A Strong Week For Blue Notes
This is one of those weeks where, if you had unlimited funds, you could fill in a lot of holes in your Blue Note collection with original pressings in very nice condition, perhaps starting with the rarest of the rare: Hank Mobley, Blue Note 1568. This looks to be an original pressing with the New York 23 on the B side. It is in M- condition for the vinyl and probably VG+ or better for the cover. The price has already exceeded $3,000 — yet it has not yet reached the seller’s reserve.
The same seller is loaded with other Blue Notes, among a variety of jazz vinyl, this week, including:
Lou Donaldson, Swing and Soul, Blue Note 1566. This is an original pressing that looks to be in M- condition for the record and probably VG++ for the cover. The price has surpassed $250 and the auction closes today, still short of the reserve price. Dizzy Reece, Soundin’ Off, Blue Note 4033. This is also an original pressing, in M- condition for both the record and the cover. The price is more than $700 and the auction closes tomorrow.
As noted, this is not the only seller with some nice Blue Notes this week. Here are a few more:
Horace Silver, Further Explorations, Blue Note 1589. This is an original pressing that is listed in M- unplayed condition for the record and M- for the cover. The price is around $150 and it closes tomorrow.
Lee Morgan, Volume 3, Blue Note 1557. This is an original West 63rd Street pressing and it looks to be in at least VG+ condition for both the record and the cover. The current price is about $340 and there are still five days to go before the auction ends.
By the way, there are also a lot of nice Prestiges on eBay now. Stay tuned for an update on them.
Mouthwatering pieces and ah… there he is again: the Mobley 1568.
Some of the labels on these copies look so flawless that for a second the bad person in me thought that they must be from that one Japanese studio that replicates o.g. Blue Notes complete with deep groove etcetera…
It’s about time I win the lottery 😉
i m wondering whether the reserve price will be reached or not. I’ve the feeling that this reserve price is a little too much for the actual condition of the cover…Lets see…
Dear All,
As a collegue student on a budget; and relatively new to the world of jazz, I have come to the conclusion that collecting original vinyl is only for the rich and famous (the Clint Eastwoods of the world). How can someone, in todays economy, afford to pay $4,617.00 for BN 1568?. I bought a sealed re-issue for only $11.00; and in my Debut III turntable (and to my ears) it sounds just fine.
Pablo, collecting vinyl is like anything else in life. It’s about the pleasure you derive from it. There are more vinyl hunters who dig through bins at flee markets looking for gems than people who spend $5k on M- Blue Notes. Many of them are extremely happy when they pay a dollar for a VG+ Zoot Sims album that would cost $50 on eBay. Looking at records like this being sold, this buyer got a beauty but didn’t really get a deal. They paid market value. I remember the stories on the records I paid less than market value for, and enjoyed acquiring them much more than the ones I paid market value for on eBay.