LP RECORD ACETATE UNISSUED LUCKY THOMPSON JAZZ BOP 1956
$
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33 1/3 RPM RECORD ACETATE BY GERARD "DAVE" POCHONET FEATURING LUCKY THOMPSON ON TENOR SAX. THIS IS A PRIVATE ACETATE THAT CAME FROM THE LATE DAVE POCHONET COLLECTION. IT WAS RECORDED APRIL 25, 1956 IN FRANCE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DISC THAT WAS CUT FOR POCHONET TO LISTEN TO MULTIPLE TAKES OF TWO NUMBERS IN ORDER TO DECIDE WHICH SELECTIONS WERE TO BE USED FOR AN LP TO BE ISSUED. THERE ARE FOUR TAKES OF, "WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE" AND TWO TAKES OF, "TIME ON MY HANDS." ALL TAKES ARE DIFFERENT AND POCHONET HAS WRITTEN THAT THE THIRD TAKE OF "WHAT..." IS "GOOD" WHICH MAY BE THE TAKE USED ON THE ISSUED LP. EVENTUALLY THE SELECTED TAKES (ONE OF EACH) CAME OUT ON AN LP CALLED "LUCKY PLAYS FOR THE CLUB," A PRIVATE ISSUE, I THINK. THE BAND ALSO IN INCLUDES MARTIN SOLAL ON PIANO AND OF COURSE POCHONET AT THE DRUMS. THE SOUND QUALITY IS VERY GOOD BUT THE ACETATE HAS SURFACE NOISE AND TICKS AND POPS. A GOOD ENGINEER COULD CERTAINLY CLEAN THESE UP. THE DISC TRACKS ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITH NO SKIPS OR REPEATS (I USED A 2.0 STYLUS). I WOULD GRADE IT AS "V+" TO "E-" CONDITION. THE LABEL IS PEALING AROUND THE EDGES BUT THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION IS STILL THERE (SEE PICTURE). SIDE "B" IS UNUSED. THE STARTING BID FOR THIS UNIQUE ITEM IS $49.99. SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE BOP.
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