Ebaying: Horace and a Bit of Miles
Let’s take a look at some interesting jazz vinyl we’ve been watching here at Jazz Collector:
This is a new high point in the Jazz Collector Price Guide for this one: Miles Davis, Cookin’ Prestige 7094. This was an original New York pressing that was listed in M- condition for both the record and the cover. In fact, if you look at the seller’s description, it’s almost as if the record were new. It sold for $789.67. It’s funny, when I first started really collecting collectible jazz vinyl, maybe in the early 1980s, these Miles Prestiges were not so hard to come by, and not nearly as pricey as some of the earlier yellow label Prestiges. But times seem to have changed, and the music on the Miles Prestiges is outstanding, no?
This one was from the bobjdukic batch: Horace Silver, Blowin’ the Blues Away, Blue Note 4017. This looked to be an original pressing in VG++ condition, depending upon how much you trust the seller, and it sold for $125.50. This seems to be around market value these days for this great record. I had a friend over the other day who likes jazz but is not really knowledgeable. I had him sit in my listening seat at home and I put on Sister Sadie and we listened together closely. The music was just perfect and the sound on the Blue Notes, on a nice turntable with a nice system, is just so incredible compared to anything else. It was like listening to it for the first time. Tres sweet.
I don’t usually follow this record as a collectible, so someone will have to explain to me, please, why this one sold for $250: Miles Davis, Bitches Brew, Columbia GP26. I do realize this is in M- condition and is an original pressing, but I’ve never seen a copy near this price so I imagine there’s something more to it. Anyone?
The seller of that copy of Prestige 7094 seems to call every record “deep groove, flat edge”, even a copy of Bitches Brew!
Columbia’s haven’t had a flat edge since 1955 and their deep groove was on it’s way out with the arrival of the two-eye label in 1962.
I have a WLP of BITCHES BREW I bought a few years back (6-7) from Rockaway Records in Phoenix. I paid Allan $80 for it and remember trying to talk him down even more! We were laughing!
$250 is way too much for that record! There are SO MANY OF THEM!
I remember going to active auctions after seeing this one and found that you could buy a 1A press in NM condition at a buy it now price of $79.00. I think that’s a little high myself. Don’t people shop smart when buying something like that? Wouldn’t you go and check completed and active auctions? If I want a common record like that I just call friends and record shops – someone’s gonna have one!
$789.67? WOW! That’s a lot for that record (COOKIN’) Seller lists NM- jacket. I question that as there is a brown spot to front. Can’t the other buyers see that? A no brainer in my book – IT CAN’T BE NM- WITH A BIG BROWN SPOT TO THE FRONT PEOPLE! At that price I wouldn’t chance the vinyl’s grading if the cover’s grade is so apparant! I DUNNO’?!?!?!?
H.S. – BLOWIN’ THE BLUES AWAY- I love that record! I listened to THE TOKYO BLUES a few days ago and it was so great to hear it again! Just wonderful!
Hi Were you listening to a mono or stereo copy of “Blowing the Blues away”?
/Shaft
Mono
Thanks – would mono be the preferred? I’m looking for an original mono or stereo. I ususually buy stereo.
/Shaft
SHAFT: mono would be preferred but stereo’s are cool in their own way. I like stereo when twin players are playing. For example a trumpet on one side and a tenor/alto on the other. The drag about stereos is that the drums are usually to one side only. Hope this helps.