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Giant Steps - 1st

JOHN COLTRANE Giant Steps (Rare 1960 UK first press 7-track deep groove mono vinyl LP, a landmark recording & one of the greatest musical achievements in American jazz. Includes the jaw-dropping rollercoaster ride of the title track & Countdown, plus the beautiful, mature ballad Naima, written by Trane for his then-wife, Juanita Naima Grubbs. Comes housed in the original front laminated picture sleeve with scalloped flipbacks & company inner. See 'more info' for condition details... LTZ-K15197)
#Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time

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Release Year 1960 - 64 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label London
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Product Catalogue No LTZ-K15197
Music Genre Progressive, Jazz
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
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Tracklisting & More Information

This little beauty would sit firmly in our top three of greatest Jazz records ever made [although don't ask us what the other two are, we haven't decided yet!]. Giant Steps hits like a ton of bricks, intellectually, emotionally, harmonically, this album has it all...

Tenor Saxophone - John Coltrane
Piano – Tommy Flanagan or Wynton Kelly
Bass - Paul Chambers
Drums - Art Taylor or Jimmy Cobb

Tracklist:-
Giant Steps
Cousin Mary
Countdown
Spiral
Syeeda's Song Flute
Naima
Mr P.C.

Condition :-

Sleeve:-
The sleeve grades VG-. There is tape reinforcement (not repair) to three edges; admittedly this is reasonably subtle and doesn't detract from the front cover photo, with a little light discolouration to the unlaminted back. There is no writing on the sleeve & the scalloped flipbacks are secure as well as the side flipback. There are creases to the right corners, these can be forgiven with age & the colours of this iconic front cover still shine bright & loud like a commanding note from Trane's tenor! There are some additional light ring wear creases, mild corner scuffs & some faint age marks on closer inspection. All print is clearly legible. Although not mint, this is a very pleasing example & one that should still sit proudly at the fore of any music collection.

Labels:-
These are the original red & silver London Atlantic design with a 'deep groove'. The labels are EX with with one or two tiny marks by the spindle hole to show play. The matrices in the dead wax are machine stamped:
Side 1: AML-1608-1B
Side 2: AML-1609-1B

Vinyl:-
The first press heavyweight vinyl is the star of the show here. It has a lovely deep clean shine both sides & plays beautifully with very little evidence of any background interference on its intended mono playback setting. The vinyl grades Excellent & on close inspection reveals merely a few minor signs of play. Highly recommended.


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Recording Artist John Coltrane
Product Title Giant Steps - 1st
Product Information John Coltrane Giant Steps - 1st UK vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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