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Ballads - UHQR Clarity Vinyl 45RPM - Sealed

JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET Ballads (2024 UHQR limited edition 45RPM 8-track 2xLP from Analogue Productions, the definitive Ultra High Quality Record pressing on two 200-gram clear Clarity Vinyl® records - Ballads is an album that will never go out of style and never be unwelcome on any jazz lover's turntable! Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original master tape. Purest possible pressing housed inside a most visually stunning presentation package. Brand new & factory sealed. Recommended)

Price Info
$272.99, £209.99  
Product Availability Last 2 copies in stock. Order now for shipping on Friday 1st November
Release Date 16th Feb 2024
Release Year 2023 - 1 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 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album)
Record Label Analogue Productions
Complete Stock List Go to John Coltrane
Product Catalogue No AUHQR0008-45
Music Genre Jazz, Progressive
Country Comes from USA Comes from 'USA'
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John Coltrane Quartet — Ballads

Analogue Productions' UHQR, the pinnacle of high-quality vinyl!

45 RPM Ultra High Quality Record release limited to 5,000 copies

Mastered from the original tape by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound

Pressed at Quality Record Pressings using Clarity Vinyl®

Includes a 12" x 12" 12-page booklet featuring liner notes by Ashley Kahn and recording session images by Jim Marshall

"If you're a serious hardcore Coltrane fan, I would opt for the UHQR because I think this one sounds best in terms of depth, dimension, soundstage and detail. It is an amazing UHQR version." — Kenny's Audiophile Record Reviews

"Coltrane's closely miked sax sounds vividly present, a bit more so on this UHQR compared to the others, and Tyner's piano, while not brilliantly recorded (in the RVG style) sounds a bit more solid and grounded in space on the UHQR compared to RKS's 33 1/3 cut. ... Does this edition beat the RKS 33 1/3 edition? Yes. By leaps and bounds? No, but it is better. Is the presentation superior? Yes. By leaps and bounds." — Music = 10/11; Sound = 9/11 — Michael Fremer, TrackingAngle.com

Audiophile reviews rave about saxophone master John Coltrane's immortal Impulse! records, A Love Supreme (1964) and Ballads (1963). Ballads is an album that will never go out of style and never be unwelcome on any jazz lover's turntable.

You're about to experience Ballads at its peak of vinyl perfection — in UHQR format on Clarity Vinyl, with the added bonus of a double 45 RPM cut by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound. Ryan's cut has his characteristic clarity and transparency all set against Quality Record Pressing's usual noiseless backgrounds on 200-gram flawless records. Each UHQR will be packaged in a deluxe box and will include a booklet detailing the entire process of making a UHQR along with a hand-signed certificate of inspection. This will be a truly deluxe, collectible product.

For this 45 RPM 2LP edition you'll also receive a !2" x 12" 12-page booklet featuring liner notes by Ashley Kahn and recording session images by Jim Marshall.

The intense passionate Coltrane interpretation of standards such as "All Or Nothing At All," "What's New," "It's Easy To Remember" and the Sinatra classic "Nancy (With The Laughing Face)" are the essence of Ballads. When asked why attempt such an undertaking, Coltrane replied "Variety."

While it may have been a short detour by Trane before he exploded off into the nether regions of jazz music a few years later, it is still a fantastic document of one of the premier jazz groups of the 1960s.

Recorded December 21, 1961 and September 18 & November 13, 1962 at Rudy Van Gelder Studios.

"It's impossible to sleepwalk through tracks like "You Don't Know What Love Is" and "I Wish I Knew" and impart them with even a fraction of the emotional heft that the Quartet achieves. This is the type of jazz album in which the music just washes over the listener with it's restrained grace and beauty, and while it may not have the adventurousness that some listeners think Trane should have had each and every time he recorded, I'd say it shows off a side of him that only makes us appreciate his more bold and daring albums even more." — The Jazz Record

Side 1
1. Say It (Over And Over Again) (4:15)
2. You Don't Know What Love Is (5:11)

Side 2
1. Too Young To Go Steady (4:20)
2. All Or Nothing At All (3:35)

Side 3
1. I Wish I Knew (4:54)
2. What's New (3:43)

Side 4
1. It's Easy To Remember (2:45)
2. Nancy (With The Laughing Face) 3:09)


DOUBLE LP  
Recording Artist John Coltrane
Product Title Ballads - UHQR Clarity Vinyl 45RPM - Sealed
Product Information John Coltrane Ballads - UHQR Clarity Vinyl 45RPM - Sealed USA 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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Artists Related To Alice Coltrane, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Wilbur Harden
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