A Few More Warhol Covers
There’s been a lot of back-and-forth on Jazz Collector recently about Andy Warhol covers. Here are a few more that sold recently, including a couple for pretty high prices. All of these will be entered into the Jazz Collector Price Guide this week. These first two are from Euclid Records, so they received top dollar: Kenny Burrell, Blue Lights Volume 1, Blue Note 1596. This was an original West 63rd Street pressing. The record was VG++ and the cover was M-. The price was $698.89. The second was Kenny Burrell, Blue Lights Volume 2, Blue Note 1597. This was a New York USA pressing without the deep groove. Clearly not a first pressing. It was in M- condition, record and cover. It sold for $343.88, which seems to tell us that the demand for these Warhols is pretty high right now. Another LP with a
Warhol cover that sold for a fairly high price recently was Artie Shaw, Both Feet in the Groove, RCA 1201. This was an original pressing that looked to be in VG++ condition, record and cover. It sold for $133. Were it not for the cover, the record probably wouldn’t fetch $5 on eBay.
BLP 1597 was never issued with a Deep Groove. Cat number does not match with date of release, as for example, 4169.
I recently just picked up 1597 with the rvg and earmark. It also has an m9 in deadwax. No deep groove, but with west 63rd on the labels as opposed to the new york usa above. Cover address is west 63rd, new york 23. I believe this is the original, unless someone can tell me otherwise.
I took a little gamble on this one, the seller doesn’t usually sell vinyl, so I couldn’t really trust his “nearly mint” description. Actually vg++/m-, but not bad if it’s the real deal. Any proof this isn’t the first press?
Popsike have a couple of copies listed that claim to have DGs, though these are probably later presses than the non-DG press. As Michel says, this title was released out of sequence, after 4059 when Plastylite purchased new equipment which did not create the Deep Grooves. Most of the non-DG ones on Popsike have no Inc or R on the (47W63) label and I presume these are the first presses.
Thanks, just wanted to make sure no one had a deep groove copy out there as michel’s comment had no follow-ups. Mine has no r so I guess it’s an original. I’m just glad there is a site like this because spending a few hundred bucks on a record can be pretty stressful if you have no way of making sure it’s the real thing. I probably won’t go over 100 on a record again, unless it’s a very reputable seller or they play-grade the record. Anyways I don’t have the money. I just have to take a couple gambles to start with because my collection of original presses is so small. But this site is a HUGE help! And thanks for that sonny record, Al, it is much better than my current ojc reissues.