Comments on: Catching Up: More Blue Notes & Prestiges

By: Al

Al — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:50:10 +0000

Hey, Troy. Great record and congrats on getting it, especially at that price. Of course, I’m sure you would have preferred a blue label, but . . .

By: Troy Grooms

Troy Grooms — Thu, 20 May 2010 03:45:56 +0000

Hey! I am the bidder who won the Booker Ervin “Groovin’ High” LP for $9.99! The was not much description in the listing so I could not be certain of the pressing but a $10 gamble was an easy call as I wanted the music. The LP arrived today and sounds great – green label pressing – so not a screamin’ deal but still worth every penny!

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:06:28 +0000

Hi Al: the first pressing came out with a kakubuchi (frame cover) without spine text. The Parent photo cover was dark reddish. The second pressing had the same cover but red to violet, without kakubushi and title and cataloge number printed on the broad spine.
I am almost sure that the first issue (which I sold many years ago) had a non-laminated cover, whereas the 2nd issue has a laminated cover.
Labels: the first pressing had the lemon yellow labels with the angular letter type. The 2nd pressing had a more ochre yellow and the more round letter type one would later find on e.g. 7061, 7079, just to name some easily available catalogue numbers.

By: Al

Al — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:10:31 +0000

Hi, Rudolf. What do you mean by original second pressing? Did that LP come out with another cover at one point? If so, I don’t recall ever seeing it.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Tue, 18 May 2010 07:25:01 +0000

the Lee Konitz NYC original was an original second pressing of the 7004 album.

By: Geraint

Geraint — Mon, 17 May 2010 17:26:04 +0000

Here’s another copy of 4138 for around half the price: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110530596007&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT