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WE BUY VINYL RECORD, CDS & MUSIC MEMORABILIA COLLECTIONS IN WEST YORKSHIRE
WHAT WE WANT.
We will travel to the
below West Yorkshire Towns and West Yorkshire boroughs to buy your Rare Records, CD's and Pop Memorabilia in West Yorkshire
Here are just a few examples of what we buy :
Records – vinyl LPs, 7-inch & 12-inch singles, EPs, 33 RPM, 45 RPM, Picture Discs, Coloured Vinyls, Test Pressings, Acetates, Demos and Promo/Promotional Items
Compact Discs – CD Singles, CD/DVD singles, Limited Editions, 3” CD singles, Boxed Sets, 33 1/3 RPM, 78 RPM
Pop Memorabilia – Autographs, Guitars, Picks, Display Items, Photographs, Sheet Music, Vintage Clothing, handwritten lyrics, set lists, tour itinerary, stage props & costumes, paper goods, paintings, sketches, art, concert programmes, concert posters, tickets & stubbs, press kits, photographs, scrap books, Genesis Publications, Osiris, Hapshash & the Coloured Coat, Michael English, Ringo Or Robin, ROR, Apple Boutique items and anything interesting, unusual or downright weird.
Gold, Silver & Platinum Record Awards – Certified BPI, RIAA, IFPI or SNEP, authentic in-house variants, Grammy, Ivor Novello, ASCAP, publishing, plaques, shields, trophies, certificates & citations
Original 60s & 70s vinyl record pressings by The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Marc Bolan / T-Rex, David Bowie, Eric Clapton / Cream, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Fleetwood Mac, Genesis, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Velvet Underground, The Who, Neil Young, Frank Zappa and thousands more always required.
Jazz vinyl LPs by Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck, Paul Gonsalves, Herbie Hancock, Art Pepper, Tina Brooks, Thelonious Monk, Jackie McLean, Shelly Manne, Sonny Clark, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt, Zoot Simms, Kenny Drew, Duke Pearson, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Don Ellis, Lennie Niehaus, Kenny Clarke, Francy Boland, Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver
British Jazz vinyl LPs by Neil Ardley, Gordon Beck, Bill le Sage, Ronnie Ross, Ian Carr, Jeff Clyne, Tony Coe, Mike Cotton, Michael Garrick, Michael Gibbs, Joe Harriott, John Mayer, Tubby Hayes, Allan Holdsworth, John McLaughlin, Harold McNair, Dudley Moore, Dick Morrissey, Mike Osborne, Stan Tracey, Tony Oxley, Don Rendell, Ronnie Scott, Victor Feldman, John Surman, Keith Tippett, Julie Tippett, Mike Westbrook
Pop record collections by Abba, Kate Bush, Mariah Carey, Duran Duran, Kylie Minogue, Madonna, Pet Shop Boys, Spice Girls, U2
Punk, New Wave & Alternative collections by Blur, The Clash, The Cure, The Damned, Depeche Mode, The Jam / Paul Weller, Japan, David Sylvian, Joy Division, New Order, Nirvana, Oasis, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Smiths, Morrissey, U2, Bono, The Edge, XTC
Rock & Metal collections by AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Bon Jovi, Deep Purple, Hawkwind, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Motorhead, Rush, ZZ Top
Genres - 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Pop, Beat, Rock, Progressive, Psychedelic, Freakbeat, Krautrock, Heavy Metal, Indie, Jazz (modern, be-bop, avant garde, Britjazz), Funk, Fusion, Blues, Soul, R&B, Punk, New Wave, Mod, 2-Tone, Ska, Reggae, Folk, Italo Disco, Library, Motown.
Labels - 4AD, A&M, ABC, Ace, Apple, Argo, Arista, Atco, Atlantic, Audio Lab, BBC, Bell, Bethlehem, Blue Horizon, Blue Note, Bronze, Brunswick, Buddah, Cadet, Capitol, Carnaby, Casablanca, CBS, Charisma, Chess, Chrysalis, Columbia, Contemporary, Coral, Cotillon, Dandelion, Dark Horse, Dawn, Decca, Deram, Disneyland, Dot, Dunhill, Elektra, Emarcy, Ember, EMI, Epic, Factory, Fantasy, Fontana, Geffen, Gordy, Harmony, Harvest, HMV, Immediate, Impulse!, Island, Kama Sutra, KPM, Liberty, London, Mainstream, Marmelade, MCA, Mercury, MGM, Monument, Motown, Neon, Odeon, Page One, Paramount, Parlophone, Philips, Planet, Polydor, Portrait, Prestige, Pye, Rare Earth, RCA, Regal Zonophone, Reprise, Ring O’, Riverside, Rolling Stone, Roulette, Savoy, Sire, Spark, Stax, Straight, Sue, Sun, Swan, Tamla, Threshold, Transatlantic, Tollie, Tower, Track, United Artists, Universal, Vanguard, Vee Jay, Vertigo swirl, Vertigo spaceship, Verve, Virgin, Volt, Warner, ZTT & etc. If we missed some, we probably need those too.
Swap your records for store credit.
Top Prices paid for MINT condition originals !
WHY SELL TO US?
Our experienced team of buyers has been sourcing records, CDs and music memorabilia collections for over 25 years - we like to keep things simple. We’re keen to purchase your quality collectables or second-hand vinyl records and CD's wherever you may be.
We will be pleased to quote for your mint condition items and we love to buy complete collections.
Sell to us with complete confidence and safety - we even refund your postage. If you have a large or valuable collection we can arrange to visit you.
No fees, no negative feedback, no excuses, no fuss. We buy outright and pay immediately.
We are a better than a West Yorkshire high street record shop, independent record shop, record fair or any other place to sell your records in a Market, Town Centre or West Yorkshire Shopping Centre, Center or Mall and we will pay more than a West Yorkshire HMV, Our Price, Zavvi, Fopp, Virgin or Rough Trade shop. We buy unwanted Christmas / Xmas / Birthday gifts & presents from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.
We are the world leader of online sellers & record dealers so make money and cash in on a collectable or blue chip record which has gathered dust for years
We also buy Records and CD collections in house clearances and from dead or deceased relatives in the North, South, East and West of West Yorkshire
Our UK office is located in Kent although we travel worldwide. We have international offices located in Las Vegas USA, and Hiroshima City, Japan. We travel extensively to buy rare items and large collections.
Call us first on the numbers below if you have a collection to sell, or e-mail a detailed description of the items you have. Don’t delay… you may be surprised at what your records are worth!
CONTACT US
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buyers@991.com
Call FREE in the UK 0800 345 7551 | From outside the UK +44 (0)1474 815099
Contact our buyers direct on the following numbers:
Syd Franklin | UK +44(0)1474 816047
Queen, 70's Rock, any other Rock and Jethro Tull a speciality.
Mark Evetts | UK +44(0)1474 816064
Hendrix, Who, Queen, 70s, 80s, 90s Pop, Rock, Indie, Alternative, Metal, Punk, New Wave & Football expert.
Richard Austin | UK +44 (0)1474 816052
Our resident hippy - Art Pepper to Frank Zappa, via Tori Amos & Hawkwind.
Julian Thomas | UK +44 (0)1474 816069
60s & 70s, Beatles, Stones, Zep, Jazz vinyl collections - British, Modern & Avant Garde.
Rich Wilson | UK +44 (0)1474 816059
Jazz, Funk, Disco - strange & unusual preferred.
In Japan you can contact:
Yashuhiko Yashiki Tel / Fax - 0081-82-245-8830
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We will travel to the following West Yorkshire Towns and West Yorkshire boroughs to buy your Rare Records, CD's and Pop Memorabilia in West Yorkshire
Aberford, Ackton, Ackworth Moor Top, Addingham, Addingham Moorside, Adel, Adwalton, Agbrigg, Ainley Top, Aire, Airedale, Allerton, Allerton Bywater, Almondbury, Altofts, Alverthorpe, Alwoodley, Alwoodley Gates, Alwoodley Park, Ambler Thorn, Apperley Bridge, Armitage Bridge, Armley, Arrunden, Arthington, Arthursdale, Austhorpe, Badsworth, Bagley, Baildon, Baildon Green, Balna Beck, Bank Top, Bantam Grove, Barcroft, Bardsey, Barnbow Carr, Barnside, Barwick in Elmet, Batley, Batley Carr, Battyeford, Beck Bottom, Beck Foot, Beechcliffe, Beechwood, Beeston, Beeston Hill, Beeston Park Side, Beeston Royds, Beggarington Hill, Belle Isle, Belle Vue, Ben Rhydding, Bents Head, Berry Brow, Bierley, Bingley, Birchencliffe, Birds Edge, Birkby, Birkenshaw, Birkenshaw Bottoms, Birks, Birstall, Birstall Smithies, Black Hill, Black Moor, Blackmoorfoot, Bogthorn, Bolton, Bolton Woods, Boosbeck, Boothroyd, Boston Spa, Bottom Boat, Boulby, Bowling, Bracken Bank, Bracken Hill, Bracken Park, Brackenhall, Bradford, Bradley, Bradley Mills, Bradshaw, Braithwaite, Brakenhill, Bramham, Bramhope, Bramley, Brandy Carr, Briestfield, Brockholes, Brooklands, Brotherton, Brotton, Brown Moor, Bruntcliffe, Brunthwaite, Burley, Burley in Wharfedale, Burley Woodhead, Burmantofts, Burnlee, Byram, Cackleshaw, Calder, Calder and Hebble Navigation, Calder Grove, Calverley, Cambridge, Camp Hill, Camp Town, Carleton, Carlin How, Carlinghow, Carlton, Carr Gate, Cartworth, Castleford, Castley, Causeway Foot, Chapel Allerton, Chapelthorpe, Charlestown, Charlton, Chat Hill, Chequerfield, Chevin End, Chickenley, Chidswell, Churwell, Clayton, Clayton Heights, Clayton West, Cleckheaton, Clerk Green, Cliff End, Clifford, Clough, Clough Head, Coatham, Cock Beck, Cockersdale, Cockley Hill, Cold Hiendley, Collingham, Colne, Colne Bridge, Colton, Combs, Compton, Cookridge, Copley Hill, Cottingley, Cowcliffe, Cowmes, Coxley, Crackenedge, Cradle Edge, Cragg Hill, Crawshaw, Crigglestone, Cringles, Crofton, Crosland Edge, Crosland Hill, Crosland Moor, Cross Gates, Cross Green, Cross Roads, Crossflatts, Crossley Hall, Crow Nest, Cullingworth, Cutsyke, Daisy Hill, Dalton, Damems, Darrington, Dean Lane Head, Deighton, Denby Dale, Denholme, Denholme Clough, Denholme Edge, Denholme Gate, Denton, Dewsbury, Dewsbury Moor, Dockroyd, Dogley Lane, Dormanstown, Drighlington, Drub, Dudley Hill, Dunkeswick, Dunsdale, Durkar, Earlsheaton, Easington, East Ardsley, East Bierley, East Carlton, East Garforth, East Hardwick, East Keswick, East Loftus, East Moor, East Morton, East Rigton, Eastburn, Eccleshill, Eccup, Eccup Reservoir, Edgerton, Egypt, Eldwick, Emley, Esholt, Eston, Exley Head, Fagley, Far Royds, Farnley, Farnley Bank, Farnley Tyas, Farsley, Farsley Beck Bottom, Fartown, Fearnville, Featherstone, Fell Lane, Fenay Bridge, Ferrybridge, Fitzwilliam, Fixby, Flanshaw, Flappit Spring, Flockton, Flockton Green, Flockton Moor, Flush House, Flushdyke, Foulby, Four Lane Ends, Fox Royd, Frizinghall, Fulneck, Fulstone, Gamble Hill, Garden Village, Garforth, Gawthorpe, Gerrick, Gildersome, Gildersome Street, Gilstead, Gipton, Gipton Wood, Girlington, Glass Houghton, Gledhow, Golcar, Gomersal, Goose Eye, Goosehill, Grange Moor, Grangetown, Great Cliff, Great Horton, Great Preston, Green Clough, Green Hill, Green Side, Greengates, Greenside, Grove Town, Guard House, Guisborough, Guiseley, Hade Edge, Haigh Moor, Hainworth, Hainworth Shaw, Hall Bower, Hall Green, Halton, Halton Moor, Hanging Heaton, Harden, Harecroft, Harehills, Harewood, Harewood Hill, Hartshead, Havercroft, Hawksworth, Haworth, Headingley, Healey, Healey, Heath Common, Heaton, Heaton Royds, Heaton Shay, Heckmondwike, Helme, Hemsworth, Henshaw, Hepworth, Hermit Hole, Hessle, Hey Green, High Ackworth, High Flatts, High Green, Highburton, Hightown, Hill Side, Hill Top, Hill Top, Hill Top, Hillfoot, Hinchcliffe Mill, Hogley Green, Holbeck, Hole, Hollin Park, Hollingthorpe, Hollinthorpe, Holmbridge, Holme, Holme, Holme, Holme Wood, Holmfirth, Holt Head, Holt Park, Honley, Honley Moor, Hopetown, Horbury, Horbury Bridge, Horbury Junction, Horsforth, Horsforth Woodside, Hough Side, Houses Hill, Howden Clough, Huddersfield, Hungate, Hunslet, Hunslet Carr, Hunsworth, Hutton Gate, Hutton Village, Idle, Idle Moor, Ilkley, Ingrow, Intake, Ireland Wood, Jackson Bridge, Jaw Hill, John O'Gaunts, Keelham, Keighley, Kelcliffe, Kettlethorpe, Kiddal Lane End, Killingbeck, Kilton, Kilton Thorpe, Kinsley, Kippax, Kirkburton, Kirkhamgate, Kirkheaton, Kirkleatham, Kirkstall, Kirkthorpe, Kitchenroyd, Knottingley, Knowle Park, Knowsthorpe, Lackenby, Lady Wood, Laisterdyke, Lane Bottom, Lane End, Lane Ends, Lane Head, Larkfield, Lawns, Lawnswood, Laycock, Lazenby, Ledsham, Ledston, Ledston Luck, Lee Moor, Leeds, Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Leeming, Lepton, Lepton Edge, Leventhorpe, Leymoor, Lidget Green, Lidgett Park, Lindley, Lingards Wood, Lingbob, Lingdale, Linthwaite, Linton, Little Horton, Little Lepton, Little London, Little Preston, Little Thorpe, Littletown, Liversedge, Liverton, Liverton Mines, Lockwood, Lodge Hill, Lofthouse, Lofthouse Gate, Loftus, Long Lee, Longley, Longwood, Longwood Edge, Loscoe, Low Ackworth, Low Fold, Low Green, Low Moor, Lower Altofts, Lower Cumberworth, Lower Grange, Lower Hopton, Lower Houses, Lower Mickletown, Lower Soothill, Lower Town, Lumb, Lumb Foot, Lupset, Manningham, Manor Park, Manston, Manywells Height, Margrove Park, Marsden, Marsh, Marske-By-The-Sea, Meal Hill, Meanwood, Meltham, Meltham Mills, Menston, Merchant Fields, Methley, Methley Junction, Methley Lanes, Micklefield, Micklethwaite, Mickletown, Middlestown, Middleton, Middleton, Midgley, Miles Hill, Mill Shaw, Milnsbridge, Milnthorpe, Mirfield, Moldgreen, Monkhill, Monkswood, Moor Allerton, Moor Edge, Moor End, Moor Head, Moor Side, Moor Top, Moorhead, Moorsholm, Moorside, Moorthorpe, Moortown, Morley, Mount, Mount Pleasant, Mountain, Mytholmes, Nab Hill, Nab Wood, Nether Yeadon, Netherby, Netherley, Netheroyd Hill, Netherthong, Netherton, Netherton, Nettleton Hill, New Brighton, New Brotton, New Crofton, New Farnley, New Fryston, New Holland, New Marske, New Micklefield, New Mill, New Road Side, New Scarbro, New Sharlston, New Skelton, New Town, New Wortley, Newall, Newmillerdam, Newsam Green, Newsholme, Newsome, Newstead, Newton Hill, Newton under Roseberry, Noon Nick, Normanby, Normanton, Norr, Norristhorpe, North Elmsall, North Featherstone, North Skelton, Northorpe, Notton, Oakenshaw, Oakes, Oakwell, Oakwood, Oakworth, Odsal, Old Bramhope, Old Dolphin, Old Micklefield, Old Snydale, Oldfield, Ormesby, Osmondthorpe, Osset Spa, Ossett, Ossett Street Side, Otley, Oulton, Ousel Hole, Outwood, Ouzlewell Green, Overthorpe, Overton, Overtown, Owlet, Oxenhope, Paddock, Painthorpe, Park Gate, Park Head, Park Mill, Park Villas, Parklands, Parlington, Peas Acre, Pendas Fields, Pickles Hill, Pledwick, Pole Moor, Pontefract, Pool, Portobello, Potternewton, Potterton, Pottery Field, Priesthorpe, Priestthorpe, Prince Royd, Pudsey, Purston Jaglin, Quarmby, Queensbury, Ravenscliffe, Ravensthorpe, Rawdon, Rawdon Carrs, Rawfolds, Rawthorpe, Red Hill, Redcar, Richmond Hill, Riddlesden, Roberttown, Robin Hood, Rodley, Rothwell, Rothwell Haigh, Roundhay, Rowley Hill, Royd Moor, Roydhouse, Royds Green, Ryecroft, Ryhill, Salendine Nook, Saltaire, Sandal, Sandal Magna, Sandford, Sandhills, Sandy Lane, Savile Town, Sawood, Scaling, Scapegoat Hill, Scarcroft, Scholemoor, Scholes, Scholes, Scholey Hill, School Green, Scissett, Scotgate, Seacroft, Shadwell, Sharlston, Sharlston Common, Shaw, Shay Gate, Sheepridge, Sheepscar, Shelley, Shelley Woodhouse, Shepherd Hill, Shepley, Shibden Head, Shipley, Silsden, Simpson Green, Skelmanthorpe, Skelton, Skinningrove, Slack, Slaithwaite, Slapewath, Slippery Ford, Snow Hill, Snow Lea, Snydale, South Bank, South Crosland, South Elmsall, South Hiendley, South Kirkby, South Ossett, Spen, St John's, Staincliffe, Stanbury, Stanks, Stanley, Stanley Ferry, Stanningley, Stead, Steeton, Stockbridge, Stourton, Stranghow, Strawberry Hill, Streethouse, Swain House, Swarcliffe, Swartha, Swillington, Swillington Common, Swincliffe, Swinnow Moor, Tandem, Tarn, Teesville, Thackley, Thackley End, The Fall, Thick Hollins, Thongsbridge, Thornbury, Thorncliff, Thorner, Thornes, Thornhill, Thornhill Edge, Thornhill Lees, Thornton, Thorp Arch, Thorpe Audlin, Thorpe Edge, Thorpe on The Hill, Thunder Bridge, Thurstonland, Thwaites, Thwaites Brow, Tingley, Tinshill, Toftshaw, Tong, Tong Park, Tong Street, Topcliffe, Totties, Town End, Town Head, Troydale, Tyersal, Under Bank, Undercliffe, Upleatham, Upper Armley, Upper Batley, Upper Cumberworth, Upper Denby, Upper Green, Upper Heaton, Upper Hopton, Upper Marsh, Upper Moor Side, Upper Town, Upperthong, Upton, Utley, Victoria, Wakefield, Walton, Warmfield, Warrenby, Washpit, Water Fryston, Weardley, Weeton, Weetwood, Well Heads, Wellhouse, Wellington Hill, Wellroyd, Wentbridge, West Ardsley, West Bowling, West Bretton, West Carlton, West End, West End, West Garforth, West Hardwick, West Morton, West Park, West Royd, West Scholes, Westfield, Westfield, Westgate Hill, Weston, Wetherby, Wheldale, Whinmoor, Whins Wood, White Hill, White Lee, Whitecote, Whitkirk, Whitley Head, Whitley Lower, Whitwood, Wibsey, Wike, Wilberlee, Wilsden, Wilsden Hill, Wilshaw, Wilton, Windhill, Windmill Hill, Wintersett, Wintersett Reservoir, Wood Row, Woodhall Hills, Woodhouse, Woodhouse, Woodkirk, Woodlesford, Wooldale, Woolgreaves, Woolley, Wortley, Wragby, Wrangbrook, Wrenthorpe, Wrose, Wyke, Yeadon, Yearby
Including all of the following West Yorkshire boroughs and areas
Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield
And the following list of postcodes in West Yorkshire BD1, BD10, BD11, BD12, BD13, BD14, BD15, BD16, BD17, BD18, BD19, BD2, BD20, BD21, BD22, BD3, BD4, BD5, BD6, BD7, BD8, BD9, HD1, HD2, HD3, HD4, HD5, HD6, HD7, HD8, HD9, HX1, HX2, HX3, HX4, HX5, HX6, HX7, LS1, LS10, LS11, LS12, LS13, LS14, LS15, LS16, LS17, LS18, LS19, LS2, LS20, LS21, LS22, LS23, LS25, LS26, LS27, LS28, LS29, LS3, LS4, LS5, LS6, LS7, LS8, LS9, WF1, WF10, WF11, WF12, WF13, WF14, WF15, WF16, WF17, WF2, WF3, WF4, WF5, WF6, WF7, WF8, WF9
To see a list of all the other counties we buy in click
here.
A FEW OF THE MOST RECENT ITEMS WE WANT...
 | THE SOFT MACHINE Volume Two (1969 US 17-track vinyl LP
on the black label design with colour Probe logo, internal
pasted gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve displays some
general wear mostly to the edges & corners with no rips or
deletion holes, whilst the vinyl has only a few light cosmetic
scuffs, overall an excellent example CPLP4505)
Tracklisting: 1. Pataphysical Introduction Part 1 0:59
2. A Concise British Alphabet Part 1 0:10
3. Hibou, Anemone And Bear 5:59
4. A Concise British Alphabet Part 2 0:12
5. Hulloder 0:55
6. Dada Was Here 3:25
7. Thank You Pierrot Lunaire 0:49
8. Have You Ever Bean Green? 1:20
9. Pataphysical Introduction Part 2 0:50
10. Out Of Tunes 2:32
11. As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still 2:34
12. Dedicated To You But You Weren't Listening 2:41
13. Fire Engine Passing With Bells Clanging 1:43
14. Pig 2:08
15. Orange Skin Food 1:10
16. A Door Opens And Closes 1:10
17. 10.30 Returns To The Bedroom 4:15 |
 | TIM BUCKLEY Happy Sad (1971 UK 6-track vinyl LP on the
'butterfly' Elektra label, originally released in 1969 and
produced by the Lovin' Spoonful's Jerry Yester and Zal
Yanovsky, featuring Buzzin' Fly and Dream Letter, matt
picture sleeve. Thesleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl
is Near Mint K42072)
Tracklisting: 1. Strange Feelin' 7:49
2. Buzzin' Fly 6:00
3. Love From Room 109 At The Islander (On Pacific Coast Highway) 10:47
4. Dream Letter 5:10
5. Gypsy Woman 12:19
6. Sing A Song For You 2:36 |
 | MILES DAVIS Kind Of Blue (Limited Edition 2015 US Mobile Fidelity
Sound Lab 5-track 2-LP box set, mastered by Krieg Wunderlich on the
Gain 2 Ultra Analog System, specially plated & pressed on
180gram High Definition Vinyl cut at 45rpm formaximum
sound clarity. The ultimate analogue reference of Miles' TAS listed
1959 stereo album classic starring John Coltrane, Cannonball
Adderley, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb.
Comes housed in a deluxe pasted & textured
#Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time12" picture box which is
hand numbered in black marker pen on the back, complete with the
illustrated 8-page booklet. The packaging & the vinyl are Near Mint
with few signs of wear or play MFSL2-45011)
Tracklisting: Miles Davis Kind of Blue on numbered limited edition 180-gram 45 RPM double LP box set from Mobile Fidelity.
How does one properly introduce an epochal record? Perhaps by unequivocally stating that it is the best-selling jazz album in history. Or by affirming that, every year, it sells tens of thousands of copies more than five decades after its original release. There's also the matter of its status as the most-referenced, and arguably, most important, jazz recording of all-time. And the Dream Team lineup of Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb. Yes, Kind of Blue is utterly inimitable.
Part of Mobile Fidelity's Miles Davis catalog restoration series, the landmark has been given the ultimate white-gloves treatment. Mastered from the original master tapes, and pressed on 45 RPM LPs at RTI, this sumptuous box set of the often-reissued album is a must for even fans that already possess multiple versions. Such is the illuminating transparency, reference dynamics, organic warmth, and instrumental detail exposed by the thoroughly scrupulous mastering process. If there's a stairway to heaven, this is the soundtrack.
In its three-decade-plus history, Mobile Fidelity has never been prouder to have the honour of handling efforts as important as Davis' key recordings. It's why the label's engineers took every available measure to transport listeners to the March and April 1959 sessions that parlayed modal jazz into mainstream language. The blueprint for melodic improvisation and vamping, Kind of Blue simplifies tonal organization and chordal progression into an eminently beautiful, introspective tapestry stitched with swinging poetry, mellifluous soloing, compositional lyricism, transcendental harmonies, and group interplay of the highest caliber.
While no one has ever completely identified the magic behind the record's allure — the otherworldly nature is part of its inherent charm — much of the success lies with the band members. Davis intentionally handpicked these musicians to comprise this particular cast, with everyone from former foil Evans to blues maestro Kelly to percussive genius Cobb interacting and reacting with peerless skill.
An audiophile favourite from the day it was issued, Kind of Blue takes on nirvanic sonic proportions via Mobile Fidelity's reissue. The expressive warmth, imaging clarity, frequency extension, and window-on-the-world breadth afforded by this new edition places music lovers right in the studio with the sextet. Close your eyes and, no matter how many times you may have heard it before, your experience will parallel that of the players that recorded these gems. Everyone shares in the excitement of not knowing what will happen and, as the music begins to lie out in front of you, you'll feel as if you've been whisked away to a jazz holy land. Quintessential.
Side 1
1. So What
Side 2
2. Freddie Freeloader
3. Blue in Green
Side 3
4. All Blues
Side 4
5. Flamenco Sketches |
 | STEELY DAN Can't Buy A Thrill (2022 UHQR limited
edition 45RPM 10-track 2xLP from Analogue Productions, the
definitive Ultra High Quality Record pressed at Quality Record
Pressing on two 200-gram Clarity Vinyl® records,
mastereddirectly from the original master tape by Bernie
Grundman. Purest possible pressing housed inside a most
visually stunning presentation package, with gold foil
individually numbered jackets, housed in a premium slipcase
with a wooden dowel spin
#Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Timee. Brand new & factory sealed.
Highly recommended)
Tracklisting: 45RPM double LP release on UHQR Clarity Vinyl
Steely Dan's platinum-selling debut studio album Can't Buy A Thrill, released in November 1972, was a commercial success, peaking at No. 17 on the Billboard chart. It later appeared on many professional listings of the greatest albums, including Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000) and Rolling Stone magazine's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" (2003)
The album was written by band members Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, recorded in August 1972 at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, and produced by Gary Katz. Its music features tight song structure and sounds from soft rock, folk rock, and pop, alongside philosophical, elliptical lyrics. Two songs recorded during the Can't Buy A Thrill sessions were left off the album and released as a single: "Dallas" b/w "Sail the Waterway." This is the only Steely Dan album to include David Palmer as a lead vocalist, having been recruited after Donald Fagen expressed concerns over singing live. Drummer Jim Hodder also chips in lead vocals on one song, "Midnite Cruiser" (sometimes spelled "Midnight Cruiser"), as well as singing the "Dallas" single. By the time recording of the next album began, the band and producer Gary Katz had convinced Fagen to assume the full lead vocalist role.
AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars, with reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine praising the core duo Walter Becker and Donald Fagen as "remarkable craftsmen." Erlewine noted that "there are very few of the jazz flourishes that came to distinguish their (later) albums", but added that the first single from the album, "Do It Again," incorporates a tight Latin jazz beat, while the second single, "Reelin' In the Years," features jazzy guitar solos and harmonies.
Rolling Stone, in its review, said the debut album was a collection of some of the group's best jazz/rock songs.
"Two of Fagen's four (vocal solo) songs were the singles, ‘Do It Again' and ‘Reelin' In The Years,' the later starting off (and continues throughout) with a ripping solo by session player, Elliot Randall, and in fact, was rated by Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page as his favourite guitar solo of all time. That's quite an endorsement. The song peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Charts. ‘Do It Again' charted at No. 6, making it their second highest chart for a single. ‘Dirty Work,' another great song from the record features Palmer. The album is tight, with some of the best musicianship money can buy." — Rolling Stone
The album cover features a photomontage by Robert Lockart that includes an image of a line of prostitutes, standing in a red-light area from Rouen in France waiting for clients. The image was chosen because of its relevance to the album title. Walter Becker and Donald Fagen themselves commented on the album art in their liner notes to the reissued The Royal Scam, saying that The Royal Scam album possessed "the most hideous album cover of the seventies, bar none (excepting perhaps Can't Buy A Thrill)." The cover was banned in Francisco Franco's Spain and was replaced with a photograph of the band playing in concert.
After a brief battle with esophageal cancer, Walter Becker died on September 3, 2017 at the age of 67. Steely Dan has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2001. VH1 ranked Steely Dan at No. 82 on their list of the 100 Greatest Musical Artists of All Time. Rolling Stone ranked them No. 15 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time.
This stereo UHQR reissue will be limited to 20,000 copies, with gold foil individually numbered jackets, housed in a premium slipcase with a wooden dowel spine.
1. Do It Again
2. Dirty Work
3. Kings
4. Midnite Cruiser
5. Only A Fool Would Say That
6. Reelin' In The Years
7. Fire In The Hole
8. Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer Under Me)
9. Change Of The Guard
10. Turn That Heartbeat Over Again
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