Comments on: Are We Seeing Market Shifts?

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:01:38 +0000

I received my album from “zerostreet” (a mono copy of Giuffre’s Western Suite on Atlantic), very well packed and exactly as described. I suppose other buyers are not disappointed either.

By: ceedee

ceedee — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:13:05 +0000

I’m in agreement with Michel on this one. A quick look will show prices going up on original Impulse mono’s(orange/black),New Jazz(purple),Miles 60’s mono issues and-yes-even select Blue Note/Liberty mono lps. As to whether it’s better to buy now-or pay more later-is anybodys guess. A first-press Time-Out is kinda cool,though. But then I’d be tempted to do a “Art Deco” overhaul of my listening room to match the hip graphics! “Anyone for martini’s?”

By: Michel

Michel — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:38:00 +0000

Quote “speculation replaces value”. Yes and no… in that case, the commercial value is not big because this is a best seller album. But in artistic terms the value is great. Un doubtledly this record should be in every serious collection. It is no surprise that sooner or later prices will climb. Same as Coltrane on Impulse or Miles in Columbia; Speculation follows artistic value, as always.

By: Joe L

Joe L — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:48:20 +0000

Mattyman, I think you’re right, and it shows what happens (and always has happened) when speculation replaces value.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:35:03 +0000

Two words: feeding. Frenzy.

By: Mattyman

Mattyman — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:12:14 +0000

I think that the price for Time Out only goes through the roof because A. buyers think you better get them now while they’re still “cheap” and B. sellers think you better get them now while they’re still “cheap”. Since Dave Brubeck has passed, I guess everyone now suddenly expects that the value of his output will only go up from now on? Hence ‘better get them now’…

By: Joe L

Joe L — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 20:47:19 +0000

And 41 bids for that copy of Time Out!? Craziness.

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 20:06:25 +0000

$305 for Time Out is brain-frying.