Rare Bird Nets $2,210. Yes, $2,210.

Wow, there was a real bidding war for this one: Charlie Parker, Dial 203. This was a 10-inch pressing sold by Euclid Records. The record was listed in M- condition and the cover was VG++. What would you normally expect this to sell for? I’d have said $400, maybe $500. If you look at the Jazz Collector Price Guide the range is $300 to $500 depending on condition, with one previous copy selling for more than $700. The bidding for this one started getting intense between two buyers at somewhere north of $800 and it skyrocketed all the way to a final price of $2,210. Not bad. By contrast, Euclid also sold copies of the following 10-inch Dial records by Bird: Charlie Parker, Dial 207. This one

was listed in VG+ condition for the vinyl and VG++ for the cover. The price was $676. Quite steep considering the condition, but still within three figures. The other one was this: Charlie Parker, Mr. Saxophone, Dial 211. This was listed as M- for the vinyl and VG++ for the cover. The final price was $315.

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6 comments

  1. Hello,I have a few original jazz LPS which I am considering selling.They include Charlie Parker Dial 207 Volume Three microgroove 10 inch,GC,Warne Marsh quintet Music For Prancing MODLP 125 VGC,Bird And Diz Clef 9026 UK Pressing,Charles Mingus Quintet on Debut ( Precognition/Portrait) and a couple of other titles.I have worked in a record/cd store in the past and know that they are valuable but am in no way a jazz specialist and wondering the best way,besides ebay to sell them.Can you please advise?Regards,Elise

  2. Ross Russell told me he sold fewer than 500 copies of Dial 901 in all its pressings. Total number of copies sold for each of the 10-inch Parker Dials were in the hundreds. They are scarcer than most collectors think. As for the high-number Dial 78s, there are some that no big-time collectors have ever seen.

  3. Geoffrey – I assume for 901 that includes the yellow cover with the drawing of Bird? Thanks!

  4. I have a 78 Q-T
    For collectors only
    Charlie Parker 78 I can’t seem to find any information on this record label?

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