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Beck ‎– Hyperspace
Capitol Records/Fonograf ‎– B003117101, 2019

Vinyl Me, Please. Exclusive - limited/numbered on purple vinyl to 1000, #0312

Cut by Chris Bellman
Pressed at Pallas

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Lee Morgan ‎– All That Jazz (DJM Records, 1975 first pressing)

I posted over on the Jazz thread about this album a while ago (see below!). It is super interesting as its a completely obscure live recording which took place just weeks before Morgans significantly more well known 'Live at the Lighthouse' session. The date was recorded professionally by a radio which played the session in its entirety just once later in the summer. After that, it was completely forgotten until this obscure label picked it up and released it in this 2lp set. I find it crazy that this album is so cheap (cost me £3 -discogs average is just £5), especially when you compare it to the 'Live at the Lighthouse' album. Well worth listening to as its killer!

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Selaws said:
Hey team. A few of you will be aware that for a while now I have been posting an album a day on my instagram account and giving it a bit of a write up, looking at the history of it and its reception etc. Its been really enjoyable and theres been a few instances where my reading up on an album has led me into a rabbit hole. I usually write these things on the train journey home but last night I was sucked in one of these rabbit holes and found something pretty cool which may interest some of you.

So, the album in question is Lee Morgan - All That Jazz. Its a 1975 live album with very little info readily available. The liner notes in the gatefold talks about Morgan and his work but is generalized and doesn't actually mention the album, other than it being a recorded live session. Well, after digging I found out that it was recorded in San Francisco at the 'Both / And Club', in the summer of June 1970. The importance of this date is that shortly after this session Morgan traveled down to Hermosa Beach to play at the Lighthouse club, the recording of which would be released as 'Live At The Lighthouse'. Plus, his gig at the Both / And club was recorded professionally for FM radio, and was played in full over the remainder of the summer, meaning this is better quality than a bootlegged/amateur recording. It was also reissued on CD in 2015 (looks to be a dodgy label though as its blocked) - Lee Morgan ‎– Both / And Club, San Francisco, June 1970

The album has a fair bit of crowd cheering towards the beginning and the end of tracks, and is a really lively set. The best bit is that this album cost me just £3, and the discogs average is £5. Compared to the £42 average for the Lighthouse album, this is well worth looking for.
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