WE CURRENTLY HAVE NEARLY 500 LISTED ITEMS
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lt if supportLists gt lt endif gt DONALD BYRD with FRANK FOSTER, DUKE PEARSON, JOE CHAMBERS AND OTHERS FANCY FREE ORIGINAL 1970 BLUE NOTE STEREO LP BST-84319
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lt if supportLists gt lt endif gt ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
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STILL SEALED BLUE NOTE STEREO LP, BELIEVED TO BE THE ORIGINAL LIBERTY PRESSING SORRY, WE ARE NOT ENTIRELY CERTAIN
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lt if supportLists gt lt endif gt BELIEVED TO BE THE ORIGINAL PRESSING ON WHITE AND BLUE BLUE NOTE LABEL WITH A DIVISION OF LIBERTY RECORDS INSCRIPTION ON THE LABEL
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lt if supportLists gt lt endif gt THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.
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lt if supportLists gt lt endif gt TWO BREATHE AIR HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP
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lt if supportLists gt lt endif gt THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
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lt if supportLists gt lt endif gt ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER AMERICAN STYLE
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lt if supportLists gt lt endif gt THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
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PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW
Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a recycled image from our previous auction. What you see is what you ll get. GUARANTEED
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1969 s Fancy Free marked the beginning of Donald Byrd s move away from hard bop, staking out fusion-flavored territory that -- at this juncture -- owed more to Miles Davis than the R B-dominated jazz-funk Byrd would embrace several years down the road. Recorded just a few months after Davis In a Silent Way, Fancy Free finds Byrd leading a large ensemble prominently featuring Frank Foster on tenor, Lew Tabackin or Jerry Dodgion on flute, and several percussionists. But the most important piece of the puzzle is Duke Pearson s electric piano, the first time Byrd utilized the instrument. Pearson dominates the texture of the group sound, which makes the entirety of the session seem farther outside the realm of funky hard bop than it actually is. However, that s not to say that Fancy Free isn t a clear break with Byrd s past -- especially the two Byrd originals that open the album. The title track -- which later became one of Byrd s more covered compositions -- contrasts Pearson s spacy musings with a busy, funky percussion groove, and there s a loose, open feel to the improvisations that breaks with hard bop conventions. The warm ballad I Love the Girl has a similarly airy feel, and at eight and a half minutes, is the shortest cut clearly Byrd wanted an open framework for exploration. The other two numbers are more traditional hard bop compositions by former Byrd students, which -- although funky and full of improvisations -- can t help but feel more tethered than their predecessors. Still, even if it isn t his most adventurous fusion outing, Fancy Free is the rare Donald Byrd album that holds appeal for rare-groove fanatics and traditionalists alike.
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EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEVE HUEY, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/
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lt if supportLists gt lt endif gt CONDITION:
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lt if supportLists gt lt endif gt RECORD
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IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight
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lt if supportLists gt a lt endif gt THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records click here PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID .
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lt if supportLists gt b lt endif gt The record is believed to come in its original stock inner sleeve.
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lt if supportLists gt c lt endif gt The record is apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording
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lt if supportLists gt d lt endif gt Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording
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lt if supportLists gt lt endif gt COVER
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COVER IS NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP
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The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:
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lt if supportLists gt - lt endif gt Cover shows JUST A HINT of yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging.
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lt if supportLists gt - lt endif gt Cover has a light wrinkle crease in one of the corners.
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lt if supportLists gt - lt endif gt Cover has one corner slightly worn / dinged nothing significant
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NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:
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lt if supportLists gt - lt endif gt No split seams
lt if supportLists gt - lt endif gt No ring wear
lt if supportLists gt - lt endif gt No cut-out drill holes.
lt if supportLists gt - lt endif gt No cut-out corners
lt if supportLists gt - lt endif gt No saw-marks or indents
