Gene Ammons- BIGGEST SOUL HITS (PR 7306)

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

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how did i pass on this in the 2 dollar bin for a day. can someone tell me how i passed on this for a day? this is, maybe, the coolest jazz record i have. absouetly the best greatest hits record have. this one has all the hits. Funky. Jammin' With Gene. The Happy Blues. Blue Ammons. The Twister. Blue Gene. all on one lp? yes all on one lp. be it they are *severely* edited, funky goes from like what, 16 min to 2 min? but its okay cause they cut it to..........FEATURE GENE AMMONS. its like taking the dean beneddit appoach, but padding it out a little for the regular consumer market. its really an awesome lp.

also picked up today a white label promo copy of gene ammons: the 78 era, and i have to say, in this case the vinyl manufactuing on the white label promos are aboustely different + better than standard issue. they are aboustely on thicker vinyl. aboustely. i have like quit a bit now of early 70s era prestige white label promos (even intensity), and so far they all have by far been thicker than standard issue

in summary: funky, jammin with gene, and the happy blues: all on one vangelder stamped lp

i swear to god rudy just did a fadeout where he cranked the reverb REAL high to make it seem like its getting more distant then he faded out volume

[Big Beat Steve]

Uh oh ... how many "absolutely coolest" LP's have you dug up in recent months, judging by your posts here? Must be freezing cold by now in your record rack by now if one platter is cooler than the other among those you've bought. :g

But Gene Ammons is the real thing, of course. Though I'd be a bit wary of some of these compilations, seeing the mass of Jug recordings that Prestige has churned out through the times. So why go for repackagings?

[Moko]

I've picked up a couple of Gene Ammon's lately and absolutely love them,I have finally found someone to take over from my Ike Quebec obsession.

I bought a prestige reissue of UpTight which sounds great, but is completely blown away by Boss Tenor which is an Alto-Edition AE/002 and has a limited edition serial number on it, the Prestige no is 7180.

The Alto-Edition is possibly the best sounding record in my collection does anyone know of what else was released in this series, and where they can be found?

Also any more Gene recommendations would be much appreciated