Ready for a Risk? How About a Sealed LP
Apr 14, 2010 Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay, Savoy
We’ve been watching a seller this week with some sealed records on the Savoy label. These are a risk, since you can’t tell if the pressing is an original with the red label and the deep groove or perhaps a later pressing with the maroon label. The difference in value between these two pressings could be several hundred dollars — or perhaps even more, depending upon the record. While I’m a risk-taker, some of these got a little too high for my comfort level. Here are a couple:
Introducing Lee Morgan with the Hank Mobley Quintet, Savoy 12091. We’ve seen original copies of this record in nice condition selling for more than $500 in the Jazz Collector Price Guide, so a new, unplayed original would be worth quite a bit. But is this an original? Only the buyer will know if, indeed, the buyer ever opens it. In this case the buyer is spending $161.50 to find out.
This one was also tempting:
Surf Ride Featuring Art Pepper, Savoy 12090. This was also sealed. The price was $150.
We were watching this record because it is a second pressing and it seemed to be getting some action: Zoot Sims, Zoot, Jazzland 2. This was an orange label pressing and it had the deep groove, but it is a reissue of Zoot!, Riverside 228. This one was in VG+ condition for the vinyl and VG++ for the cover and it sold for $77.99, which is not bad for a Jazzland and not bad for a reissue.
My alter ego AJdoctor will be returning to eBay today after a lengthy absence of several weeks. I’ve got a couple of Jazzland LPs I’m putting up as well as a copy of Stan Levey This Time the Drum’s on Me, an original Bethlehem with some rare Dexter Gordon. Keep an eye out. It’s good to be back.
Tags: AJdoctor, Art Pepper, Jazzland Records, Lee Morgan, Zoot Sims
April 14th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
I would bet 160 or 150 for the Lee Morgan and Art Pepper, because :
1 – by the cover you can predict it is an orginal (at least the cover is the original.
2 – Whatever label is inside, 150 or 160 are correct prices for NM second press.
April 14th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Our friend Bob Djukic has a sealed Trane “Giant Steps” on Atlantic on auction.
I like the way he prepares the prospective buyer for what to expect inside.
April 15th, 2010 at 2:29 am
Michel’s analysis on the Savoy albums is the correct one. One cannot add anything more.
April 15th, 2010 at 11:43 am
Sorry, but Bob Djukic can be very dishonest. I know of one occasion in particular when I pointed out to him that a sealed record which he was selling as “Guaranteed original first pressing” was not an original. I sent him photos of an original, and pointed out the differences on the back cover. He got defensive, and left his auction up unchanged. It’s simply dishonest to say “Guaranteed” when he can’t guarantee anything.