• Artist: Duke Ellington & Coleman Hawkins • Title: Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins • Label: Impulse! Records (A Product of ABC-Paramount Records, Inc.) • Catalog Number: AS-26 (Stereo) • Release Year: 1963 • Country: U.S.A.
🔍 Provenance & Deadwax Matrix Indicators
• Center Labels: Original orange and black ring labels featuring the crucial "A Product of ABC-Paramount Records, Inc." rim text at the bottom. • Van Gelder Stamp: Machine-stamped "VAN GELDER" and "STEREO" text present in the deadwax on both sides. • Handwritten Matrix: Hand-etched AS-26-A (Side 1) and AS-26-B (Side 2). • Plating Symbol: Includes the handwritten "LW" symbol indicating original metal parts fabricated by the Longwear Plating Company.
📐 Detailed Condition Report
🎛️ Vinyl Disc: Very Good (VG) • Visual: The vinyl retains a beautiful, deep, brilliant mirror gloss across the playing surfaces. Spindle wear around the center hole is exceptionally minimal. • Side 1: Very clean deadwax with only standard micro-dust and a few light, superficial stray hairlines. • Side 2: Features a localized cluster of dense, deep vertical tracking scratches in the deadwax runout area directly adjacent to the "STEREO" stamp.
🧥 Gatefold Jacket: Good Plus (G+) • Front & Back Cover: glossy laminate cover. No tears, writing or stickers. • Edges & Spine: Shows honest shelf and age wear. Some corner softening. • Interior Gatefold: The imagery is clean and completely legible. Has tear in middle of gatefold. ✉️ Inner Sleeve: Very Good (VG) • Includes the completely original, age-toned 1964/1965 era Impulse! "The New Wave of Jazz" advertising catalog inner sleeve featuring the matching ABC-Paramount text and 1330 Avenue of the Americas address at the bottom.
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