Comments on: A Bird in Hand?

By: Mattyman

Mattyman — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 11:35:03 +0000

Aside from the Parker LP, I also noticed the seller "owslafa" on eBay who apparently is going to sell off the collection of a local Jazz enthusiast and he offers quite a few Parker Dial 78s as we speak. - From what I've always learned is that the Dial sessions were never recorded on tape but directly onto lacquers which then served as the 'positives' to make the stampers from. - If I then put one and one together, I would have to assume that the 78s offer the best sound quality of these recordings ever, as those are 1 on 1 copies of the actual stampers. Right?

By: ROB L.

ROB L. — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 08:53:00 +0000

Off the top of my head, I seem to recall that DIAL DLP#1 was the very first LP issue (available for a brief moment by mail order exclusively, very limited run, plain cover, no art work). That would make this one the second issue, with reassigned number DIAL # 901, red translucent vinyl and still no art cover, no idea whether this one was mail order only as well or had any commercial distribution… If I remeberb correctly subsequent and still fairly rare releases were on either black or red vinyl with different art covers. RL

By: Mike J (NZ)

Mike J (NZ) — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 08:21:04 +0000

I’ve always been after a reasonable copy of Cliff Craft (BN1582), but at this price……
http://www.ebay.com/itm/390644072397?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

I think it will be a while before there is any chance of that happening.