Pryso, there were some questions about LP's from Rarewaves.com Ltd. The LP I have is perfect; I just scrutinized it a second time when I down loaded it to the hard drive.
Not only is the LP without noise scratches and pops, but the jazz is outstanding; it's from a time when Blakey and The Messengers were on fire.
Bass – Jimmy Merritt*
Bongos – John Rodriguez* (tracks: 2 to 10)
Congas – Tommy Lopez (tracks: 2 to 10), William Rodriguez* (tracks: 2 to 10)
Drums – Art Blakey
Engineer – Tom Nola*
Piano – Bobby Timmons, Duke Jordan (tracks: 3)
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Barney Wilen (tracks: 1, 3 to 9)
Trumpet – Lee Morgan (tracks: 1, 4 to 9)
That guy Barney Wilen blows a mean sax, he fits right in with Blakey and the messengers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw_8i22pBcs
I'm overjoyed that I bought the LP.