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Yusef LateefThe Blue Yusef Lateef

Label:

Atlantic – SD 1508, Speakers Corner Records – SD 1508

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180 g

Country:

Germany

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Hard Bop, Free Jazz

Tracklist

A1Juba Juba
Backing Vocals [Vocal Backgrounds]The Sweet Inspirations
4:20
A2Like It Is
Arranged By [String Arrangement By]Yusef Lateef
Conductor [String Quartet Conducted By]William Fischer*
7:32
A3Othelia4:31
A4Moon Cup
Vocals [Vocal]Yusef Lateef
3:16
B1Back Home
Backing Vocals [Vocal Backgrounds]The Sweet Inspirations
4:59
B2Get Over, Get Off And Get On
Written-ByHugh Lawson
3:41
B3Six Miles Next Door4:41
B4Sun Dog3:05
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Companies, etc.

  • Copyright ©Atlantic Recording Corporation
  • Recorded AtRCA Studios, New York
  • Lacquer Cut AtCohearent Audio
  • Pressed BySchallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 51514
  • Published ByAlnur
  • Distributed BySieveking Sound

Credits

  • Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax]Sonny Red
  • BassCecil McBee
  • Cello [Uncredited, String Quartet]Kermit Moore (tracks: A2)
  • Design [Album Design], Illustration [Cover Illustration]Stanislaw Zagorski
  • DrumsRoy Brooks
  • Electric Bass [Fender Bass]Bob Cranshaw
  • Engineer [Recording Engineer]Ray Hall
  • GuitarKenny Burrell
  • HarmonicaBuddy Lucas
  • Lacquer Cut ByKPG*
  • Liner NotesYusef Lateef
  • PianoHugh Lawson
  • Producer [Produced By]Joel Dorn
  • Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Flute [Pneumatic Flute], Flute [Bamboo Flute], Shanai [Shannie], Tambura [Tamboura], Koto [Taiwan Koto], Percussion [Scratcher]Yusef Lateef
  • TrumpetBlue Mitchell
  • Viola [Uncredited, String Quartet]Alfred Brown (tracks: A2)
  • Violin [Uncredited, String Quartet]James Tryon* (tracks: A2), Selwart Clarke (tracks: A2)
  • Written-ByYusef Lateef (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4)

Notes

Comes with a plain white polylined inner sleeve and Speakers Corner catalog. The catalog changes depending on when a copy is packaged.
Speakers Corner Records only mentioned on hype sticker and catalogue insert.
Sieveking Sound only mentioned on sticker.

Recorded April 23 & 24, 1968.

[From cover back]
© 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation

[From hype sticker on front]
This LP is an entirely analogue production!
Made from the original, analogue mastertapes
Only the best mastering studios worldwide
Pure analogue, audiophile mastering
180g virgin vinyl pressings from Pallas / Germany
Faithful reproduction of original artwork and labels

[From distribution sticker]
Sieveking Sound
Ein Produkt im Vertrieb von:
Sieveking Sound GmbH & Co. KG.
Plantage 20 | 28215 Bremen | Germany
www.sieveking-sound.de

On the labels the sides are identified as 'SIDE1' and 'SIDE2'.

Runouts are etched except the stamped Pallas identifier '-51514-'.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text, on sticker): 4 260019 715890
  • Barcode (Scanned EAN-13, on sticker): 4260019715890
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A, in parentheses): ST-A-681325
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A, in parentheses): ST-A-681326
  • Label Code: LC 00121
  • Rights Society (A1 to B1, B3, B4): BMI
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): SD1508-A KPG@CA -51514-
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): SD1508-B KPG@CA -51514-

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The Blue Yusef Lateef (LP, Album, Stereo)Atlantic, QualitySD 1508Canada1968
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The Blue Yusef Lateef (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, MO)AtlanticSD 1508US1968

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Reviews

  • tomwebb101's avatar
    tomwebb101
    Edited 4 months ago
    Similar to the collector below, i had a nasty audible non fill defect with my first copy and had to return it. It was just too bad. I worried for the second one but happily it joins my 50+ Speakers Corner reissues as being just about perfect. Honestly, when Pallas get it right they easily match RTI/QRP/Record Industry. Im glad to say they seemingly reserve their best work for Speakers Corner and Pure Pleasure. Mastering wise this is very very good. I compared with the Music On Vinyl issue and this indeed is the clearer more realistic version but the MOV has a beguiling fullness which isnt unpleasant at all and some may even prefer. Both are excellent but this probably is the better one!
    • jrosen's avatar
      jrosen
      Maybe I got lucky having bought this last month. My pressing is more typical Speakers Corner/ Pallas pressing. Nice and quiet.
      • voicesofvinyl's avatar
        voicesofvinyl
        Just bought this today and my A1-A2 is almost unlistenable. You can actually see the non-fill in the grooves with your bare eyes. On Side 2 there is some non-fill that causes the odd noise, but not even close to as bad as the first side. The mastering is superb, which is sadly ruined by the pressing quality, and judging by the other reviews, I am not the only one with this issue. I expected a better product from a plant like Pallas and I will think twice about buying a sealed Speakers Corner product in the future.
        • GalaxyExplorer's avatar
          Great pressing and album, no issues with my copy. When Speakers Corner is on, they're on.
          • pshico87's avatar
            pshico87
            Wow ! what an excellent pressing! I've had the chance to compare with and original in VG++ shape and I can say that both have the same range (maybe a little more dynamic for this reissue) and deep sound.
            The A side was lightly noisy but after a good cleaning it play very quiet. A real pleasure <3
            • SupaSnaps's avatar
              SupaSnaps
              Stunning pressing! Digitized it and compared it to my original copy with exact same levels... and I have to say this is probably the first reissue that sounds better than the original for me (speaking of old 60s or 70s records).
              Speakers Corner seems to do here everything right - in contrast to Pure Analogue records claiming to produce perfect analogue sounding "originals" and constantly disappoint by distorting vinyls...
              • mackeyse's avatar
                mackeyse
                A1 is pretty noisy with a steady crackle even after cleaning. Wouldn't call it pops but it's distracting. The rest of the LP sounds great. I've had issues with this one and Miles Smiles from Speakers, otherwise, they have been amazing.
                • onanisland2015's avatar
                  Sounds terrific!! Quiet and flat vinyl. Go Pallas and Kevin Gray and Speakers Corner. This is a good one indeed.
                  • Michael45Vinyl's avatar
                    My copy is perfect and sounds amazing! Get it while you can
                    • rdmccoy's avatar
                      rdmccoy
                      I have the same issues as zVinyl below—A1 and 2 appear to have damaged grooves resulting in very loud pops and distortion. Very disappointing.

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