Andrew Hill “Smokestack” Blue Note 4160 MONO SEALED
Factory sealed in tight shrink. We acquired this in a collection of several crates of new old stock LPs purchased in the late 60s through the 70s which included a few Blue Notes.
The cover has all the indicators of a 1st pressing jacket. It is very rigid and totally flat on the table. There is minor wears to the corners. The shrink is totally intact without rips or tears.
This is a tricky record to date because it was released right at the transition from Blue Note Records being sold to Liberty in 1966. The disc is most likely either a 1st pressing (with Plastylite Ear/P marking) or a 2nd pressing (no Ear/P). The actual mastering for these two possible options would be the same.
There is no way to know without opening the record, but we can offer the following information: This copy of Smokestack weighs 295 grams in the jacket. We weighed several Liberty pressed Blue Note records in their (all non-laminated jackets with original inners) jackets, all weighed close to 250 grams. Plastylite pressed records (as the 1st pressing would be) are known to be heavier than the Liberty pressed records. We take this as evidence toward it being a 1st pressing.
Offering as SEALED item, to be opened or held as a collectible by the buyer.
Factory sealed in tight shrink. We acquired this in a collection of several crates of new old stock LPs purchased in the late 60s through the 70s which included a few Blue Notes.
The cover has all the indicators of a 1st pressing jacket. It is very rigid and totally flat on the table. There is minor wears to the corners. The shrink is totally intact without rips or tears.
This is a tricky record to date because it was released right at the transition from Blue Note Records being sold to Liberty in 1966. The disc is most likely either a 1st pressing (with Plastylite Ear/P marking) or a 2nd pressing (no Ear/P). The actual mastering for these two possible options would be the same.
There is no way to know without opening the record, but we can offer the following information: This copy of Smokestack weighs 295 grams in the jacket. We weighed several Liberty pressed Blue Note records in their (all non-laminated jackets with original inners) jackets, all weighed close to 250 grams. Plastylite pressed records (as the 1st pressing would be) are known to be heavier than the Liberty pressed records. We take this as evidence toward it being a 1st pressing.
Offering as SEALED item, to be opened or held as a collectible by the buyer.