Selaws
Well-Known Member
Its been a great few weeks!
Sonny Okosuns "Ozziddi" - Ozziddi For Sale (Capitol Records, 1976 First Nigerian Pressing)
Fela Anikulapo Kuti And Egypt 80 Band - Perambulator (Lagos International Records, 1983 First Nigerian Pressing)
Miles Davis All Stars - Walkin' (Prestige, 1959 Pressing)
corto.alto - Bad With Names (New Soil, 2023 First Signed Pressing)
Nana Benz Du Togo - Ago (Komos, 2023 First Signed Pressing)
Plus a load of books and magazines!
Last week I spent 5 days in glorious Dorset at Gilles Peterson's "We Out Here" festival. I saw some killer acts but also managed to spare some time to head over to the Near Mint record fair where I picked up the Miles Davis, Fela Kuti, and Sonny Okosuns. I also picked up some killer magazines including the lastest edition of We Jazz Magazine, a free J-jazz booklet, the first edition of the We Out Here annual, and a killer book on the best jazz club albums (written in Japanese but with photos of the album covers). I also headed over to the book tent and picked up a signed copy of Andre Marmot's look on the British jazz scene, and a book on Afrobeats. After seeing Nana Benz and corto alto perform, I bought an album from each of them, which they kindly signed. I lucked out here as they only had a handful of copies each! Phew!!
Collin Bates Trio - Brew (Fontana, 1968 First Pressing)
The Mike Taylor Trio - Trio (Columbia, 1967 First Mono Pressing)
Harry Beckett - Harry Beckett's Warm Smiles (RCA Victor, 1971 First Test Pressing)
Incredibly these are all albums that I already have but managed to get incredibly good deals for them. I have a stereo and now mono pressings of the Mike Taylor so I need to decide which one to keep and which one to trade. The Beckett is an incredibly rare white label test pressing which is super cool!
Soho Scene '67 - Jazz Goes Mod (Rhythm & Blues Records, 2021 First Pressing)
Assagai - Zimbabwe (Philips, 1971 First Pressing)
The Ronnie Scott Sextet - Presenting The Ronnie Scott Sextet (Philips/Wing Records, 1969 Pressing)
Another great carboot trip. The Soho Jazz Scene has a few volumes now but weirdly they're showing up on discogs as banned from sale, so not sure about their legitimacy, but it seems like a decent compilation. The Assagai has a killer line-up including Dudu Pukwana, Louis Moholo and Mongezi Feza. Finally, a cheapo reissue of a Ronnie Scott release.
Original Joe Harriott & John Mayall Poster - Kings Hall London, 1968
Original Cannonball Adderley Poster - Paris, France, 1969
In a strange coincidence, I had these 2 poster arrive just before @Biscuit raised a question over on the Concert/Gig Posters! It's Back! thread! Killer scores, the Indo Jazz Fusions one is amazing!
Sonny Okosuns "Ozziddi" - Ozziddi For Sale (Capitol Records, 1976 First Nigerian Pressing)
Fela Anikulapo Kuti And Egypt 80 Band - Perambulator (Lagos International Records, 1983 First Nigerian Pressing)
Miles Davis All Stars - Walkin' (Prestige, 1959 Pressing)
corto.alto - Bad With Names (New Soil, 2023 First Signed Pressing)
Nana Benz Du Togo - Ago (Komos, 2023 First Signed Pressing)
Plus a load of books and magazines!
Last week I spent 5 days in glorious Dorset at Gilles Peterson's "We Out Here" festival. I saw some killer acts but also managed to spare some time to head over to the Near Mint record fair where I picked up the Miles Davis, Fela Kuti, and Sonny Okosuns. I also picked up some killer magazines including the lastest edition of We Jazz Magazine, a free J-jazz booklet, the first edition of the We Out Here annual, and a killer book on the best jazz club albums (written in Japanese but with photos of the album covers). I also headed over to the book tent and picked up a signed copy of Andre Marmot's look on the British jazz scene, and a book on Afrobeats. After seeing Nana Benz and corto alto perform, I bought an album from each of them, which they kindly signed. I lucked out here as they only had a handful of copies each! Phew!!
Collin Bates Trio - Brew (Fontana, 1968 First Pressing)
The Mike Taylor Trio - Trio (Columbia, 1967 First Mono Pressing)
Harry Beckett - Harry Beckett's Warm Smiles (RCA Victor, 1971 First Test Pressing)
Incredibly these are all albums that I already have but managed to get incredibly good deals for them. I have a stereo and now mono pressings of the Mike Taylor so I need to decide which one to keep and which one to trade. The Beckett is an incredibly rare white label test pressing which is super cool!
Soho Scene '67 - Jazz Goes Mod (Rhythm & Blues Records, 2021 First Pressing)
Assagai - Zimbabwe (Philips, 1971 First Pressing)
The Ronnie Scott Sextet - Presenting The Ronnie Scott Sextet (Philips/Wing Records, 1969 Pressing)
Another great carboot trip. The Soho Jazz Scene has a few volumes now but weirdly they're showing up on discogs as banned from sale, so not sure about their legitimacy, but it seems like a decent compilation. The Assagai has a killer line-up including Dudu Pukwana, Louis Moholo and Mongezi Feza. Finally, a cheapo reissue of a Ronnie Scott release.
Original Joe Harriott & John Mayall Poster - Kings Hall London, 1968
Original Cannonball Adderley Poster - Paris, France, 1969
In a strange coincidence, I had these 2 poster arrive just before @Biscuit raised a question over on the Concert/Gig Posters! It's Back! thread! Killer scores, the Indo Jazz Fusions one is amazing!
