Albert Ayler Spritual Unity

[jazzhouse96]

Does anyone have information re the different US ESP pressings of Spiritual Unity?

My copy has black print & image on white, the Library of Congress card number at the bottom and black print on a white label- English & Esperanto.

The dead wax has matrix numbers ESP1002A & ESP1002MB. There is also what looks like the Plastylite 'ear', two words I can't decipher and a lower case italic 'f'. Side A is deep groove, side B not.

All help appreciated.

Thanks, Alan

[king ubu]

Can't help, really... but are you aware of the fine Ayler site?

http://ayler.co.uk/html/spiritual_unity.html

[Pete C]

I'm unaware of the version with a B3 player.

(Couldn't resist, in the Hammond Zone).

But now I can imagine that an Ayler date with Don Pullen on organ might have worked quite nicely.

[king ubu]

It's a pipe organ, didn't you hear it?

[Pete C]

All these years I thought it was Ayler's overtones.

[kh1958]

My copy is similar but not identical. There is no ear, and no deep groove on mine. Also no reference to Esperanto.

[brownie]

Well, Cal Cobbs did play some organ on several Ayler sessions...

This is the page from the Ayler site that Ubu was referring to:

Spiritual Unity

My copy of Spiritual Unity is the early edition with the Paul Haines booklet.

Record labels list 'Sonny Murray (brushes)' as the drummer!

[clifford_thornton]

Probably a 3rd or 4th pressing.

[paul secor]

My copy is the same as brownie's. Never noticed "brushes" on the label, but it's there.