JACK KEROUAC wZOOT SIMS+AL COHN COMPLETE WORKS ULTRA-RARE SEALED '90 4LP BOX SET

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·       JACK KEROUAC WITH STEVE ALLEN, ZOOT SIMS, AL COHN AND OTHERS  – THE JACK KEROUAC COLLECTION: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS – ULTRA-RARE EXTREMELY LIMITED EDITION  ORIGINAL 1990 RHINO RECORDS/WORD BEAT MONO AND STEREO 4-LP BOX SET R1-70939 WITH ILLUSTRATED BOOK FEATURING ELABORATE ESSAYS AND RECOLLECTIONS BY ALLEN GINSBERG, WILLIAM BURROUGHS,  JERRY GARCIA AND OTHERS

·       THIS BOX SET CONTAINS ALL THREE ORIGINAL STUDIO LP ALBUMS BY JACK KEROUAC [HIS ENTIRE RECORDED OUTPUT: (1) POETRY FOR THE BEAT GENERATION (1959),  BLUES AND HAIKUS (1959) AND THE BEAT GENERATION (1960), PLUS THE FOURTH DISC OF PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL  AND RECITALS.

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       GUARANTEED ORIGINAL WHITE RHINO/BEAT LABEL WITH BLACK PRINT

·       THE WEIGHT OF THE SET, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, 1-INCH THICK, FABRIC-LIKE (LINEN-LINED) CARDBOARD BOX

·       THE SET INCLUDES ORIGINAL JAPANESE-STYLE "OBI"-LIKE RIBBON/SASH WITH THE DETAILS OF THE BOX SET, STILL WRAPPED AROUND THE SET

·       APPARENTLY, A THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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I played the contents of this box set to death when I first got it in the early 1990s, but it remains one of the most treasured items in my collection even if it doesn't get much rotation these days. Reading poetry has never much appealed to me, but hearing it read aloud can be a revelatory experience if done properly, which is definitely the case here. These three albums not only feature Kerouac reciting poems with and without musical accompaniment, they also contain some fascinating recordings of his unique stream-of-consciousness-style prose. If you ask me to choose a favorite, I'm going to cop out and tell you that these three discs are all equally great in their own ways. The first, Poetry for the Beat Generation, is probably the most easily accessible due in large part to Steve Allen's impeccable ivory tinkling. In fact, of all the instrumentalists who worked with Kerouac, I think that this pianist (and all-around entertainer) was the most sympathetic. Allen always seems to provide just the right kind of backing on every performance, whether it's a reminiscence of the author's brakeman days ("October in the Railroad Earth"), tributes ("Charlie Parker," "One Mother," "Abraham," "The Moon Her Majesty"), humorous bits ("Deadbelly," "Goofing at the Table," "Dave Brubeck" "I'd Rather Be Thin Than Famous"), meditations on transcendentalism ("The Sounds of the Universe Coming in My Window," "The Wheel of the Quivering Meat Conception" - how are those for thought-provoking titles?), New York-centric pieces ("Bowery Blues," "McDougal Street Blues"), or the album's centerpiece ("I Had a Slouch Hat Too One Time"), which sounds like a fascinating excerpt from the memoir of an early 20th-century drifter/petty criminal. The fantastic bonus track presents Kerouac reading passages from On the Road and Visions of Cody with full band accompaniment on a Steve Allen Show broadcast from 1959 and leaves the listener pining for more. Blues and Haikus comes off as perhaps the most stereotypically beatnik-sounding of these three LPs, especially on the opening track "American Haikus," which consists of alternately deep or amusing short poems separated by brief solos by saxophonists Al Cohn (who also plays piano on some tracks) and Zoot Sims. "Hard Hearted Old Farmer" brings attention to Kerouac's awkward singing but endearing French Canadian/New England accent ("Hahd Hahted Old Fahmah"), while the sometimes rambling and chaotic "The Last Hotel & Some of Dharma," "Poems from the Unpublished Book of Blues," "Old Western Movies," and "Conclusion of the Railroad Earth" are perhaps best appreciated while in an altered state of mind. A lot of fans rally around Readings on the Beat Generation as the best of this bunch, believing the optimum way to experience the writer's voice is by itself. Indeed, Kerouac's natural rhythm makes itself evident to such an extent throughout this album that all those literary theories which cite the influence of jazz on his writing style don't seem so ridiculous after all. "The Beat Generation" remains the definitive spoken word piece on the movement, while "Poems (Fragments)" can be considered this record's equivalent to "American Haikus," - i.e. short compositions that often speak volumes. The two-part "Lucien Midnight" qualifies as the most abstract work here and is utterly inscrutable at times. "Fantasy" though it may be, "The Early History of Bop" presents a more convincing a theory on the origins of this jazz sub-genre than any scholarly musicological treatise ever could. In short, it's an utter masterpiece of recorded monologue. "Excerpts from The Subterraneans" utilizes one of the best sections from an otherwise so-so book, whereas the gripping but slightly bowdlerized "Visions of Neal: Neal and the Three Stooges, Pts. I & II" is an essential part of my all-time favorite Kerouac book, Visions of Cody. As its outlandish title suggests, it covers everything from Neal Cassady to Moe, Larry, and Curly and all points in between. Finally, "Is There a Beat Generation?" from the like-named academic conference at Brandeis University in 1958, may not provide a clear answer to the question, but at the very least it allows Kerouac to provide his audience with some laughs while also leading them on a heartfelt nostalgic trip through his childhood memories of prewar America.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ANONYMOUS ONLINE REVIEW)

TRACK LISTING:

Disc 1 - Poetry for the Beat Generation - with Steve Allen (Dot/Hanover, 1959)

1. October in the Railroad Earth

2. Deadbelly

3. Charlie Parker

4. The Sounds of the Universe Coming in My Window

5. One Mother

6. Goofing at the Table

7. Bowery Blues

8. Abraham

9. Dave Brubeck

10. I Had a Slouch Hat Too One Time

11. The Wheel of the Quivering Meat Conception

12. McDougal Street Blues

13. The Moon Her Majesty

14. I'd Rather Be Thin Than Famous

Bonus track

15. Readings from On the Road and Visions of Cody (from The Steve Allen Plymouth Show)

Disc 2 - Blues and Haikus / Featuring Al Cohn and Zoot Sims (Hanover, 1959)

1. American Haikus

2. Hard Hearted Old Farmer

3. The Last Hotel & Some of Dharma

4. Poems from the Unpublished Book of Blues

Bonus tracks

5. Old Western Movies

6. Conclusion of the Railroad Earth

Disc 3 - Readings by Jack Kerouac on the Beat Generation (Verve, 1960)

1. The Beat Generation

2. Poems (Fragments)

a) San Francisco

b) Street Scene

c) Money Honey

d) Westinghouse Elevators

e) Old Age

f) Praised Be Man

g) The Sad Turtle

3. Lucien Midnight: The Sound of the Universe in My Window, Pt. I

4. Lucien Midnight: The Sound of the Universe in My Window, Pt. II

5. Fantasy: The Early History of Bop

6. Excerpts from The Subterraneans

7. Visions of Neal: Neal and the Three Stooges, Pt. I

8. Visions of Neal: Neal and the Three Stooges, Pt. II

Bonus track

9. Is There a Beat Generation? (from the Is There a Beat Generation? forum at Brandeis University)

NOTE:  the original LP version of this box set  was issued in 1990,  the same year the vinyl record was officially pronounced dead as an audio format  and the production of virtually all vinyl LPs “mysteriously” ceased, as if on cue (hint: major record labels had something to do with it). As a result, LP versions of this great Jack Kerouac collection are SHOCKINGLY hard to find today,  with CD versions outnumbering the LP versions by a ratio of AT LEAST 80:1. Finding a still sealed original copy?!?! Forget it – not even a HOPE!!! This may be the last one you will ever see.

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE BOX SET IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)          The records are guaranteed to come in their original, custom, inner sleeves, which are UNIQUE to this album and contain original cover artwork found on original Hannover and Verve LPs , SUCH AS THE ONES SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION (the only notable exception is the first LP, which comes with the Hannover artwork, rather than its original Dot artwork).

(c)             The records are  apparently  pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          This box set comes with the original Japanese-style OBI (ribbon/sash wrapped around the box)

(e)           Stereo copies of this album are NOT known to exist.

(f)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (BOX)

THE BOX IS STONE MINT, STILL SEALED AND NOTHING SHORT OF ABSOLUTE PERFECTION, WITHOUT EVEN A HINT OF A FLAW OR DEFECT; A KIND OF BEAUTY YOU ONLY GET TO SEE ONCE IN A LIFETIME.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE BOX:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes (the bar code is printed on the OBI ribbon, NOT on the box itself)

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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