John Coltrane Vinyl For the Ages

Back to our life’s mission of watching rare jazz vinyl on eBay. For some reason this morning I noticed several of the Red Garland Prestige records with John Coltrane. These are nice records and  can still be purchased for reasonable prices. The exception is Prestige 7123, which is a Coltrane date and is typically one of the higher priced Prestiges, particularly with the original cover.  Speaking of 7123: John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio, Prestige 7123. This is an original New York pressing and this is the original cover. It was later issued as Traneing In with another cover. This one is in M- condition for the record and probably VG+ or maybe a little better for the cover. The price is already more than $250 and there are still four days left on the auction.

I noticed two copies of this one:

The Red Garland Quintet, Soul Junction, Prestige 7181. This is an original pressing with the yellow label and New Jersey address. The record is listed in M- condition and the cover is probably VG++. The price is now in the $180 range with more than four days to go. Here’s another copy of this record, this one in possibly VG++ condition for the record and the cover, although it’s not quite clear. There is one bid on this record at $225 and there are more than two days  left.

While we’re on Trane, there’s this: John Coltrane, Blue Train, Blue Note 1577. This is listed as an original but, as we all know, original is in the eye of the beholder. The most valuable copies of Blue Train have the New York 23 label on one side. Does this copy? Can’t tell from the picture (at least, I  can’t tell) and no one has publicly asked the question, so it’s a tossup. The record seems to be in M- condition and the cover could be M- or close to M-, but the seller didn’t do himself any favors with the pictures he posted. This one closes later today and the bidding is just over $800.