I am normally a rock fan, especially garage rock from the 60's and the post punk world of the late 70's and early 80's. But here's a jem of a jazz LP I picked up at a thrift store.
Duke Ellington's "Ellington Uptown" LP on Columbia . The copy I have is a 1953 pressing of a 1951 album. It includes and extended version of "Take The A Train" and the 13 minute masterpiece "A Tone Parallel To Harlem" (The Harlem Suite). Just a couple years earlier, long versions of songs were straight up impossible with a 12" 78rpm record holding a max of a bit over 5 minutes per side. Long songs are not the same when you have to go and flip over the record for part 2...
Here's The Harlem Suite..
What makes this a particularly cool find is that it was in Near Mint condition sitting in a Goodwill store. Most records at thrift stores are usually thrashed. Hell, most records at thrift stores are awful AND worn out. Who wants a worn out Mac Davis album..
For a dollar, this is well worth it. A copy this clean goes for about $25 or so
Here's The Harlem Suite..
What makes this a particularly cool find is that it was in Near Mint condition sitting in a Goodwill store. Most records at thrift stores are usually thrashed. Hell, most records at thrift stores are awful AND worn out. Who wants a worn out Mac Davis album..
For a dollar, this is well worth it. A copy this clean goes for about $25 or so
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