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Grossman Estate, Autographs, and Fresh Finds
Lot 83:
Sold for: $175
Description
From the Woodstock, New York estate of music manager Albert Grossman, best known for managing artists including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, The Band, and Peter, Paul and Mary.
Collection of 25 vinyl LPs, primarily showcasing Jazz, Soul, Funk, R&B, and Reggae from the 1970s and 1980s. A significant portion of the collection consists of promotional copies, featuring gold-embossed stamps or demonstration stickers. Jazz highlights include Ornette Coleman, Skies of America (Columbia, KC 31562); Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real (Warner Bros., BSK 3085); Charles Lloyd Quartet, Love-In (Atlantic, SD 1481) and Journey Within (Atlantic, SD 1493); Charles Lloyd, Charles Lloyd in Europe (Atlantic, SD 1500); Clifford Brown and Max Roach, Live at the Bee Hive (Columbia, JG 35965, 2-LP set); Clifford Brown, The Beginning and the End (Columbia, KC 32284); and Bessie Smith, Nobody’s Blues But Mine (Columbia, CG 31093, 2-LP set). Funk, Soul, and R&B titles include Herbie Hancock, Sunlight (Columbia, JC 34907), Secrets (Columbia, PC 34280), and Man-Child (Columbia, PC 33812); Funkadelic, The Electric Spanking of War Babies (Warner Bros., BSK 3482); Rufus and Chaka Khan, Stompin’ at the Savoy (Warner Bros., 23679-1, 2-LP set); Sheila E., In The Glamorous Life (Warner Bros., 25107-1); The Time, Ice Cream Castle (Warner Bros., 25109-1); Donna Summer, Donna Summer (Geffen, GHS 2005); George Benson, 20/20 (Warner Bros., 25178-1); Randy Crawford, Nightline (Warner Bros., 23976-1) and Windsong (Warner Bros., 23687-1); and Andrae Crouch, Don’t Give Up (Warner Bros., BSK 3513). Reggae and World entries include Third World, Arise in Harmony (Island, ILPS 9574) and Prisoner in the Street (Island, ILPS 9616), plus Charanga America, Comiendose a Nueva York… (TH Records, TH-AM-2081). Pop selections include Christopher Cross, Another Page (Warner Bros., 23757-1, Quiex II Pressing) and Grand Funk Railroad, Grand Funk Lives (Warner Bros., BSK 3625).
Condition report:
Typical jacket defects include shelf rub, edge wear, and corner bumping. The Charles Lloyd in Europe jacket shows more significant surface distress. Several albums have cut-out marks such as notches or punch holes common to promotional stock. The vinyl records were not removed from their sleeves for individual inspection.
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