SONNY STITT / ZOOT SIMS - INTER-ACTION:
Mid-60s album with these two tenor giants, listen to "Fools Rush In". Cover has a tiny seam split, faint miscoloration and small/neat writing on back. Sawcut on opening. US 2nd pressing with yellow/pink Cadet labels.

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FRED BONGUSTO - FRED BRASIL:
Odd Italian album with Brazilian pop music. Try the medley track "Brasilian ouverture" that goes through classics like "Mas que nada" and other nice evergreens. This copy is in shrink. Italian 2nd pressing.

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BLACK OAK ARKANSAS - RAUNCH 'N' ROLL:
Southern rock for the trucker in you. Check out "Hot and nasty" that starts out with a heavy break. US original.

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VARIOUS - ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II:
2LP box set with booklet. Outer cover has cut corner, edge/rub wear. US 2nd pressing.

MILES DAVIS - YOU'RE UNDER ARREST:
1985 album featuring guests like John Scofield and John McLaughlin. Listen to "Katia". Cover has two tiny tears on top seam. European 2nd pressing, red labels, with printed inner sleeve.

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DIONNE WARWICK - VALLEY OF THE DOLLS:
LP from 1968 with a bunch of Bacharach/David songs including "Do you know the way to San José". Record has some very light marks, nothing bad. Cover has some shelf wear and a drill hole. US 2nd issue (from the 70s) with multicolor labels.

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BIRGIT NILSSON - BIRGIT NILSSON SINGS GERMAN OPERA:
UK 2nd stereo pressing, "Made In England" on labels.

CARLOS SANTANA & BUDDY MILES - CARLOS SANTANA & BUDDY MILES! LIVE!:
1972 live session with a highlight in the 25 minutes of "Free form funkafide filth". Dutch 2nd pressing.

BJÖRN J:SON LINDH - COUS COUS:
"The Booster pump" fast funky jazz with flute and drums. Sweden's answer to Harold Alexander! The laminated sleeve has small sticker on back. Early 2nd Swedish pressing with yellow labels.

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JERRY BUTLER - MORE OF THE BEST OF:
Mid-60s compilation with fantastic Chicago soul classics as "Giving up on love" and "I need to belong". Track listing on labels is wrong, but cover has the right order. This is the Exodus issue, a little after the Vee Jay release.

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HARRY ARNOLD & HIS SWEDISH RADIO STUDIO ORCHESTRA - THIS IS HARRY / MEP 264:
4 track EP from 1957 with Åke Persson, Arne Domnerus, Bjarne Nerem, Bengt Hallberg and more big names. "Blue Lou" and "Crazy rhythm" are nice tunes in a big band style. Early 2nd Swedish pressing, MEP 264 with white/green/purple label. 1957 print on back of pic sleeve.

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ARLO GUTHRIE - HOBO'S LULLABYE:
US 2nd pressing, gatefold cover.

ANANTA - SONGS FROM THE FUTURE:
Prog rock from 1980. This is a UK 2nd issue from 1985.

OSCAR PETERSON QUARTET - NIGHT CHILD:
1979 session with Joe Pass, NHØP and Louis Bellson. First Norwegian pressing, released a few years after the US, UK etc. pressings. Cover has a tiny sticker/tear on back.

FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND - GOOD-BYES & BUTTERFLIES:
US 2nd pressing.

JOHNNY RIVERS - RIGHT RELATIONS / A BETTER LIFE:
Very fine orchestrated psych from 1968. First German issue from the year after. Pic sleeve has ring wear, writing on back.

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LITTLE SONNY - BLACK & BLUE:
"Memphis B-K" hard instrumental funk. Record has surface wear but plays decent. Cover has ring wear and worn edges. Top seam is about 80% split, bottom has 6 cm split (both taped). Early 2nd US pressing with multicolor logo on black labels. Promo copy.

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA - HIGH VOLTAGE:
Big band LP from 1970 with Cecil Payne, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Joe Newman in the setting. Cover shows some lamination peeling, minimal pressure stamp on front, sticker mark inside gatefold. German 2nd pressing on MPS/BASF.

BJÖRN J:SON LINDH - VÅTA VINGAR:
1980 LP from J:son with an afro cosmic vibe on "In I Dimman"! Swedish 2nd pressing.

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RAYMOND GUIOT & SON QUARTETTE - BACH STREET:
Bach goes jazz on 1965 album with Guy Pedersen, Daniel Humair and Michel Hausser. Listen to "Musette En Sol". Early 2nd French pressing on Musidisc.

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BOBBY JONES - HILL COUNTRY SUITE:
Trio LP from 1974 with George Mraz and Freddie Waits. Listen to "Only blue". 2nd German pressing with white cover. This copy is in shrink.

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ART GARFUNKEL - FATE FOR BREAKFAST:
Album from 1979 with the nice "In A Little While (I'll Be On My Way)". Cover has round sticker on front (not in photo). European 2nd pressing, with printed inner sleeve and hype sticker.

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DEBEN BHATTACHARYA - IRAN:
French later pressing. Cover has small sticker on back. No sealing sticker, unlike photo.

RUNE GUSTAFSSON - HIMSELF PLAYS GILBERT O'SULLIVAN:
Guitar jazz LP from 1972, check the groovy "Too Much Attention". Cover has two small stickers on back. Swedish 2nd pressing with brown labels.

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DUKE ELLINGTON & JOHN COLTRANE - SAME:
US stereo pressing, AS-30 with orange/black ABC-Paramount Inc label, Van Gelder in dead wax. Early but later pressing released same year, 1963 as the Am-Par original. Record has pretty much sleeve scuffs but not to bad and it plays fine. The glossy foldout cover has minor lamination peeling on front. Wonderful soft jazz LP including the stunning version of "In A Sentimental Mood" and "Take The Coltrane".

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ALBERT AYLER TRIO - SPIRITUAL UNITY:
Later (but still early) US mono pressing from mid-to-late 60s, black/white cover, white labels with black print, 156 5th Avenue address on labels and cover. Deep groove on A-side only, ear in dead wax on both sides, Bell Sound-stamp in dead wax on B-side. Nice and clean copy! Legendary free jazz album from the visionary Ayler with Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray. Listen to the deep "Ghosts: First Variation".

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SHAKEY JAKE - GOOD TIMES:
1960 album featuring Bill Jennings and Jack McDuff, listen to "My Foolish Heart". Record has just minor storage wear. Cover has some ring/rub wear. US later pressing from 1963-64, blue/silver non deep groove labels.

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BUD POWELL - THE AMAZING BUD POWELL VOL 1:
Early but later US pressing from 1954 two years after the first issue. BLP 5003 with Lexington address on labels. Flat edge and deep groove on both sides but no ear in dead wax and back cover lists record numbers up to BLP 5057 indicating second generation record and cover. Very nice record with hardly any wear. Tiny occasional background noise at soft parts probably a bit from the pressing. Cover in fine shape with light corner wear. Classic Blue Note 10" with Fats Navarro, Sonny Rollins, Tommy Potter, Curly Russell, Max Roach and Roy Haynes. Listen to the beautiful version of "You Go To My Head" and "Ornithology".

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JOHN COLTRANE - IMPRESSIONS:
US mono pressing, A-42 with orange/black Abc Paramount Inc label. US pressing from 1965 (of 1963 original). Record with some light scuffs, affect play slighly at intro of "India". Glossy cover has minor wear primarly inside the foldout. Fantastic Coltrane LP with the mighty "Impressions" and "India".

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DOLLAR BRAND - AFRICAN PIANO:
The famous South African pianist recorded in 1969 in Copenhagen. Listen to "Bra Joe From Kilimanjaro". Clean record. Cover has minor miscoloration at opening. Danish release on the Spectator label, SL 1005, NCB on labels = later pressing.

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ELDORADOS - CRAZY LITTLE MAMA:
R&b/doo wop from 1957, listen to "At my front door". LP is nice shape, close to EX. Cover has a little corner wear, grades low VG+ due to 6 cm split on top seam and a minimal split on bottom. Third US mono pressing from the early 60s, rainbow band and Vee Jay logo in oval. Original inner sleeve has some edge splitting.

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CHARLES MINGUS - MINGUS MINGUS MINGUS MINGUS:
US mono pressing, A-54 with orange/black ABC-Paramount labels with Van Gelder in dead wax. Early but still later pressing from same year as the original 1964. Record has some light marks, plays very well. Cover has stain on front lower left side otherwise fine shape. Classic jazz LP including "1 x Love" & "Mood Indigo".

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IMPRESSIONS - SAME / IT'S ALL RIGHT:
Early Impressions with gorgeous songs as "I'm the one who loves you", "Little young lover" and "Minstrel and queen". Record has a little noise in the start of A1, otherwise fine. Cover has a tiny drill hole and a small, faint residue mark. Minimal tear on A-side label. Third US stereo pressing (from the mid/late 60s) with box logo. This version replaces "Can't you see" with "It's all right".

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SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON & THE YARDBIRDS - SAME:
The old blues man team up with young, hip, swingin' London on this 1965 album. Listen to "Out Of The Water Coast". Record has light marks, plays well with minor distractions. Cover in fine shape. First Italian pressing from 1967.

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JOHN MAYALL WITH ERIC CLAPTON - BLUES BREAKERS:
UK later stereo pressing from 1969 with blue label, unboxed Decca-logo, indicator hole on back of cover. Record has a mark causing some light clicks atart of A1 (listen in clip), otherwise fine. Small writing label side A. Cover has light ring/corner wear, small writing on back. Classic moment in blues rock history, with "All your love" and a nice version of Ray Charles "What'd I say".

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ALBERT AYLER - IN GREENWICH VILLAGE:
US stereo pressing, AS-9155 with red/black A Product of ABC Records-labels (no year) and separated logo boxes = 3rd US pressing from ca 1971. Record in fine shape, cover has minor corner bumps only. LP from 1967 with Alan Silva and Beaver Harris. Check the powerful "Truth Is Marching In" and "For John Coltrane".

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JOHN COLTRANE / ARCHIE SHEPP - NEW THING AT NEWPORT:
US stereo pressing with red/black A Product of ABC Records-labels and separated logo boxes = later but still early US pressing from circa 1968 (of 1966 original). Van Gelder in dead wax. Record is VG+ to EX. Cover has a little lamination wear and slight humidity spotting inside foldout. Split LP with recordings from Newport Jazz Festival 1965. Listen to Coltrane's "One down, one up" or the freer "Call me by my rightful name" by Shepp.

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SUN RA - NUITS DE LA FONDATION MAEGHT VOL 1:
Deep, trippy Sun Ra live set from 1970, including my favourite "Enlightment"! Later UK pressing on Recommended Records, this is the version with blue/gold cover. Record in fine shape, cover is pretty strong VG with some smudge/residue and tiny worn spots/tear dots on front.

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BJÖRK - SELMASONGS / DANCER IN THE DARK:
Soundtrack to the big Von Trier movie from 2000. Check "New world". Record has some light scuffs, nothing bad. Cover has small nick at opening, creasing. UK later pressing, with printed inner sleeve.

JOHN COLTRANE - MY FAVORITE THINGS:
Wonderful jazz classic including the fantastic version of "My Favorite Things"! US stereo pressing, SD 1361 with red/green labels and Broadway-address = later pressing from late 60s/early 70s. Cover has a few long lamination creases (not in photo) and some edge wear.

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O.V. WRIGHT - NUCLEUS OF SOUL:
Legendary deep/southern soul from 1969. Contains the superb, heart-wrenching "This hurt is real". This copy is in shrink with a small sawcut and some faint humidity spotting underneath the shrink. Later US pressing from circa 1979.

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JOHN COLTRANE - A LOVE SUPREME:
Stunning jazz classic, one of my favorite records ever. Listen to the fantastic "Acknowledgement". Gatefold cover has a small corner bump/bend. Later (mid-70s) US press with black labels.

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DON CHERRY - ORIENT:
Live recordings frm 1971-1972, listen to "Eagle eye". Later UK issue from 1982.

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O.V. WRIGHT - NUCLEUS OF SOUL:
Legendary deep/southern soul from 1969. Contains the superb, heart-wrenching "This hurt is real". Japanese issue from 1978, YS 8052, with insert but no obi.

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FREDDIE HUBBARD - BREAKING POINT:
Class LP with Ronnie Mathews and Joe Chambers, containing the killer track "Far away". Cover in shrink with cut corner (unlike photo). Later US press from the early/mid-70s, blue labels with black B.

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BEATLES - PLEASE PLEASE ME:
Milestone in pop history including "Love me do" & "I saw her standing there". Record close to EX. Cover has light wear, sealing sticker (not in photo). Swedish later pressing.

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KINKS - ARTHUR OR THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE:
1969 album with the epic "Shangri-La" and "Yes Sir, No Sir". US later pressing from 1975.

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BEATLES - SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND:
UK later pressing from the 1970s, black/silver label. No insert. Great copy. A classic milestone album, listen to the title track or "A day in the life" for a good start.

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BUDDY GUY - I WAS WALKING THROUGH THE WOODS:
1970 compilation of tracks recorded in Chicago between 1960 and 1964. Listen to "No Lie". Cover has heavy ring/rub wear. No cut corner on this copy, unlike photo. US original.

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KENNY BURRELL - ALL DAY LONG / MONO:
50s jazz set with Donald Byrd, Tommy Flanagan & Frank Foster. Listen to "A.T.". Record has some light marks and tiny pressing bubbles, plays well with minor distractions. Cover has ring/corner wear, stamp + staining on back. US later mono pressing from 1963.

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