Comments on: Back on eBay: Lee, Bird, Newk and Mr. PC

By: vinylmartyr

vinylmartyr — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:20:42 +0000

Whoa just stumbled on this blog. Not really sure what to say but I have a lot of rare jazz stuff I can share pics of.

By: Mattyman

Mattyman — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:30:12 +0000

London Calling, I understand and being away from cherished photo equipment when you need it the most is a big pain. Still I wouldn't say that the flat edge pic is dreadful, because it clearly shows a flat edge. The fact that it's on the grainy side doesn't take away the fact that it at least shows one of those details that everyone is always looking for. Point was and point is, that sharing good photo material is very helpful when talking about "collector's item details" ;-) Then the art of photographing "pack shots" or, in our case, album covers. May I recommend to you and all other visitors, to read this tutorial about "How To Make Pictures Of Record Covers"? Believe me, it's worth your while! And last but not least, London Calling: using my simple Sony DSC-W350's macro option usually does the trick pretty well and saves me the hassle of pulling out the Nikon! ;-) Enjoy your lazy Sunday, Mattyman

By: London Calling

London Calling — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:56:03 +0000

Mattyman – no offence taken, I have never tried “pack shots” before, and my tripod is presently 1500 miles away in France.

My lenses cover focal ranges from infinity down to around 1 metre, which is absolutely no use for this purpose. Depth of field in natural light is too shallow even at 3200 ASA (that “flat edge” shot is dreadful, I agree)

Ive been considering buying a macro lens for some time. This could be the push I need, thanks!

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:55:53 +0000

dottorjazz: great stuff. I had this one in a later version. The adress of your copy reminds me of the adress of Roost records, looks to be the same. Maybe Teddy Reig and Bob Weinstock shared office and storage space.

By: Mattyman

Mattyman — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:20:53 +0000

London Calling, I just saw the photos. By flipping through all of them I have to agree with you that Flickr is best for the purposes that we have in mind. Indeed it makes comments possible and the public character of it makes it much more accessible. Love the comments here and there, especially the one where you state that a Japanese record collector might commit Hara-kiri for simply scratching his vinyl. That one made me chuckle. 🙂 Last but not least, and this is by no means meant to sound mean, but does your camera support macro photos and auto stabilisation? ‘Cause these options improve the readability of text printed on paper and make extreme close ups less grainy. Anyway, love the photos and I guess that’s exactly what we’ve been talking about these last couple of days. Let’s now see who’ll cough up the first comprehensive photo/text report about the infamous kakubuchi subject! 😉
Mattyman

By: London Calling

London Calling — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:18:45 +0000

Thanks for dropping by Mattyman – I use Picasa myself for sharing family photos, but something a little more “hands off” like Flickr might do the job with less effort that has “Public Access”. All it takes is the ability to upload a picture, and the facility to make comments

I have expanded on the creative writing side to illustrate how a shared photo site for Jazz Collector might work

http://www.flickr.com/photos/19121992@N00/with/5104818947/

By: dottorjazz

dottorjazz — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:15:29 +0000

rudolf:what about this one
l konitz quintet (side 1)
l tristano quintet (side 2)
new jazz njlp 101
yellow label with blue lettering,flat edge
address on label:782 8th ave.N.Y.C. 19
cover with same address and blank back
I found this in Baltimora in 2001

By: dottorjazz

dottorjazz — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:00:51 +0000

my last 446 is 7054,m davis blue haze.from 7055 c brown memorial on I’ve 447 only.my theory is that all numbers up to 7054 should have 446 address.this is no absolute truth for various reasons:no one seems to know why prestige made this change,only on covers,mantaining 446 on all labels up to 7141,last New York issue.I could have been unfortunate in not finding 446 from 7055,c brown memorial onwards.And may have occurred a transitional period in 1956,as for Blue Note.I’m sure about these numbers:04,05,07,12,13,15,17,20,22,25,27,29,32,35,38,43,50,54.I think interesting that we all check our Prestige for complete knowledge.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:59:29 +0000

dottorjazz: noticed that the first pressing of 7020 (kakubuchi, unlaminated with pink colouring) has 446 on the rear, whereas the second pressing (laminated, no kakubuchi, green colouring) has 447 on the rear.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:41:08 +0000

dottorjazz: noticed that all the 10″ Prestige and New Jazz albums have the 446 street number.