Comments on: A Matter of Prestige?

By: Adamski

Adamski — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 11:48:28 +0000

wow!! … HAROLD VICK Steppin Out!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HAROLD-VICK-5TET-STEPPIN-OUT-BLUE-NOTE-BLP-4138-US-ORIGINAL-MONO-NY-RVG-ear-/152255499526?

Crazy!

By: GregorytheFish

GregorytheFish — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 14:52:52 +0000

I hear you, Bill. I think of him as the Ayler of rock and roll.

Juancho, it ain’t about the time man. The only person that can kill things for you is you!

By: Bill W.

Bill W. — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 21:41:00 +0000

Getting acclimated to Beefheart does require repeated listenings. But if you can handle Ornette and Cecil Taylor, then the Captain is a piece of cake.

By: Juancho

Juancho — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 01:30:11 +0000

Sorry, this code doesn’t like emoijis. I’m not so quizzical.

By: Juancho

Juancho — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 01:29:14 +0000

GTF- been collecting/playing jazz and records since I was15 (am now 37). Was hip before hipsters killed it. They’re now squarer than the squares, to quote early Mad Magazine. ?

I dig Zappa, just can’t get into Beefheart. My strong collection of Tom Waits bootlegs may give me away, though…?

By: Mac

Mac — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 19:10:26 +0000

Well Rich, one can argue that the market is set with every transaction. I’ve purchased several LPs from Atomic and have been dissatisfied only once and they accepted the return no questions asked. Yes, they probably get a premium most of the time, but they are a class act as an eBay seller IMO. I suppose anyone purchasing VG+ and better vintage jazz LPs these days must be “wealthy” given the prices on eBay and at the record shops.

Case in point is Rudolf’s current auction. Condition of his LPs is in the 99th percentile, with prices to match.

But I understand your point.

By: Gregory The Fish

Gregory The Fish — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 16:36:37 +0000

aw, come on juancho. i don’t know much about moondog, but it IS genuinely possible to like things that you personally might not like. beefheart is fabulous in my mind!

and the irony of a vintage jazz collector using ‘hipster’ as a pejorative is beyond palpable.

By: Alun severn

Alun severn — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 12:23:00 +0000

Technically, that Moondog cover may be regarded as a Mrs Warhola design. I remember seeing a lovely Warhol letterhead on a website devoted to letterhead designs. It utilised the same US-style cursive writing as the Moondog cover and the Monk/Rollins/Foster Prestige 7053. The explanation given regarding the letterhead was that it was Warhol’s common practice to get his mother to write out the cursive script needed, to which he would add whatever other font or graphic elements were required. I’ve always loved this story because it seems to fit perfectly with Warhol’s ethic.

By: Bill W.

Bill W. — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 01:24:44 +0000

I’m really not surprised that the Moondog sold for $698. A few years ago, I sold a mono (LM) Horowitz lp on RCA, with a Warhol cover for $540, and this one was only in VG condition. Other than the Warhol cover, this lp had nothing going for it. Horowitz lps on RCA don’t sell very well, especially the LM mono versions. But because of the Warhol cover, it sold big. At least the “Story Of Moondog” lp was in M- condition and on a more interesting label.

Regarding the rising prices of Prestige lps… As the prices on Blue Notes keep rising, I think many collectors are turning to Prestige as they’re more affordable. I still think NM Sonny Rollins lps on Prestige are underpriced.

By: Juancho

Juancho — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 23:00:23 +0000

Rich- by the way, I somehow missed that you had that Prestige Jazz Quartet record featured on your site. Great record! I own an absolutely cherry copy (jacket and record) that I found last year along with Gil Melle’s GIL’S GUESTS in similar shape. Two highly uncommon records, I’m sure.