4169/ LEE MORGAN - Search For The New Land

SOURCE: COLLECTOR

SPECS: 2ND PRESSING (NOT VERIFIED); MONO; 1966; NO DG; NYNY; MACHINED VAN GELDER; WINDOW; NO P.; ALLDISC; NO LAM.

JACKET: Front: VG+, some general wear, inline with other copies of this release; Back: VG+, aging; Spine: NM; Seams: NM

DISC (VISUAL): Side A: NM, one hairline, a couple of storage marks perhaps from paper inner sleeve; Side B: NM, two hairlines; Labels: Side A is NM Side B is VG+ with minor heat spotting; Warp: No

DISC (PLAYBACK): Side A: NM, minor surface noise half way through the first track, no major impact on overall listening experience; Side B: NM, fully silent; Groovewear: No

ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE: Yes

NOTES: A terrific copy of a hard to get Lee Morgan masterpiece. My understanding is that Plastylite and AllDisc split the production on this for the first batch. With that said, I'm still considering the Plastylite variant as the true first—extremely tough to find clean. Just like other AllDisc presses of this era: Free Form, Mode For Joe, etc. this copy sounds fabulous.

OVERALL GRADE: NM