A Tale of Two Lees
It’s hard to see how anyone can bid on this listing: Lee Morgan Sextet, Blue Note 1541. This is listed as a mono pressing in near mint condition for the record. The cover is listed as VG. There is only one picture of the cover, no pictures of the labels or anything else, including the back cover. No mention of deep grooves or RVGs or Lexington Avenues or anything else. My bet is that this is a United Artists pressing from the 1980s. Still, some people are willing to take risks. There are three bids on this record and the price is close to $200. Perhaps the buyer won’t mind getting a United Artists pressing? Oh, yes, and the seller has a history of 13 items and an approval rating of 93 percent. By contrast, this listing has all of the information you would be looking for: Lee Morgan Volume 3, Blue Note 1557. This is an original deep groove pressing with the West 63rd Street address and the New York 23 labels. The record is VG+, but the cover is G with mold on the back. The price is in the $170 range, but it hasn’t yet met the seller’s reserve price.
I have a lot of 10-inch Prestiges, and you don’t often find them in M- condition, so this one is quite appealing: Stan Getz Volume 1, Prestige 102. The vinyl is M- and the cover is VG++. The seller is Atomic Records, which tends to be conservative on the grading, so this one must be really nice. It closes later today and the price is about $80.
One more Prestige:
Elmo Hope and Frank Foster, Hope Meets Foster, Prestige 7021. This looks to be an original New York yellow label with the deep grooves. The record looks to be in at least VG+ condition, maybe better, and the cover is listed as VG. The price is now in the $115 range, with more than two days left.
A bit OT:
I’ve always heard that ‘Song for My Father’ and ‘The Sidewinder’ were hits.
Has anyone ever looked at/published the sales numbers for Blue Note singles (and LPs for that matter)? Where would that info be found?
What are peoples thoughts on buying records with moldy sleeves?
I have the odd 50’s or 60’s sleeve that has a musty odor but no visible mold. I’m all for collectable records and appreciate the prices they fetch but I’m not so sure about introducing a biohazard into my house at any cost.
Like I said…
Fredrik Says:
August 8th, 2013 at 1:25 am
Here’s another image stealer selling Lee Morgan on BLP 1541:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321180164528
..and he uses the same image that was used here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lee-Morgan-W-Hank-Mobley-Rare-Jazz-LP-Blue-Note-1541-DG-RVG-Ear-Mono-N-Mint-MP3-/290951252511?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=cCqXLqBMRPmKIrKVbsL8YIUz%252FA0%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
Beware..
I suspect fraud on that Lee Morgan record, the image was stolen from this auction: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lee-Morgan-W-Hank-Mobley-Rare-Jazz-LP-Blue-Note-1541-DG-RVG-Ear-Mono-N-Mint-MP3-/290951252511?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item43be0bca1f&nma=true&si=rnZf%252Fo%252BeIe5HwST1GkKMiqWVwoA%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Kinda surprised on the price on Lee Morgan Vol 3. I guess I am outta the market on that one unless I find it somewhere else.
I reported this to ebay as fraud. we’ll see if they pull it…
I a asked for more additional info on the Morgan, guess what Label was sent to me? You guessed it, from the same lifted listing mentioned above.
On 1541, the two sides of the cover don’t even match. If you are going to steal images, at least do it well.