Comments on: Back in Business Watching Collectible Jazz Vinyl

By: jack

jack — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:34:07 +0000

the Parlan original pressings have an amazing bass sound which I assumed was one reason this lp brings high price. I would never let go of mine!

By: Phil J

Phil J — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:24:44 +0000

I found a VG+ copy of Horace Parlon “C Jam Blues / Up in Cynthia’s Room” Blue Note 1770 (61st St label).
A friend of mine tells me it’s very collectible. Is it? Is it of any value?
Thanks for any info you may be able to give me.
Phil

By: Al

Al — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:45:56 +0000

With the Parlan, the $1,500 was the most I ever received for an album, and much less than I ever paid for any album. Last night I put the Rollins Plays for Bird record on the turntable. I had been listening to music through my computer on the same system. The difference in sound quality was simply incredible — the vinyl sounded so much better, warmer, crisper, cleaner. Sometimes I use other formats for convenience, but if you’re really going to spend time with a record to listen carefully, vinyl is the only way to go. Listening to this record so closely, again, for probably the 100th time at least, confirmed to me what I said the other day, that this is, indeed, a great record.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:47:39 +0000

The cover for Parlan’s album is amazing, one of my favorite album covers of all time. Sadly, to me the music isn’t anywhere near as fresh and exciting. The title cut is great, but after that I think the album falls off. Parlan’s playing is pretty mediocre, but I feel that way about most of Parlan’s output.

Great cover though, amazing.

By: Mattyman

Mattyman — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:43:00 +0000

Good to see you back, Al. Thankfully I have all the records featured in this post on CD, including a few bonus cuts here and there 😉 so I can listen to this music whenever I want to, but boy would I love to have these beauties on vinyl! One thing though: you don’t miss Parlan’s Us Three? I love it and the cover is monumental 😀

By: Al

Al — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:56:57 +0000

Thanks Rudolf. I’ve always felt that it was difficult to time any trends on eBay. I’ve always noticed fluctuations and assumed that, perhaps they were in the summer when people were on holiday, or perhaps this time of year, when people are spending money on others. Then when I would do my Price Guide I’d see there was never any rhyme or reason to the flows. If you’re ready to post records on eBay, I would just do it. You can always put in a reserve price.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:54:16 +0000

Hi Al, good to see you back. The site, without its animator, was lingering a bit.
Always nice to see that my appreciations and apprehensions are shared by others.
I have several vintage Miles on Columbia, which are still sealed and my heirs will find them exactly in that state. I have even several playing copies, European and US. Will always fetch the European one, more familiar.
The two-tier market is still very much there, Blue Notes and the rest. In the rest one finds such gems as Rollins plays for Bird. A shame that such beauties don’t fetch more.
What do you guys think of the Christmas/New Year season for sellers? Should one wait to put records for sale, until early Feb.? Or put them on EBay right now, when people have more time to browse and more money (bonus season, but also more expenses?