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KENNY DORHAM - QUIET KENNY

New Jazz NJLP 8225 - Original Mono First Pressing (1960)

ORIGINAL PRESSING MARKERS (verified)

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- Purple and silver New Jazz label

- Address reads 203 So. Washington Ave., Bergenfield, N.J.

- "A PRODUCT OF PRESTIGE RECORDS INC." on label

- RVG stamped in the deadwax on BOTH sides (Rudy Van Gelder)

- Matrix NJLP-8225-A and NJLP-8225-B hand-etched in the runout

- Deep groove pressing on both sides

- Jacket back: recording by Rudy Van Gelder, notes by Jack Maher

This is the true original - the title got no proper second US

pressing until the 1986 OJC, which is why originals are so sought after.

THE MUSIC

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Kenny Dorham (trumpet), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Paul Chambers (bass),

Art Taylor (drums). Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,

Nov 1959. Includes the originals Lotus Blossom, Blue Friday and Blue

Spring Shuffle, plus My Ideal, Alone Together, I Had The Craziest

Dream and Old Folks. Widely considered Dorham's finest leader date.

CONDITION

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VINYL - Very Good (VG) visual, plays VG+

- Visually VG under raking light: light surface marks and hairlines

  on both sides, nothing deep or gouged

- PLAYS noticeably better than it looks - loud and clear, with only

  light, non-distracting background noise; much of the record plays VG+

- Play condition confirmed by two listeners (prior owner + current)

- Light spindle marks at center hole

JACKET - composite VG- / Good Plus

FRONT - VG+

- Clean, glossy, bright; sharp image, strong color

- Minor corner/edge wear, with a bit of wear at the bottom left;

  no writing, no splits on the face

BACK / SPINE - Good (G)

- Seams are intact and holding - no open splits - but there is

  fraying along the spine ends and edges

- Spine: fraying at the top with some board showing

- Bottom edge: fraying with some paper loss / delamination

- Back panel: paper loss and staining at the bottom right corner,

  general soiling, prior owner's name in pen on the top right

  ("Katherine Harding")

Composite reflects the Good back; the front face is materially

cleaner (VG+) and displays well.

Additional photos available on request.

SHIPPING

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- Record removed from the jacket before packing to prevent seam stress

- Housed in a new audiophile-grade inner sleeve + existing outer sleeve

- Shipped in a Whiplash heavyweight LP mailer

- Fully insured to the sale price (built into shipping)

- Ships US only