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Hightlights:
Mastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering
Lacquers cut by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Five 180-gram LPs pressed at Pallas Group in Germany
Housed in a lavish hard bound vinyl folio-book


Description:
A classic July 4th concert is brought to life on audiophile-grade, heavyweight vinyl. Drawn from arguably the band's strongest tour of their last 15 years on the road, the five-LP Truckin' Up To Buffalo features the entire concert at Rich Stadium on July 4, 1989. Favorites include "Bertha," "Touch Of Grey," "Man Smart, Woman Smarter," "Morning Dew," and "U.S. Blues."

Note that these copies are not numbered, and are therefore discounted from the list price. This batch will be the last pressing of this release.

Track List:
Side 1
Bertha (Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia) - 7:57
Greatest Story Ever Told (Hunter, Mickey Hart, Bob Weir) - 4:36
Cold Rain and Snow (traditional, arr. Grateful Dead) - 6:45

Side 2
Walkin' Blues (Robert Johnson) - 6:57
Row Jimmy (Hunter, Garcia) - 10:50

Side 3
When I Paint My Masterpiece (Bob Dylan) - 6:09
Stagger Lee (Hunter, Garcia) - 6:01
Looks Like Rain (John Barlow, Weir) - 7:11

Side 4
Deal (Hunter, Garcia) - 7:53
Touch of Grey (Hunter, Garcia) - 6:30

Side 5
Man Smart, Woman Smarter (Norman Span) - 8:47
Ship of Fools (Hunter, Garcia) - 8:13

Side 6
Playing in the Band (Hunter, Hart, Weir) - 3:30
Terrapin Station (Hunter, Garcia) - 12:18

Side 7
Drums (Hart, Bill Kreutzman) - 9:00
Space (Garcia, Phil Lesh, Weir) - 7:28

Side 8
I Will Take You Home (Brent Mydland) - 3:53
All Along the Watchtower (Dylan) - 5:52

Side 9
Morning Dew (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose) - 11:10
Not Fade Away (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) - 8:20

Side 10
U.S. Blues (Hunter, Garcia) - 7:50

John Coltrane's final album for Atlantic bookends the exploratory motifs he explores on his Impulse! debut, Africa/Brass,recorded concurrently, with each involving knotty rhythmic shifts and Spanish-derived textures. Bonding with an amazing band that includes pianist McCoy Tyner, drummer Elvin Jones, and an uncredited Eric Dolphy (due to contractual reasons), Coltrane welcomes improvisations and ranging outside conventional parameters, all the while retaining melodic beauty. Yet the biggest attraction on the 1961 effort comes via the double-bass interplay between Art Davis and Reggie Workman, whose back-and-forth exchanges produce heat and cause the leader to up his own game. Mastered from the original master tapes, this dead-quiet 180g 45RPM 2LP set presents each pluck of the acoustic basses with tremendous body and decay. Long overdue for audiophile treatment, Olé Coltrane is ready for its closeup, and how.

Originally released in 1960, and on the heels of Giant Steps, Coltrane Jazz came in the midst of the saxophonist's peak Atlantic period. The album is among several recordings that Coltrane issued from 1959-1961, and which, ultimately, forever changed the face of music. Not surprisingly, Miles Davis' influence is felt throughout; his rhythm section is used on all but one selection. This reissue was mastered from the original master tapes at 45rpm with meticulous care, pressed on two 180gram LPs, and is housed in an old school tip-on style gatefold jacket. The essential edition of Coltrane Jazz.

1. Little Old Lady
2. Village Blues
3. My Shining Hour
4. Fifth House
5. Harmonique
6. Like Sonny
7. I'll Wait and Pray
8. Some Other Blues

Double LP, 4RPM Edition
180gram audiophile-grade vinyl pressed at Pallas Group in Germany
Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog tapes

"This 1960 recording was a landmark album in John Coltrane's career, the first to introduce his quartet with himself, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Steve Davis and drummer Elvin Jones, and the first release on which he played soprano saxophone. It also provided him with a signature hit, as his new group conception came together wonderfully on the title track. It's an extended modal reworking in 6/4 time that brought the hypnotic pulsating quality of Indian music into jazz for the first time, with Coltrane's soprano wailing over the oscillating piano chords and pulsing drums. The unusual up-tempo version of Gershwin's 'Summertime'is a heated example of Coltrane's 'sheets of sound' approach to conventional changes, while 'But Not for Me' receives a radical harmonic makeover. This is an excellent introduction to Coltrane's work." — All Music Guide