John Coltrane 1958 Vinyl Box Set Announced

JOHN COLTRANE The Hits (2019 UK/EU 8-track compilition stereo LP pressed on 180gram standard black vinyl. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve featuring a photo of John & Alice on the front. The sleeve has the start of a seam split on the top edge but otherwise, shows very little wear. The vinyl remains in near mint condition)

JOHN COLTRANE Lush Life (Limited Edition 1995 US DCC Compact Classics audiophile issue of the 1958 5-track mono LP, pressed on 180gram Virgin Vinyl & mastered by Steve Hoffman on the 'whisper' speaker system with an all vacuum tube cutting system. Comes housed in a deluxe picture sleeve with the individually numbered gold hype sticker on the back. The sleeve & vinyl are Near Mint, still in the opened tearbag with the gold hype sticker attached & the album notes/series insertLPZ-2032)

JOHN COLTRANE Ballads (1995 US 8-track LP pressed on 180gram Vinyl, recorded between December '61 & November '62, this album was Coltrane's response to critics who had labelled his performances 'anti-jazz' - fired up, he entered the recording studio to create this mix of well-known & obscure ballads. Aided & abetted by the classic Coltrane Quartet of McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison & Elvin Jones, he produced this emotive & heartfelt collection. Housed in a deluxe & barcoded gatefold picture sleeve, the sleeve is still in the unopened shrinkwrap & the vinyl is unplayed GR-156)

JOHN COLTRANE Lush Life (Limited Edition 1995 US DCC Compact Classics audiophile issue of the 1958 5-track mono LP, pressed on 180gram Virgin Vinyl & mastered by Steve Hoffman on the 'whisper' speaker system with an all vacuum tube cutting system. Comes housed in a deluxe picture sleeve with the individually numbered gold hype sticker on the back. The sleeve & vinyl are Near Mint, still in the opened tearbag with the gold hype sticker attached & the album notes/series insertLPZ-2032)

JOHN COLTRANE Standard Coltrane (Sealed Limited Edition 2002 US audiophile issue of the 1962 4-track STEREO LP pressed on 180gram Virgin Vinyl at RTI & marketed by Acoustic Sounds, beautifully assembled from a Rudy Van Gelder studio session in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1958, recorded with Wilbur Hardin, Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb. Comes housed in a deluxe picture sleeve, still in the unopened tearbag with the hype sticker attached. The vinyl is Mint & unplayed OJC-246)

JOHN COLTRANE Blue Train (Limited Edition 2009 US Classic Records audiophile issue of the 1958 5-track STEREO LP for Blue Note, pressed on Quiex SV-P 200gram Vinyl, also starring Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones, in one of the finest American jazz recordings of all time. Comes housed in a deluxe picture sleeve with the gold 'stereo' sticker attached, still in the opened tearbag with the hype sticker intact. The vinyl is Mint & unplayed)

JOHN COLTRANE Ballads (1995 US 8-track LP pressed on 180gram Vinyl, recorded between December '61 & November '62, this album was Coltrane's response to critics who had labelled his performances 'anti-jazz' - fired up, he entered the recording studio to create this mix of well-known & obscure ballads. Aided & abetted by the classic Coltrane Quartet of McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison & Elvin Jones, he produced this emotive & heartfelt collection. Housed in a deluxe & barcoded gatefold picture sleeve, the sleeve is still in the unopened shrinkwrap & the vinyl is unplayed GR-156)

JOHN COLTRANE Blue Train (Limited Edition 2009 US Classic Records audiophile issue of the 1958 5-track STEREO LP for Blue Note, pressed on Quiex SV-P 200gram Vinyl, also starring Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones, in one of the finest American jazz recordings of all time. Comes housed in a deluxe picture sleeve with the gold 'stereo' sticker attached, still in the opened tearbag with the hype sticker intact. The vinyl is Mint & unplayed)

JOHN COLTRANE Standard Coltrane (Sealed Limited Edition 2002 US audiophile issue of the 1962 4-track STEREO LP pressed on 180gram Virgin Vinyl at RTI & marketed by Acoustic Sounds, beautifully assembled from a Rudy Van Gelder studio session in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1958, recorded with Wilbur Hardin, Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb. Comes housed in a deluxe picture sleeve, still in the unopened tearbag with the hype sticker attached. The vinyl is Mint & unplayed OJC-246)

JOHN COLTRANE Soultrane (Limited Edition 2003 US Analogue Productions Exclusive 5-track MONO double LP, pressed on 180gram Vinyl at 45rpm. Expertly mastered by Kevin Gray & Steve Hoffman at AcousTech, this is the ultimate audiophile experience for the 1958 album, one of Trane's personal favourites, recorded for Prestige with Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Arthur Taylor, shortly after his classic Blue Train on Blue Note. Comes housed in a deluxe picture sleeve with Ira Gitler'soriginal album notes containing the first 'sheets of sound' reference, with an individually numbered silver hype sticker on the back. The sleeve is still in the opened tearbag with the hype sticker attached & the vinyl is Mint & unplayed AJAZ7142)