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Torn spine. Original US mono pressing. Writing on cover.

Mono All Disc Pressing.

seam split.

Taped spines. Writing on cover. US reissue.

Red vinyl with scuffs and hairlines

Writing on cover.

Cover has splits in seams.

Writing on cover.

US original.
Sleeve has seam-split.
LP has scratches.

Side B with streaks from prior PVC storage.

John Coltrane Quartet — Ballads
Analogue Productions' UHQR, the pinnacle of high-quality vinyl!
45 RPM Ultra High Quality Record release limited to 5,000 copies
Mastered from the original tape by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings using Clarity Vinyl®
Includes a 12" x 12" 12-page booklet featuring liner notes by Ashley Kahn and recording session images by Jim Marshall

Audiophile reviews rave about saxophone master John Coltrane's immortal Impulse! records, A Love Supreme (1964) and Ballads (1963). Ballads is an album that will never go out of style and never be unwelcome on any jazz lover's turntable.

You're about to experience Ballads at its peak of vinyl perfection — in UHQR format on Clarity Vinyl, with the added bonus of a double 45 RPM cut by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound. Ryan's cut has his characteristic clarity and transparency all set against Quality Record Pressing's usual noiseless backgrounds on 200-gram flawless records. Each UHQR will be packaged in a deluxe box and will include a booklet detailing the entire process of making a UHQR along with a hand-signed certificate of inspection. This will be a truly deluxe, collectible product.

For this 45 RPM 2LP edition you'll also receive a !2" x 12" 12-page booklet featuring liner notes by Ashley Kahn and recording session images by Jim Marshall.

The intense passionate Coltrane interpretation of standards such as "All Or Nothing At All," "What's New," "It's Easy To Remember" and the Sinatra classic "Nancy (With The Laughing Face)" are the essence of Ballads. When asked why attempt such an undertaking, Coltrane replied "Variety."

While it may have been a short detour by Trane before he exploded off into the nether regions of jazz music a few years later, it is still a fantastic document of one of the premier jazz groups of the 1960s.

Recorded December 21, 1961 and September 18 & November 13, 1962 at Rudy Van Gelder Studios.

"It's impossible to sleepwalk through tracks like "You Don't Know What Love Is" and "I Wish I Knew" and impart them with even a fraction of the emotional heft that the Quartet achieves. This is the type of jazz album in which the music just washes over the listener with it's restrained grace and beauty, and while it may not have the adventurousness that some listeners think Trane should have had each and every time he recorded, I'd say it shows off a side of him that only makes us appreciate his more bold and daring albums even more." — The Jazz Record

1987 reissue.

Vinyl with scuffs, hairlines and some deepr marks. Cover with seam split on bottom spine.

US mono pressing! Vinyl close to VG+

1973 reissue.

With insert. 1975 reissue. OBI is missing. Slightly stained cover. Vinyl is close to NM.

Label variation. OBI is missing.

1994 reissue. With insert.

1981 reissue. With insert. OBI is missing.

1992 reissue. With insert. OBI is missing. Vinyl is Close to VG+.

Beginning seam split.

1994 reissue. OBI is missing. With insert.

With insert. 1981 reissue. close to NM. OBI is missing.

Tiny wear. 1970 reissue.

cut corner, seam split. label variation

Record is close to VG+. Cover has seam split/tear

Cover has slight ring wear and little water stains on the back.

Vinyl seems unplayed. With OBI and insert. 1975 reissue. Cover is close to NM.

Original US mono pressing. Small tear in bottom spine.

Tiny tear in top spine. Original US pressing.

Vinyl with many scuffs and hairlines.