS AGE. MINOR WEAR, BUT NOTHING DISTRACTING.VG+A COVER THAT DOES HAVE MINOR BLEMISHES--WEAR TO CORNERS, LIGHT RINGWEAR, ETC. AN AVERAGE COVER CONDITION.VGA COVER THAT SHOWS DISTINCT WEAR FROM HANDLING. THERE MAY BE RINGWEAR, MINOR DISCOLORING, EDGE AND SPINE WEAR AND LESS THAN 1.5" SEAMSPLIT(S).VG-A COVER THAT HAS SOME DAMAGE, BUT IS STILL INTACT. RINGWEAR MAY BE HEAVY; THERE MAY BE SEAM SPLITS AND STAINS.GA COVER THAT HOLDS THE RECORD. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY BE APPARENT. THE PICTURE SHOULD SHOW OBVIOUS BLEMISHES.