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Sparks!
LP (Item 10858) Prestige, 1970 — Condition: Very Good+$59.99 ...
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A killer – one of the best from Prestige during the runaway classic years of the early 70s! Melvin Sparks is a genius guitarist, with a talent as rich as that of Grant Green, who's probably his most immediate precursor. He'd played in the groups of Lou Donaldson and Jack McDuff during the late 60s, but by the time of this release, he was breaking out on his own as one of the hottest funk guitarists in jazz. The group's an excellent one – and features Idris Muhammad on funky drums, Virgil Jones on trumpet, and the great Leon Spencer on organ. The tracks are nice and long, especially the original "The Stinker", and the cool cover of "Spill the Wine". Also includes a great funky cover of Sly Stone's "Thank You Falletinme Be Mice Elf". © 1996-2023, Dusty Groove, Inc.
(Purple label pressing with Van Gelder stamp. NOTE – The lower corner area & bottom has heavy staining, wear, splitting and peeling – but the rest of the cover is nice.)
(Purple label pressing with Van Gelder stamp. NOTE – The lower corner area & bottom has heavy staining, wear, splitting and peeling – but the rest of the cover is nice.)
Very Good + (plus)
- Vinyl should be very clean, but can have less luster than near mint.
- Should still shine under a light, but one or two marks may show up when tilted.
- Can have a few small marks that may show up easily, but which do not affect play at all. Most marks of this quality will disappear when the record is tilted, and will not be felt with the back of a fingernail.
- This is the kind of record that will play "near mint", but which will have some signs of use (although not major ones).
- May have slight surface noise when played.
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