Pick A Pair of Blue Notes
Here are a few items we’re watching on eBay this week, starting with: Curtis Fuller, The Opener, Blue Note 1567. This one was sitting at a start price of about $100 for a long time and I thought maybe, just maybe, I might be able to sneak in and get it for a decent price, a decent price being under $300. No such luck. The record is in VG+ condition and the cover is VG and the price is already at $335. It closes later today. The seller did a nice job with the pictures, even (or perhaps especially) the pictures of the bruised corners. To me, the bruised corners make it even more attractive, in some way. It looks more its age and it shows that it has been enjoyed.
This one also has a nice picture to go with the listing: Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan, Blue Note 1540. This is an original Lexington Avenue pressing and it looks to be in very nice condition, VG++ for both the record and the cover. The bidding is in the $250 range but it has yet to reach the seller’s reserve price. There are still a couple of days to go and I wouldn’t be surprised to see this one get into the $1,000 bin.
No DG discernable on that Mobley… could it be a 60s pressing? I know that BN sometimes used old label and jacket stock on repressings.
I agree with you, Clifford. If you use the option “mouse over image to zoom”, you can clearly see that it’s most definitely not a deep groove. Must be a later pressing, kinda like the Fats Navarro that I have. Lex labels, the right trail off squiggles, but no deep groove. And hey, 1540 is supposed to have a flat edge, there’s also no mention of that detail either 😉
are you sure about the absence of DG?? I clearly distinguish the DG either side of the Curtis Fuller/Mobley album.
Anyway the lucky buyer will know in the end.
They are talking about no DG on the Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan, Blue Note 1540.
Aaron: you are perfectly right!