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EAST NEW YORK ENSEMBLE DE MUSIC AT THE HELM - INSANELY RARE ORIGINAL 1974 FOLKWAYS MONO LP FTS-33867
ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
ORIGINAL BLUE FOLKWAYS LABEL WITH SILVER SCRIPT.
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER AMERICAN STYLE
THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS
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The East New York Ensemble was a group with a broad range of musical and cultural ideas. We are particularly concerned musically with modulating from one groovy layer of polyrhythmic textures and colors to another, writes member Bilal Abdurahman in the liner notes accompanying the album. Listeners will encounter music from an eclectic mix of cultures, including an improvisation based on a Turkish religious melody and the composition Sunflower, which features an ancient reed instrument given to Abdurahman by a villager in Pusan, Korea. At the Helm, The East New York Ensemble s only album, showcases a variety of musicians demonstrating a variety of multicultural influences.
East of New York or east of the States? The defining sound of this little record seems to be distinctly North-African, slowly weaving, melodic jazz revolving around two key members on sax and vibraphone, this still goes over a treat cause of its slyly disarming nature. not a record to be overthought, rather slap it on on a sunny weekend and enjoy the soothing but conscious and intelligent work, while it instills subconscious urge to chew Egyptian cotton.
EXCERPT FROM TWO ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEWS
Track list:
A1 - Mevlana - 11:58
A2 - Ti-Ti - 7:12
B1 - Sun Flower - 13:30
B2 - Bent-El-Jerusalem - 5:19
Credits
Bass James Smith 14
Composed By Ameen Nuraldeen tracks: A1, A2, B2 , Freddie Hubbard tracks: B1
Congas Bobby Harvey
Drum Turkish Jay Rose
Drums Qasim Ubaindullah
Gong African Twin-gong Rahkiah Abdurahman
Soprano Saxophone, Reeds Korean , Design Cover , Liner Notes Bilal Abdurahman
Vibraphone Ameen Nuraldeen
CONDITION:
THE RECORD
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a WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial and only moderately visually distracting nothing significant .For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.
b The record is 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
c The record comes in a poly-lined inner sleeve, which has - apparently with success - shielded the vinyl from the harmful impact of elements over many years
d Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording
THE COVER
THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD VG .
The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:
- Cover has some light ring wear nothing significant On the scale from 1 to 10 1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe , we assess the severity of ring wear as 3
- The cover has circular tarnish grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record , probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.
- Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging nothing significant
- Cover has a small cutout hole in one of the corners
- Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine and the top seam nothing significant
- Minor shelf wear noted on the seams nothing significant
- Cover has one corner slightly worn / frayed / bent just a beginning of the split seam
- Cover has two corners slightly worn / frayed / bent just a beginning of the split seam
NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER
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