MICHEL DE VILLERS WILLIAM BOUCAYA JACK DIEVAL GROUPS

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365

EUROJAZZ AT ITS BEST! ULTRA RARE FRENCH ALBUM RECORDED AND ISSUED IN PARIS IN 1954 BY DUCRETET-THOMSON.THIS IS THE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING.  A simultaneous U.K. version seems to exist. NO RE-ISSUES EXIST. VERY SCARCE!!

DUCRETET-THOMSON LP 250 V 001

THE PERSONNEL: GROUP 1: MICHEL DE VILLERS BARYTONE AND ALTO SAXOPHONES, ANDRE PERSIANY p. MEDVEDKO b. PLANCHENAULT dr. GROUP 2: WILLIAM BOUCAYA BARYTONE SAX  CH. BELLEST tr. PIERRE MICHELOT b. T.T. MOTTA dr  BEN AHMED ZOUBIR tumba. GROUP 3: JACK DIEVAL PIANO M. MEUNIER cl. JEAN CLAUDE FOHRENBACH ten sax, WILLIAM BOUCAYA baryt sax, VERSTRAETE tr. VASSEUR trb, BENOIT QUERSIN b. PLANCHENAULT dr

THE MUSICIANS PLAY THE MODERN REPERTOIRE: ORIGINALS BY: MICHEL DE VILLERS, CHRISTIAN CHEVALLIER, THEL. MONK, HUBERT ROSTAING AND STANDARDS.

THE HISTORY OF THIS COLLECTION IS ONE OF A HAPPY START AND A SAD ENDING. (I HAVE THIS INFORMATION FIRST HAND). THE DUCRETET-THOMSON, SO FAR, HAD ONLY RECORDED CLASSICAL MUSIC. IT WAS DECIDED THEY WOULD ENTER THE JAZZ SCENE AND THEY ROAMED THE ST GERMAIN CLUBS TO SPOT THE BEST TALENTS AND RECORD THEM. SO FAR SO GOOD. THEN THE MARKETING BOYS GOT WET FEET AND DECIDED TO SELL THE PRODUCT UNDER THE BANNER "JAZZ FOR DANCE" (They must have meant "Jazz for dancing" obviously). THE RESULT WAS THAT THE RECORD DID NOT SELL, THE RETAIL SHOPS PUT THEM IN THE BINS FOR POPULAR DANCE MUSIC AND THE RECORD REMAINED UNNOTICED BY THE JAZZ FANS, AND THE DANCERS DID NOT BUY EITHER. SOON AFTER, ALSO WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE 12" / 30 CM ALBUMS, THE RECORD WAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE CATALOGUES. THIS RECORD COMES FROM A HUGE BELGIAN COLLECTION (10000 ALBUMS AT LEAST) AND HAS BEEN PLAYED ONCE.

MY GRADING IS VISUAL ONLY, NO PLAYGRADING, UNLESS MENTIONED.

VINYL GRADING SCALE: M:PERFECT, NM:NEAR PERFECT, E:NO WEAR, SHINY SURFACE, BUT SOME MINOR BLEMISHES (SLEEVE MARKS OR NEEDLE DROPS OR A SMALL NEGLIGEABLE SCRATCH), VG:VISIBLE WEAR AND SOME DAMAGE, BUT STILL VERY COLLECTIONABLE. I DON'T SELL G(ood) AND P(oor) MATERIAL. + or - to indicate variations on the above. Bidders should be aware that some records issued in the fifties, even if Mint, are not Hi Fi. Sometimes the vinyl or the pressings are low quality, with inevitable background noise. IMHO the absolute quality standard as set by Contemporary Records is seldom, if ever, met by other labels.

VINYL: NM+

COVER: NM+. BEAUTIFUL UNLAMINATED FRONT. RARE FEATURE: HAS FLIPOVERS ON THE SIDES AND SLEEVE OPENING ON TOP. NO RING WEAR. NO SEAM SPLITS. SEAMS ARE EXTREMELY FIRM. SHOWS SOME TRACES OF AGEING FRONT TOP RIGHT. IN SHORT A PRISTINE COVER JUST OUT OF A LONG HIBERNATION OF OVER 50 YEARS. HAS THE ORIGINAL PRICE WRITTEN IN PENCIL ("295" for 295 Belgian francs). I could erase it, but many nostalgic collectors prefer the original prices left! So it is up to the happy winner to decide.

LABELS: CLEAN, NO SPINDLE MARKS

SEE MY OTHER BOP AND EUROJAZZ OFFERINGS NOW FOR SALE

BID WITH CONFIDENCE, IF NOT SATISFIED, A FULL RETURN IS GUARANTEED, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. 

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY "SELLER'S PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS" HEREUNDER BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR BID. BUYERS, IN SUBMITTING THEIR BID, AUTOMATICALLY ACCEPT SELLER'S SALES CONDITIONS. PAYMENT WITHIN 10 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER INVOICE DATE.

SHIPMENT IS AT BUYERS' RISK, SELLER DOES NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOST OR DAMAGED ITEMS. ITEMS SHIPPED VIA UNREGISTERED MAIL CANNOT BE TRACED, SO IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO HAVE YOUR PARCELS SENT VIA REGISTERED MAIL. PAYPAL BUYERS MUST HAVE THEIR PARCELS SENT VIA REGISTERED MAIL BECAUSE OF PAYPAL REGULATIONS.