A Major ECM Records Score

[Cactus Bob]

This is the way to start a Friday . . . on the way home from work!!!
I started shuffling through the records at a GoodWill and stumbled into ECM heaven!!! I found 41 Lp's, 36 of them ECM records. These records are in dead mint condition with about a quarter of them "Promo Copies". I already have a few of these, in particular some Metheny LP's. I already started playing them without the RCM cleaning and they are in perfect condition!! They cost $1.59 each.

Some of the titles:

Pat Metheny Group
Pat Metheny Group ~ First Circle
Pat Metheny Group ~ American Garage
Pat Metheny ~ Bright Sized Life
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays ~ As Wichita Falls
Pat Metheny ~ New Chautauqua
Pat Metheny 80 / 81
Pat Metheny Group ~ Watercolors
Pat Metheny with Haden & Higgins ~ Rejoicing
Gary Burton Quartet ~ Easy as Pie
Gary Burton Quartet with Eberhard Weber ~ Passengers
Gary Burton Quartet ~ Picture This
Gary Burton Quartet ~ Square Times
Gary Burton, Steve Swallow, Roy Haynes, Tiger Okoshi ~ Times Square
Gary Burton, Chick Corea ~ Crystal Silence
Anthony Braxton, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Barry Altschul ~ Circle, Paris Concert
Chick Corea ~ Three Quartets
Jan Garbarek ~ Folk Songs with Charlie Haden & Egberto Gismonti
Jan Garbarek ~ Paths, Prints with Bill Frisell, Eberhard Weber, Jon Christianson
Art Lande / Jan Garbarek ~ Red Lanta
Cycles ~ David Darling, Jan Garbarek, Collin Walcott, Steve Kuhn
Non-Fiction ~ Steve Khun
Faces ~ John Clark
Dawn Dance ~ Collin Walcott, Steve Eliovson
Cloud Dance ~ Collin Walcott, John Abercrombie, Jack DeJohnette
John Abercrombie Quartet ~ M
Oregon ~ Oregon with Collin Walcott, Ralph Towner, Glen Moore & Paul McCandless
Life Cycle ~ Dave Holland
Later That Evening ~ Eberhard Weber with Paul McCandless, Bill Frisell & Lyle Mays
Home ~ Steve Swallow
The Amazing Adventure of Simon Simon ~ John Surman & Jack DeJohnette
Facing You ~ Keith Jarrett
Contrasts ~ Sam Rivers with Dave Holland

and many more . . . my hands are getting tired!

Misc non-ECM

T.S. Monk ~ Human
Loose Walk ~ Louis Bellson, George Duvivier, Jack Scott & Warren Parrish

 

[Art K.]

I'd a thought I'd died and gone to heaven...lucky man!

 

[pmsummer]

I think you're gonna have some fun.

 

[Elberon]

Wow!!! Those Gary Burton albums (especially Times Square and Easy as Pie) are some of my favorites on that label. Easy as Pie has never even been available on CD.

 

[Cactus Bob]

I'd a thought I'd died and gone to heaven...lucky man!

I'm getting there now . . . Metheny's "Full Circle" right now :thmbsp:

 

[Cactus Bob]

I think you're gonna have some fun.

These are plug n' play records . . . no cleaning necessary. Until I find the time! Cheers! :thmbsp:

 

[ekmanning5]

Congrats on a fine score. That ECM is a great label eh?

 

[elcoholic]

Excellent, I too a great stop at GW afterwork today! Good Audio Karma all around.

 

[dmax99]

ECM definetly has some nice vinyl.That will be some cool stuff....

 

[Cactus Bob]

Wow!!! Those Gary Burton albums (especially Times Square and Easy as Pie) are some of my favorites on that label. Easy as Pie has never even been available on CD.

First time I heard Times Square it is excellent. :thmbsp:

 

[pmsummer]

First time I heard Times Square it is excellent. :thmbsp:

Have you listened to Passengers yet?

 

[gkarelitsky]

Nice find. I'd be interested in hearing what you think of Jan Garbarek.

 

[wajobu]

The ECM catalog is a great one...IIRC there's a retrospective book out there of the record covers over the years. The Miroslav Vitous recordings are EXCELLENT too if you ever find them! Excellent find!

Gary Burton's Whiz Kids is a great one too!

<<Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays ~ As Wichita Falls>> This is a beautiful LP, especially September Fifteenth.

 

[Cactus Bob]

Have you listened to Passengers yet?

Not yet but am looking forward to that one. Great line-up.

Nice find. I'd be interested in hearing what you think of Jan Garbarek.

It should be interesting. All three or four LP's have different line-ups on them. like Jan Garbarek & Art Lande, Jan Garbarek & Charlie Haden & Jan Garbarek with Bill Frisell, Eberhard Weber & Jon Christiansen. I have a lot of listening to do. :thmbsp:


Like I said there are a lot of Promo LP's in this lot. A lot of the LP inner sleeves they are marked in ink about their faults. Like label not centered with the record number and date. Another says label torn (very tiny tear) dated etc. and one says track 4-6 scratched etc. It's almost like the guy was a radio DJ back in the day. :scratch2:

 

[Cactus Bob]

The ECM catalog is a great one...IIRC there's a retrospective book out there of the record covers over the years. The Miroslav Vitous recordings are EXCELLENT too if you ever find them! Excellent find!

Gary Burton's Whiz Kids is a great one too!

<<Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays ~ As Wichita Falls>> This is a beautiful LP, especially September Fifteenth.

I'd love to have Miroslav Vitous on vinyl. :thmbsp:

 

[Cactus Bob]

Congrats on a fine score. That ECM is a great label eh?

Thanks Ed!! I've always been a big fan of ECM, second to none in comtemporary Jazz. :thmbsp: