RAY RUSSELL Secret Asylum 1973 RARE UK 1st ORIG Press Free Jazz Near MINT A#1B#2

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RAY RUSSELL: “Secret Asylum”

Label: BLACK LION Records

Label Number: 2460-207

- RARE First original UK pressing of 1973!!!!

- Comes housed in spotless textured gatefold jacket

- GENUINE First ORIGINAL UK Pressing with Matrix Numbers ending in Side 1: A#1 and Side 2: B#2

- TOP CONDITION – NM for archival collector, hard to find a better one

GRADING:

LP Record: Near Mint  - with shiny & glossy vinyl without any signs of extended use. ARCHIVAL QUALITY!!!!

Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint with fully readable and solid spine/ straight edges/ sharp corners…TOP copy for archival collector, hard to find a better or cleaner one

Some words on this issue: RUSSELL, RAY: “Secret Asylum” (Black Lion – 2460-207) (Record: Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Near Mint). Top copy! Original 1973 UK Black Lion pressing! This is one of the UK’s best ever roaring hardcore free jazz gems with top guitarist Ray Russell at helm as a leader. On“Secret Asylum” Russell went totally overboard and entered previously uncharted hardcore jazz and avant-garde waters. Here he was by the crème of that day’s UK top players being drummer (and poet) Alan Rushton, bassist Daryl Runswick, trumpeter Harry Beckett and reedman Gary Windo. The latter opens “Spinetree” with an ear-shattering shriek, a burnished split-tone growl that splits open the earth and parted the heavens. Windo was beyond any doubt at the top of his game then, fully capable of unleashing a whole litany of squawks, blats and shouts, bristling and sparkling over with pure free expression. Rushton fits in nicely and his playing acts like a counterweight to all the heavy maelstrom action floating around. One of the highlights of the LP – actually the whole LP is one continuous highlight according to my ears – is “These That I Am,” which treats you to a totally over-the-top duel off Russell and Rushton who let’s his freak flag out and flying high and wide on this one. Once exposed and open to it you may find an album of extrovert, ferocious ingenuity that is somewhat unnerving. Just plain massive!!!! One of the best records ever!!!

SHIPPING IS FROM JAPAN AND IS NOT 4$ - CHECK SHIPPING RATES HERE BELOW!!!

New to the e-bay game but long experience in selling records so bid with confidence.

Our grading scale: Mint/ Near Mint/ Excellent/ VG++/. We don’t sell anything below VG++. VG++ grade is basically that the record has some scuffs and has wear. Excellent: record has hardly no visible defects and is preserved with care and attention, the condition most collectors take pride in to file away. Near Mint: a dash below mint, just perfect. Mint: like new.

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THIS ITEM IS VERY HEAVY IN WEIGHT AND SHIPS FOR THE PRICE OF 5 LP RECORDS….IS SLIGHTLY OVER 2 KG IN WEIGHT SO I CANNOT SHIP THIS FOR 4$ OR EVEN 22$

SHIPPING COSTS

= Registered Airmail to USA/Canada/Mexico/Oceania = $22 for 1 LP, $25 for 2 LP's, and $30 for 3 LP's.

= Registered Airmail to UK/Europe/Russia = $23 for 1 LP, $26 for 2 LP's, and $31 for 3 LP's.

= Registered Airmail to South America = $30 for 1 LP, $33 for 2 LP's, and $39 for 3 LP's.

= For Asian countries = Because the charge of the Registered Airmail is the same as EMS, we automatically send out your package by EMS. See the EMS rate below. 

In case of purchase more than $200, item(s) must be shipped by EMS (Express Mail with internet tracking, and the insurance).

= EMS Shipping to USA/Canada/Mexico/Oceania = $25 for 1 LP, $29 for 2 LP's, and $33 for 3 LP's.

= EMS Shipping to UK/Europe/Russia = $28 for 1 LP, $32 for 2 LP's, and $36 for 3 LP's.

= EMS Shipping to South America = $37 for 1 LP, $42 for 2 LP's, and $48 for 3 LP's.

= EMS Shipping to Asian countries = $20 for 1 LP, $23 for 2 LP's, and $26 for 3 LP's.

Registered Airmail Shipping rates for EP’s: USA & EUROPE & AUSTRALIA: $13 for one EP; 15 for 2 EP’s and 18$ for 3 EP’s

Registered Airmail Shipping rates for CD’s: USA & EUROPE & AUSTRALIA: $10 for one CD and 12$ for 2 CD’s

ALL PARCELS OVER 2 KG WEIGHT MUST BE SHIPPED WITH EMS!!!

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