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Introduction

 

This blog was created as a reference site for Blue Note releases from 1939 to 1985, covering the following:

The transition from shellac 78s on 10" and 12"

    78 rpm Releases

    Blue Note Singles

The 5000 "Modern Jazz" and 7000 "Traditional" series that ran from 1950 to 1955.

    5000 Series

    7000 Series

1500 and 4000 Series 12" releases

    1500 Series

    4000 Series
Liberty Era releases under the LA- and LT- Series.

    LA- Series

    Complete Liberty / UA Series 1971-1980

    LT- Series

 Japanese issues, including previously unreleased sessions in the "World's First Appearance" GXF- Series

    Toshiba / King Releases

CD Releases

    2- Series

    3- Series

    4- Series 

    5- Series (in progress)

    7- Series (in progress)

    8- Series (in progress)

    Japanese CD Releases (in progress)

    CD-Only Releases


Unreleased Sessions

Complete RVG Sessions 1951-1980

Tone Poets

Miscellaneous

Missing Numbers


And will ultimately include references for all sessions released on the label up to the label's re-emergence in 1985.

Each page is allocated to a specific cat. number, containing session information, track listing, photos from the session or in support of the release, liner notes and any relevant miscellaneous info I assume useful to a better understanding and appreciation of the release. At some point I'll add some information for sessions that did not result in a release, and include additional supplementary album as I find it. All liner notes have been uploaded from my own collection.

Mistakes, missing links, formatting disasters are entirely my own doing. I have corrected some, but not all spelling, grammar and general proofing issues in order to make the liner notes more readable where necessary (the LT and GXF series especially), but some I have intentionally left hanging....

Corrections, comments, general observations always welcome.


I'm (very slowly) posting links to releases on Twitter: @blp1553 and one day will work out how to Instagram (this may never happen.....blp1553)


Photos: Francis Wolff/Mosaic Images / 
https://www.mosaicrecordsimages.com/

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