A Rare Bird, Indeed
Wow — 49 comments and counting on the previous post. Glad you all have been keeping the conversation going while I’ve been out making a living. Been gone so long my own Web site wouldn’t let me back on without having to sign up. So much to catch up on, and I will start with the current auction from The Jazz Record Center.
Charlie Parker in Sweden, Limited Edition, Sonet SLP 27. This is, apparently, a rare limited numbered edition, of which this copy is number 734. Until reading this listing I wasn’t aware that there was a limited edition of this record. I’m pretty sure I have some copy of it, but I will have to look to see if mine is numbered. This one looks to be in M- condition for both the record and the cover. There are about three days left in the auction and the bidding is nearing $200.
Beverly Kenney With Jimmy Jones and the Basie-Ites, Royal Roost, 2218. This is a nice record and I could use a clean copy, which this is, at least for the vinyl, which looks to be M-. The cover looks to be about VG or VG+ depending upon how you feel about tape stains, about which I personally don’t feel to good. This one is in the $60 range.
Here’s an interesting package of Hank Mobley records on Blue Note:
Fred has them listed as “The Last Mobleys on Blue Note.” The package consists of three records: Far Away Lands, Blue Note 84425; Another Workout, Blue Note 84431, and Straight No Filter, Blue Note 84435. All of the records look to be in near mint condition. The start price for the package is $100 and so far there are no bidders. I have to admit that I own all three of these records and I’ve never listened to any of them. They just never felt like real Blue Notes to me. Maybe this weekend I’l pop one on the turntable up here in The Berkshires.
Mr. Cohen is selling Dizzy Gillespie acetates again – these ones are from the Royal Roost!
I know covers are important, but to me: if the front of the cover is nice enough, and the vinyl is EX or better, and the price is right, I don’t really care if there are tape stains or splits. honestly, even if the vinyl doesn’t LOOK good, as long as it PLAYS well, i’m happy. the collectibles we deal in are too rare to be choosy, if you ask me. as long as i can enjoy the music, i’m happy. i got a very nice copy of “blues walk” for just a small fraction of the price because it had scratches and the back of the cover was stained, but when i play-tested it (yes the whole thing on the store table) it played like mint. very happy score for me.
anyone out there find aesthetic factors less important, the way i do?
I must have the twin to your Blues Walk, got for a song cover bit tatty odd scratch,sounds great, to me anyway.
I’m a third for Blues Walk; worn and stained cover, original that plays mint, $10. I listen to it all the time. I’m with you; while I would prefer everything to be perfect, less-than-perfect is fine as long as it plays well.
i agree with you on the Mobley matter Al, if it isn’t listed in the original BN series, i also want to see it as not part of the real deal. But i know that at that point i am a fool to only look at the “idea” of BN originals. So sometimes it is great to hear those later issued sessions (japanese BN pressings have a lot of those sessions (re) issued), because most of the time they are recorded at the same time as the “real” ones, with the same cats playing, and often only put on the shelf for commercial reasons.
But esthetics-wize the are Kitsch:-) Long live we Snobs!
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Condition of the record is most important to me, but I like covers that at least don’t have any splits.
I`m the owner of Charlie Parker in Sweden . limited edition no.997*. It was given to me 1961 by basplayer Thore jederby when he played in Randers Jazzklub, Denmark
Peter Jensen Solhaven 14 7800 DK