Sold Date: December 22, 2020
Start Date: December 3, 2020
Final Price: $24.99 (USD)
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MICHEL LEGRAND The Young Girls of Rochefort FROM 1969-SUNG IN FRENCH-PROMO A MINT MINUS LP ON PHILIPS PCC 227

FROM 1969 WITH GATEFOLD COVER WITH GOLD SEAL ON FRONT COVER FOR THE CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION BY PHILIPS

COVER IS VERY LIGHT TEXTURED PEBBLE STOCK

A WHITE LABEL PROMOTIONAL ISSUE AND WITH PROMO RUBBER STAMP ON BACK COVER AS SHOWN

THE PROMOTIONAL/RADIO STATION/AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES SUCH AS THIS WERE OFTEN DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE RADIO STATIONS BEFORE THE RECORD WAS RELEASED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SOMETIMES AS MUCH AS FOUR MONTHS AHEAD. THESE RECORDS ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE THE “FIRST AMONG EQUALS”. THEY ARE THE FIRST GENERATION TO COME OFF THE MOTHERS AND THE EARLIEST KNOWN PRESSING BESIDES A POSSIBLE ACETATE MASTER.

WITH THE ORIGINAL CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION INSERT AS SHOWN

WITH THE ORIGINAL 8 PAGE INSIDE BOOKLET AS SHOWN WITH DETAILED LINER NOTES

TRACKS AS SHOWN ON THE LABEL PHOTOS

BACKGROUND INFO FROM ALLMUSIC.COM WEBSITE:
One of the most acclaimed film composers of his generation, Michel Legrand was also a sophisticated jazz pianist and songwriter whose lyrical sound evoked the romance, style, and cool élan of Paris. A classical piano prodigy, Legrand emerged in the 1950s with a series of successful mood albums that led to his landmark 1958 recording Legrand Jazz with Miles Davis, Ben Webster, Bill Evans, and others. He quickly moved into film composing, his swinging arrangements helping to define the sound of the French New Wave on films like Jean-Luc Godard's My Life to Live and Agnes Varda's Cleo from 5 to 7. He also enjoyed a long creative partnership with director Jacques Demy that started with his innovative musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg....

COVER STOCK WITH LIGHT RUB AND RING WEAR AND AGE DISCOLORATION. CORNERS WITH SMALL ROUGH SPOTS AND OUTER LAYER LOSSES ON POINT AS WELL AS VERY TINY CRUSH MARKS ON POINT. SPINE EDGE WITH SOME SMALL ROUGH SPOT LOSS RUBS. NOTWITHSTANDING, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, SO PLEASE DO LOOK AT THE COVER PHOTOS TO ASCERTAIN COVER CONDITION.

VIRGIN SPINDLE HOLE. THE HIGH LUSTER VINYL BLANK AT FIRST GLANCE OUT OF THE SLEEVE APPEARS UNUSUALLY PRISTINE AND TO HAVE NOT BEEN PLAYED, MUCH LESS TOUCHED, BEFORE NOW. UNDER BRIGHT ANGLED LIGHT AND ASSIDUOUS EXAMINATION A FEW LIGHT SURFACE RUB MARKS AND OR PAPER SLEEVE STORAGE IMPRESSIONS.

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