Product details
- Label Blue Note
- Artist Lee Morgan
- Series Classic Vinyl Series
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2020
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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The Rumproller by Lee Morgan.
Lee Morgan's "The Rumproller" arrives here as part of Blue Note's Classic Vinyl Series, designated a Classic Vinyl Edition and pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Recorded on April 21, 1965, the session captures Morgan in the fertile mid decade stretch that followed his breakthrough success, delivering an album that balances hard swinging energy with the melodic sophistication that defined his playing.
The record opens with the title track, "The Rumproller," a strutting, immediately memorable theme that sets the tone for what follows. "Desert Moonlight" closes the first side with a more contemplative mood, while the flip offers three further statements: "Eclipso," the tender "Edda," and "The Lady" to bring the program home. Across these five performances Morgan moves between fire and lyricism with the assurance that made him one of Blue Note's most reliable draws.
This pressing has been mastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, the engineer whose work anchors the Classic Vinyl Series and its promise of audiophile vinyl reissues from the finest in jazz since 1939. Manufactured in Germany and carrying a 2020 copyright to UMG Recording, Inc., the release is a modern realization of a classic session, cut to draw the warmth and detail out of those source tapes.
Collectors attentive to catalog numbers will find several in play across the packaging. The front sleeve carries 84199, while the back sleeve adds ST-84199 alongside catalog number 0850312, which also appears on the spine. The labels themselves are printed with BST 84199, the familiar Blue Note stereo designation that ties this edition to the album's original identity.
A few printed footnotes reward the close reader. The back sleeve states that the album was "Originally released in 1962," while the labels declare it was "Originally released in 1966 by Blue Notes Records," two dates that sit at odds with each other and with the April 1965 recording session. These quirks, printed as they are, form part of the character of the physical object and give it a distinct fingerprint on the shelf.
The runout grooves hold further points of interest for those who like to inspect their pressings under the light. The matrix markings include a mirrored "1+" in one variant and mirrored "1T" and "1V" etchings in another, small etched details that speak to the pressing history of this release. Between the analog mastering, the German manufacture, and these deadwax curiosities, this Classic Vinyl Edition of "The Rumproller" makes a satisfying addition for anyone drawn to Lee Morgan and the enduring Blue Note sound.
Pressing Details:
The '80 Blue Note' sticker on the original production run reads: "180 Gram Mastered from the original analog tapes".
The 'Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series' sticker on later production runs reads: "Audiophile Vinyl Reissues From the Finest in Jazz Since 1939." "Mastered from the Original Analog Tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio - 180 Gram Vinyl"
Wtihin Blue Note's Classic Vinyl Series, this release is referred as a "Classic Vinyl Edition".
Original release date is incorrectly stated on back sleeve footnotes: "Originally released in 1962"
and on labels: "Originally released in 1966 by Blue Notes Records".
On labels and back sleeve:
© 2020 UMG Recording, Inc.
On back sleeve:
Made in Germany
Recorded on April 21, 1965.
Matrices in runouts are etched:
"1+" in variant 2 is mirrored
"1T & 1V" in variant 3 are mirrored (of course the T & V are the same either way)
Cat. N° 0850312 appears on back sleeve and spine.
Cat. N° 84199 appears on front sleeve.
Cat. N° ST-84199 appears on back sleeve.
Cat. N° BST 84199 appears on labels.
Track Listing:
A1. The Rumproller
A2. Desert Moonlight
B1. Eclipso
B2. Edda
B3. The Lady
Artist: Lee Morgan
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Blue Note
Catalog Number: 0850312
Series: Classic Vinyl Series
Release Year: 2020
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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