Comments on: $1,000 Jazz Vinyl (And Not)

By: kyle

kyle — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:34:43 +0000

Aloha Rudolf, I hear you! I was being somewhat sarcastic but am amazed because of current conditions, the prices still going up. The JRC just had a Mobley record go for over $10,000! And not the one most would think. I know condition is very important. I am amazed that the Blue Train record did so well given it had a later cover. By the way, speaking of plants as you brought up tulips, something of interest here in the states are heirloom seeds, not modified. Many people are looking for these seeds when planting in their gardens. Yes to enjoying the BN’s and other labels with this great music! I love to spin my records not just to look at them! Take care now. Mahalo.

By: Rudolf A.

Rudolf A. — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 05:15:39 +0000

Aloha Kyle, it is not as laughable as you think. The appreciation rate has been staggering. The depreciation rate may be staggering too. Future will tell.
Let’s not forget the tulip madness in the 17th century in Amsterdam.
Cheers and fully enjoy your Blue Note’s without fear for the future.

By: kyle

kyle — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 20:41:16 +0000

Aloha Don & Rudolf, I was just thinking with the way spending and inflation is in this country and watching precious metals, a tangible asset that is appreciating right now, maybe certain Blue Notes and other Jazz lp’s can be added into the “commodities” category! Lol ?! Mahalo!

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:22:40 +0000

@Rudolf …Agreed ! Gold is a great place to weather fiscal storms. (However, original Blue Notes are worth their weight in gold these days, and they sound better ! ?)

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:10:34 +0000

Don – Lucky: as far as I know, this is the highest price ever paid for a Blue Note. In my opinion, we are in the realm of people fearing a total collapse of the financial structure who wish to ditch their available cash and decided for an investment in a Blue Note. I for one would go for gold as a refuge.

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 17:17:03 +0000

@Rudolf …Just to be safe, perhaps it is a good idea not to tip off our significant others how much that copy of Blue Train just fetched, as they may very well vanish one night! (heh heh.)

Am I wrong in thinking this is among the highest prices ever fetched for a Blue Note on ebay ever ? (Aside of course from those highly suspect “Bobby-d” auctions of yesteryear)

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 09:16:12 +0000

Further to the conversation, later sleeves showed a blurred Curtis Fuller on the pictures on the bottom. Fred’s copy shows a clean Curtis.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 09:06:09 +0000

Re the sleeve, Don lucky is absolutely right. I have the earlier version, but the labels are not N.Y. 23. Many collectors in the early days were unaware of these differences. They went unnoticed and sometimes sleeves were exchanged for upgrading.

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Sat, 09 Mar 2024 19:29:32 +0000

@Michel… US $12,600.00 Damn !!! It’s certainly one of the nicest NY 23 original pressings of Blue Train I’ve seen to date. You don’t see these come around that often given that it is such a quintessential Jazz album, and collectors tend to hang on to them for dear life. Truth be told, it was the first Jazz album I ever bought back in high school, and one of the first original pressings I hunted for when I began collecting vinyl… Albeit my copy is in rough shape by comparison.

The only question mark on the JRC copy is the cover… Maybe it’s just the photo, but it appears to be the second variation. According to Fred Cohen’s infamous guide (p.106/107 in the first edition), the earliest version of BLP 1577 originally had a dull greenish-blue photo and grey “Blue Train” lettering on the front, while the later versions have a blue photo and white “Blue Train” lettering. (*You can barely make out John’s hair in those earlier variations)

By: Michel

Michel — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 06:43:44 +0000

https://www.ebay.com/itm/296243318459?itmmeta=01HR6NJ6SZYNB1YXHZH40H0E7K&hash=item44f97a4ebb:g:L0cAAOSw7Ghl2g43

Wow !