Comments on: More Confessions of a Vinyl Addict, Part 1

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:22:42 +0000

Al: IMHO, an other candidate for eviction should be: # 1526 – Clifford Brown. The album is incomplete, since it does not cover the full contents of the 2 underlying 10-inchers. I sold it off succesfully some time ago. May this give you an idea…

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:57:58 +0000

…Some things were meant to be Rudolf !!! heh heh. I love when that happens. (It’s that ol’ black magic that keeps us coming back for more.) Does anyone else out there get the feeling that this is becoming more of a support group for us lately ? Are we the “enablers” despite our wives best efforts to curb our addictions ? Naaaaaaah !

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:48:51 +0000

Sometimes my old habits are too strong: I saw a nice version of Giuffre’s “Travellin’ Light” on Atlantic 1282, green DG stereo label. My adreline level got a boost.
When I was about to bid, a few minutes before the closing, there was call for my wife on Skype. (she does not know I am still buying every now and then, she thinks I am only selling). I started to get nervous and, of course, I missed the deadline.
Happy outcome: the reserve price was not met. The guy put it immediately for sale “buy it now” and I bought it for less than I was intending to offer (thanks to my wife!)

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:47:06 +0000

…This is hitting too close to home Al, it’s time for another intervention I think. (Do I sense a series in the makings ? Perhaps we can get A&E to buy the rights to the TV show ! Kind of like “Hoarders meets Pawn Stars / Antique Roadshow” heh heh.) Hang in there my friend, we Jazz Collectors have to stick together during those ‘moments of clarity’. I went through the same issues with Blue Note 1507, 1577, 1586, 1588 etc. etc…

“…Just pick yourself up, take a deep breath (& a little scotch) dust off those LP’s that don’t meet the grade and start all over again !”

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:36:49 +0000

I bought my 1501-1511 (except for 1507 and 1508, which I have Lex.) when I already had the original 10″ issues for a long time. So these re-issues of mine are 47W or NYC. My 1509 is a heavy vinyl, but NYC. I was mulling the idea of getting rid of these re-issue series. The 10″ originals were concise in their conception, esp. the 3 Miles and 3 J.J. albums.
The twelve inchers are a mixed bag, no unity of conception.
Exception for Monk, vol. 2, with a session of May 30, 1952, issued nowhere else.
My verdict has been to keep 1511 only and even to get rid of 1509 which is largely covered by the 2 10″ Monk albums and the Milt Jackson 10″.
Courageous isn’t it?