{"product_id":"diana-in-the-autumn-wind-gap-mangione-lp-preorder","title":"Diana in the Autumn Wind - Gap Mangione LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eBe With Records pulls a rabbit out of the hat to deliver a legit reissue of arguably one of THE grail Jaydee \/ Dilla sample records, although the list does not end there. There is no word whether this will ever get repressed so act accordingly!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the label:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGap Mangione's monumentally influential Diana In The Autumn Wind. AKA BEWITH200LP. And, without question, Be With's White Whale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey said it could never be done. And with good reason. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've spent the past 12 years trying to license this legendary 1968 recording from Gap and, after much work, it's finally here. Remarkably, this is the first ever vinyl reissue of Gap Mangione's Diana In The Autumn Wind, produced with the full and extensive participation of Gap. An exceedingly rare album, it's been coveted by funk, soul, jazz and hip-hop sample fiends for decades. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's unarguably *the* most sought after album for J Dilla \/ Madlib sample collectors. It has also been brilliantly sampled by A Tribe Called Quest, Large Professor, Ghostface Killah, Kendrick Lamar and Talib Kweli.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut this record is so much more than a sample-spotters curio. It's solid gold throughout. Bursting with killer funky-jazz grooves and tracks adorned with warm electric piano, the release is notable for featuring some extremely significant players at the very outset of their careers; Tony Levin, at 21, whose superb playing on both acoustic and electric bass was the harmonic mainstay of the trio and Steve Gadd, at 23, one of the greatest drummers of his generation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith acceptable copies of this holy grail changing hands for $400, to call this reissue \"much-needed\" underplays just how vital it is. Gap's story is told in his words alongside rare photos across a sumptuously designed 2-page insert and, to augment this deluxe edition further, its all wrapped up in a beautiful, no-expense-spared luxury tip-on sleeve, as per the original hens-teeth release. And, while we're talking packaging, just take a look at that cover - a work of art in and of itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ETFAt2PVvYk?si=J8goEilD8ErsNe4e\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"[WSA London]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57353144238412,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/6855\/3804\/files\/Screenshot2026-04-22at14.22.44.png?v=1776864245","url":"https:\/\/whenspaceshipsappear.com\/products\/diana-in-the-autumn-wind-gap-mangione-lp-preorder","provider":"WSA London","version":"1.0","type":"link"}