Fresh Grabs

I don't normally post on this thread, as I just use the spinning thread for new pick ups, but I thought this one deserved a little celebration.

I ordered this back in April. I know other variants of this one have been out for a while, this one is the "deluxe w/ alternate cover" - why it was more delayed than the others I have no idea. But I know I'm glad to finally be able to delete that old order email from my inbox.

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Now to get their Biohazard LP and that should be all the really old orders I'm still waiting on. I have a few more from Summer, but it's only been 7-8 months for those.
 
Grant Green - Grantstand (Blue Note, 1962 First Mono Pressing)
The Keith Tippett Group - Dedicated To You, But You Weren't Listening (Vertigo, 1971 First Pressing)

A big week for deals on big hitters! Grant Green is an upgrade and a pretty staggering one at that, it sounds fantastic. I was talking to the seller back and forth for a while and he offered it up at an amazing price. Similarly, I also chatted to the seller of the Keith Tippett album before pulling the trigger. Its n absolute belter of an album that I thoroughly recommend, talk about a powerhouse!

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Stan Tracey - The Latin-American Caper (Columbia, 1969 First Pressing)
The Tony Kinsey Quintet - Introducing The Tony Kinsey Quintet (Decca, 1957 First Mono Pressing)
William Russo & The London Jazz Orchestra - Russo In London (Columbia, 1963 First Mono Pressing)
John McCabe, Phyllis Tate, Don Banks, Derek Bourgeois - Farnham Festival 1969 (Erase, 1969 First Pressing)
Tubby Hayes, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gordon Jacob, Pamela Verrall, Ernst Toch - Farnham Festival 1969 (Erase, 1969 First Pressing)

More British jazz goodies. "The Latin-American Caper" was the album that Stan Tracey hated the most (the concept was pushed on him by Denis Preston) but really it's fantastic! The Tony Kinsey and William Russo are records that I have been holding back on for a while in order to get a good deal. Perhaps the most interesting of this set is the 2 "Farnham Festival 1969" albums. I read a few accounts of the importance of the festival which allowed the musicians the chance to experiment whilst also teaching students some valuable lessons. Tubby Hayes is probably to most well-known musician to appear here, but the really really rare one is Michael Garrick's "A Jazz Cantata (For Martin Luther King)" which was also released in 1969. It rarely pops up and when it does it's crazy expensive, I doubt I will ever see one yet alone get my hands on a copy.

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The Tubby Hayes Quintet – Modes and Blues: Live At Ronnie Scott's (Gearbox Records, 2017 First Pressing)
Dick Morrissey - Jazz For Moderns (Rhythm & Blues Records, 2017 RSD Pressing)
Music Outside: Contemporary Jazz in Britain by Ian Carr (Northway Publications, 2018 Second Edition)

Finally, a couple of "recently discovered" releases from 2 of the powerhouses of the UK jazz scene, Tubby Hayes and Dick Morrissey! Ian Carr (the famous trumpeter) wrote a few books in his time and this one highlights the contemporary jazz scene around the 1970's and earlier. Its a really fantastic book so far, I started it today and got through a few captivating chapters already!

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Popped into Target after a birthday dinner on my drive home. Looking for sale records, saw some Christmas at a discount but nothing i wanted. Did see the new purple & yellow Nightmare Before Christmas 2LP set, waiting for that one. But then I spied a Porcupine Tree reissue, I am unfamiliar with their music (see the name a lot), so for a 20 I took a chace. If I don’t like it, I can re-home it. 0C87BFF1-EF04-47A0-BC75-7396E429F56B.jpeg
 
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djdavedk said:
Popped into Target after a birthday dinner on my drive home. Looking for sale records, saw some Christmas at a discount but nothing i wanted. Did spy the new purple & yellow Nightmare Before Christmas 2LP set, waiting for that one. But then I spied a Porcupine Tree reissue, I am unfamiliar with their music (see the name a lot), so for a 20 I took a chace. If I don’t like it, I can re-home it. View attachment 126825
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Happy Birthday!
 
djdavedk said:
Popped into Target after a birthday dinner on my drive home. Looking for sale records, saw some Christmas at a discount but nothing i wanted. Did spy the new purple & yellow Nightmare Before Christmas 2LP set, waiting for that one. But then I spied a Porcupine Tree reissue, I am unfamiliar with their music (see the name a lot), so for a 20 I took a chace. If I don’t like it, I can re-home it. View attachment 126825
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I still haven't given them a listen myself but the older drummer dude I work with absolutely loves them. He talks about them constantly.
 
The Beatles - The Beatles & Esher Demos
Pearl Jam - Vault 1
Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same

Record buying doesn't get much better than this. Three of the best boxsets around. I've wanted the White Album since it came out but wanted a better price (wish i could have got one of those $40 deals you got in the US). Finally bit the bullet at the start of the month. UPS then spent 3 weeks ferrying it around Oslo without ever delivering it. I got fed up, cancelled it, ordered from Amazon in Spain (ugh) and it arrived the next day. It is even better than I expected - I've had bootlegs of the Esher demos forever but they sound so good here.

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The other two are waiting for me in the UK. Loved the last Pearl Jam vault and hoping this sounds as good. And even though I adore Led Zep I've always held an irrational dislike of TSRTS compared with other bootlegs. But I streamed the recent 4LP mix and loved it so picked this up cheap off Cogs. Just Celebration Day that I don't have on wax and think the CD/DVD one I have is good enough for that (plus I got the rehearsals on vinyl recently).

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uvwxVinyl said:
What/how is that Lee Morgan pressing? I've seen it but always thought it was a bootleg. Does it sound good?
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Sounds great to me. I think it is pressed at Optimal. Not that it much matters, but I bet the record weighs close to 200 grams. The jacket is a simple sleeve like the BN80s and Classics. The copy I picked up was $28, which I thought was a very fair price given the title and it's availability.
 
Trying to slow down my purchases and keep failing miserably.

I loved the Jazz in Britain version of this, after a quick glimpse at the what's spinning thread the other week, @Selaws inspired me to have another look around for a copy of Tanglewood 63. Ended up "winning" this on Ebay. It looks in great shape, hope it sounds good after a clean.

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Andy said:
Trying to slow down my purchases and keep failing miserably.

I loved the Jazz in Britain version of this, after a quick glimpse at the what's spinning thread the other week, @Selaws inspired me to have another look around for a copy of Tanglewood 63. Ended up "winning" this on Ebay. It looks in great shape, hope it sounds good after a clean.

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Great score!

The sleeve looks to be in great shape as well. My one peeve of these British jazz releases is that the covers were essentially laminated paper, so so thin. Tricky to find them in decent shape as a result, but that looks great!
 
Selaws said:
Great score!

The sleeve looks to be in great shape as well. My one peeve of these British jazz releases is that the covers were essentially laminated paper, so so thin. Tricky to find them in decent shape as a result, but that looks great!
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It looks great. There are a few creases but tbh judging be the general; shape & colours, it looks like it has been stored nicely somewhere for decades and well looked after. It had a gift aid sticker on the back, so I expect the creases have all been incurred fairly recently in an Oxfam shop somewhere.
 
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