Eric Dolphy ‎– Out To Lunch!

Is this release for real and if so why is it so cheap?

This record is still available from Music Matters as of 3/18/18. Cheers!

Another Blue Note reissue with quality control problems. Record is warped even if it was new and sealed. Out of eight Blue Note reissues I've bought recently, four have some defects i.e. warping, spindle hole too tight, record not perfectly circular. Sound quality is very good though so it is a shame that quality control has allowed defective records to be put on the market. Five stars for the music but one star for the substandard quality control. I will not be buying anymore mint sealed Blue Note reissues from now on which is a shame but a 50% chance of getting a good pressing is too much hassle in returning them from Europe to US and extremely disappointing.

If anyone is looking for this pressing there are still a few copies cheaper than the marketplace here on Elusive Disc and Acoustic Sounds

Sounds absolutely fabulous, great detail but not Xray like. Lots of air between instruments, real tone and timbres. Music Matters have knocked this one to the heavens.

Blue Note ‎– B1 85391 / Europe / 2012
Good, but a bit brighter sound with less bass, stereo, but not original "splitted".

Deep groove for the 1st mono original issue is only on A side, not on both.
Anyway, there are several deep grooved Blue Note labels after BLP 4079.
BLP 4058 is the last in an unbroken sequence of 2 sided deep groove pressing, but because of the newly designed centers without the raised rim, deep groove pressing has been random used up to BLP 4207.
BLP is the last of 30 additional 2-sided deep groove pressings after BLP 4058.

These notes according to Frederick Cohen's book "Blue Note Records - A Guide for Identifying Original Pressings".
If you don't own the guide, see here for some details: https://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/record-labels-guide/labelography-2/ljc-guide-to-1st-pressings/
Hope this helps.

This album sounds extraordinary !!