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Saturday Night Jazz Fever

LP (Item 65326) Laurie, 1978 — Condition: Sealed
A strange chapter of Lionel's career – but a nice one! The album's an homage to the Bee Gee's work in Saturday Night Fever – and as such, it's essentially a batch of soulful disco tunes with Lionel's vibes in the front. If you dig vibes and club production, it's a really great set – and it also features arrangements and sax by Teo Macero, keyboards by Mike Nock, and drums by Al Foster. Tracks are all long, and titles include "Jive Talkin", "Night Fever", "Stayin Alive", and "More Than A Woman".  © 1996-2025, Dusty Groove, Inc.
(Still sealed, with light storage wear.)

Sealed

This is what it says, that the record is still held fast in shrink-wrap. We tend to be pretty suspicious about these things, so if the shrink-wrap doesn't look original, or if the record seems to have undergone some damage over time, we'll probably take it out of the wrapper to ensure that it's in good shape — which is why we don't have more of these. In some cases the shrink-wrap may be torn in spots, but if it's not possible the record has been taken out and played, the record will still qualify as "Sealed".

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