Comments on: A Tale of Two Covers

By: Sonny Rollins Worktime (1955) Esquire | LondonJazzCollector

Sonny Rollins Worktime (1955) Esquire | LondonJazzCollector — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:25:47 +0000

[…] the US original cover to the British “woodcut” by “Sherlock“, but a JazzCollector 2009 post says of the Esquire: “Now this is an awesome cover. The drawing is reminiscent of David Stone […]

By: hugh albert

hugh albert — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 17:15:13 +0000

funny the esquire copies of orig prstige material never found much credence elsewhere but here in england the odd thing is they generally play better than the orig usa pressings ie without the characteristic “prestige hiss!”

By: Soulnik

Soulnik — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:37:38 +0000

A copy went for 54 GBP in 2007. Here is the old listing.

http://www.popsike.com/php/detaildatar.php?itemnr=120184477497

By: Geraint

Geraint — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:25:24 +0000

The entry in the aforementioned book can be viewed at http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/reader/382282366X/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-page
(5 clicks on right arrow).

By: Geraint

Geraint — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:15:49 +0000

I don’t think I’ve ever seen an esquire pressing go for over $300 (& usually very much less), however nice the cover. LPs do seem to fetch higher prices on the US site though.
There’re two of these listed (on the UK site) on popsike with VG+ covers that went for £99 (a year ago) & £54 (2 years ago). Might be worth investing in if the price doubles every year!

Spot on re. the Miro Al;
“This album cover and 650 others from the 1940s through the early 1990s are collected in Joaquim Paulo’s JAZZ COVERS (Taschen, paper, $39.99), edited by Julius Wiedemann. It’s a bricklike compilation of groundbreaking design and photography, and it’s almost as much fun as rummaging through those old bins, only cleaner.”
(from http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/books/review/Visuals-t.html?pagewanted=2)