John Coltrane
"Giant Steps"

original release:
1960 Atlantic Records SD 1311

this reissue:
2009 Atlantic/Rhino R1 512581
2xLP, 180gram, 45 RPM
matrix/deadwax info (hand etched):
R1-512581-A45  17851.1(3)  BG
R1-512581-B45  17851.2(3)  BG
R1-512581-C45  17851.3(3)  BG
R1-512581-D45  17851.4(3)  BG
mastered by Bernie Grundman
pressed at RTI


tracks:
A1 - Giant Steps
A2 - Cousin Mary
B1 - Countdown
B2 - Spiral
C1 - Syeeda's Song Flute
C2 - Naima
D1 - Mr. P.C.

all compositions by John Coltrane

musicians:
Tenor Saxophone ¡V John Coltrane
Bass ¡V Paul Chambers
Drums ¡V Art Taylor 
Piano ¡V Tommy Flanagan
on "Naima":
Drums - Jimmy Cobb
Piano ¡V Wynton Kelly

Recording engineers ¡V Tom Dowd, Phil Iehle
Supervised By ¡V Nesuhi Ertegun

Recorded May 4 and 5, 1959, except "Naima", recorded December 2, 1959

vinyl LP transfer at 24-bit 96khz
transfer info:
Nitty Gritty Record Master
Music Hall MMF 9.1
sticky hand stylus cleaning
Grado Master Reference 1 cartridge
Bellari VP-130 phono preamp, with vintage Telefunken 12AX7 w/smooth plates
Mytek Stereo192 ADC (analog to digital converter)
TT Weights center weight, Blue Jean LC-1 interconnects
software used: Soundforge 10.0, ClickRepair 3.4.1 (in manual mode), Flac frontend 1.7.1

flac fingerprints:
A1 - Giant Steps.flac:a87f7f9aa62f64702460ee8e02edb5b5
A2 - Cousin Mary.flac:46adb72626a2bf4c2d70df0a1452bb3b
B1 - Countdown.flac:58155d00a317d7f02238279be0d2d27d
B2 - Spiral.flac:5390bda5a84c7fbbc5a151347d64a19c
C1 - Syeeda's Song Flute.flac:08465ad0805762b7429c32e8878c48b3
C2 - Naima.flac:47af968230dd84a2bbeec81add74ba23
D1 - Mr. P.C..flac:bb9a19212752b3392c6d3b4d0edb7dec