Comments on: A Blue Train Wreck?

By: john l. larsen

john l. larsen — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 15:36:34 +0000

Blue Train. Blue Note 1577. Stereo gold sticker affixed. Blue Note inner sleeve. VG+. For sale. Estimated price?

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:08:40 +0000

one often sees sellers on EBay, who will proudly state something like: “all records are mailed in a new protective polyethylene outer sleeve, and the record separate in a new poly-lined inner”. This is a client service approach which costs to seller.
I always implore them to send the original inner along, sometimes with success.

By: Seth Katz

Seth Katz — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 04:41:32 +0000

That’s a good question. Maybe he saves them and thinks they’ll be worth something one day. They’re so obtuse though, they may think they’re doing the customer a favor with a new sleeve. They may not have any idea that the original sleeve is worth something. They used to price record without any guide. One of the managers once told me he doesn’t have internet access and never used a computer in his life. This guy is about 50. How can anyone run a successful record store without internet access? Every major record retailer does business on the internet. It’s a necessity these days.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 17:06:42 +0000

What would he do with the original sleeves?

By: Seth Katz

Seth Katz — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 02:54:03 +0000

A local record dealer would routinely steal the original sleeves from jazz records and replace them with plain white ones. This place has gone out of business several times in the last ten years I think they’re headed out again.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:28:00 +0000

zarabeth47: of course, inner sleeves can be changed, but the 27 years sleeve is a strong contra-indication. An intelligent seller would not produce it at all.

By: zarabeth47

zarabeth47 — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 21:18:57 +0000

Sleeves can be changed out. The ears present and the transitional 47 w 63/new york labels probably put it around 1962 “ish”
I sold a nice ny stereo + ear press a few months back for around $200+. It was nice too! I put it in my store as I didn’t want it to go for a blow out price at auction and then regretted the fact I should of just kept it instead of letting it go for $100 or so which is probably what I would of got had I auctioned it (i don’t shill and I know my market) It took a few months to sell so I know I had it priced about right and just reinforces my play on this shilling stuff. Then again you never know! The jazz lp market is a rollarcoaster and maybe I would of got $500? Those are the variables that “may” happen but you can’t factor them in when pricing an lp. Maybe if you’re Shuga LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 20:46:08 +0000

DaveS: with an inner “27 years of Blue Note”, this means that this record was issued in 1966.

By: zarabeth47

zarabeth47 — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 20:39:57 +0000

buy

By: zarabeth47

zarabeth47 — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 20:39:22 +0000

This lp’s value seems very vulnerable. It’s so high now and then they go down to more reasonable prices. Like a rollar coaster. Supply and demand is sometimes hard to comprehend. They did make a lot more of these records than say Lee Morgan – City Lights or Thad Jones Detroit to NYC. Alfred Lion wasn’t gonna take on Coltrane and not really take advantage of the star he was becoming. Still, a nice original of this lp is a stunning sight. Such a classic.
I bought a nice original for like $150 or $175 years ago. Seller said it was VG but it’s more +ish. I wouldn’t sell it for the world but at these prices – but low – sell high? Very high?
Anyone ever bought anything from that rover-DEE dude? It seems he fetches a lot more than other sellers of jazz lps. Does anyone know why? Good stuff or just the same ol shilled crap we love to give a blind eye to? Love, Orenthal James up n’ this beeatch