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Back To The Roots
LP (Item 4634) Cadet, Late 60s — Condition: Very Good Gatefold
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One of Ramsey's excellent late 60s funky piano records for Cadet – featuring his second trio with Cleveland Eaton on bass and Morris Jennings on drums, and a sound that's nicely expanded from the mid 60s hit years. Charles Stepney plays a bit of organ on the album, and Henry Gibson gives the group a nice kick on on congas and percussion – and there's a couple of excellent cuts with a good hard funk sound. Titles include "Back To The Roots", "Crescent Noon", "Up In Yonder", and "Love Now On". © 1996-2023, Dusty Groove, Inc.
(Orange label pressing in the die-cut cover. NOTE – Cover has a half torn and bent front panel, with some wear and aging, bent corners, and a small name and some marks in pen inside the gatefold.)
(Orange label pressing in the die-cut cover. NOTE – Cover has a half torn and bent front panel, with some wear and aging, bent corners, and a small name and some marks in pen inside the gatefold.)
Very Good
- Vinyl can have some dirt, but nothing major.
- May not shine under light, but should still be pretty clean, and not too dirty.
- May have a number of marks (5 to 10 at most), and obvious signs of play, but never a big cluster of them, or any major mark that would be very deep. Most marks should still not click under a fingernail.
- May not look near perfect, but should play fairly well, with slight surface noise, and the occasional click in part of a song, but never throughout a whole song or more.
- This is clearly a copy that was played by someone a number of times, but which could also be a good "play copy" for someone new.
Additional Marks & Notes
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