A Sonny Clark Not For $1,000; Another Bulls-Eye
Here are a few interesting records we’ve been watching the past couple of days:
Sonny Clark Trio, Blue Note 1579. This one looked to be VG++ for the record and mint minus for the cover. Given the prices of Blue Notes lately — and Sonny Clark Blue Notes in particular — this one looked like a cinch to join the $1,000 bin. It didn’t, but it sure came close: It sold for $909.
Back to John Coltrane, Giant Steps, Atlantic 1311. This is the one with the bulls-eye cover. While we’ve pretty well established that this is not quite a first pressing — that would be a black label — this pressing seems to be catching on with eBay bidders. This one was in what we would probably call VG++/VG++ condition and it sold for $457.50. To give credit to the dealer, he notes that it is not as desireable as the black label.
And another Blue Note:
Curtis Fuller, Volume Three, Blue Note 1583. This was an original pressing. The record was M-, the cover was VG++ and the price was $678. This hasn’t approached the $1,000 marker, but it’s starting to creep up on it, compared to prices it has sold for previously.
i have “somethin else” blue note same artists, same songs but a different cover, my cover is orange with bold black strips is it worth anything?
Not the goldmine you would be hoping for. That pressing is a united artists reissue from the seventies I think. Would bring in about 35 bucks in perfect shape(just a guess, I’m new to collecting, but it is certainly a reissue).
Sounds like the 1973 BN-LA reissue, you’d be lucky to get more than $10-$15 for it I reckon.