Super Rare / Dave Brubeck - Penn State University 1955

$

200

ARTIST: Dave Brubeck
LABEL: Penn State Jazz Club F8OP 7083
TITLE: A University Listens To Dave Brubeck
CONDITION:
Sleeve: The front cover is VG+ to VG++ w/ a little light ring wear and a light 7 1/2" scratch through the middle of the photo that is not too obtrusive. The back cover is strong VG++ w/ just a touch of wear. Has a 7 3/4" bottom seam split at the right corner. The spine and top seam are intact except for a very tiny 1/4" split at the top right corner.
Record: By the spindle hole it looks like this LP may have been played a couple of times. Retains high original gloss w/ some light surface scuffs and some light random scratches. I play graded this entire LP and I'll break down the condition track by track.
Side A - Track 1 plays almost Mint- w/ a little light random background surface noise
Track 2 plays almost Mint- w/ a little light random background surface noise and a few light background ticks at the end of the track
Track 3 plays almost Mint- w/ a few light random background ticks
Track 4 plays Mint-
Side B - Track 1 has a scratch that causes background ticks through the last 4 minutes of the 11:30 minute track. The rest is almost Mint- w/ some light random background surface noise.
Track 2 plays VG++ w/ some light random background ticks
Track 3 plays VG++ w/ some light random background ticks
VPI cleaned
COMMENTS: Super Rare Red Vinyl Limited & legitimate Private Press LP that was pressed for Penn State University Jazz Club Members in commemeration of the club's first concert ever. It was recorded at Rec Hall on the PSU campus on March 19, 1955.
Personnel : Dave Brubeck - Piano, Paul Desmond - Alto Sax, Bob Bates - Bass, Joe Dodge - Drums
Tracks : Side A - Give a Little Whistle...Here Lies Love... A Trolley Song...Jeepers Creepers... Side B - These Foolish Things...All the Things You Are... For All We Know & Jazz Club Recording Announcement
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It's avery decent live recording w/ the piano, sax & drums quite present although the bass is a bit lacking. There is some surface noise on the LP I believe mostly due to the red vinylite pressing.
The liner notes read ""HI FI FANS NOTE! The original tapes were recorded on an Ampex '600' tape recorder with a single Electro Voice 654 microphone. RCA Victor processed the stampers and made the pressings in accordance with the new RIAA frequency curve, on the best possible substance, pure grain vinylite."
The record label reads : "Presented by the Penn State Jazz Club, Recorded at Recreation Hall, March 18, 1955." In bold letters on the bottom, "FOR MEMBERS ONLY" with "F8OP 7083
Total tracking time is 60 minutes which is the complete performance except that it is faded at the end of For All We Know.
I will provide a quality CD transfer of this LP if you request it upon purchase.

NOTE: VPI cleaned means that this record was cleaned on a professional $500 cleaning machine, which does wonders for the playback of all vinyl records!
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