Catching up on eBay Jazz Vinyl Auctions
Want to catch up on some of the items we’ve been watching on eBay. First off, that whit-label promo copy of John Coltrane, A Love Supreme, Impulse A-77 wound up selling for $2,275, which put it close to the top price ever recorded on Popsike for any copy of A Love Supreme. Also had an eye on Lou Donaldson, New Faces, New Sounds, Blue Note 5021. I know I had a copy of that record and I know that I don’t have it any longer. For the life of me, I can’t remember why or when I sold it, but I do know I would really like to have it back. This one was listed in VG+ condition for the record and VG+ for the cover, although part of the listing on eBay described the cover as G. I think that was an error because the cover looked pretty nice. The final price was a reasonable (IMHO) $304.22. If I’d been paying closer attention I might have actually made a bid on that one. But, alas, I was not, which I take as a good sign that perhaps I have learned to be less compulsive and obsessive in my golden years.
It isn’t often these days that I run across a jazz record that I haven’t seen before, but here’s one: Rene Thomas, Meeting Mister Thomas, Barclay 84091. This was an original Mono pressing from France. The record was listed in VG+ condition and the cover was VG. The final price was $227.50
I noticed that René Thomas album still had the detachable album details (shown top right of the picture). These barely had the size of a postage stamp. I have been told that the retail seller was supposed to detach them for re-ordering the same album.
Very cool. I’ve never seen them before. Was this just in Europe, or in the U.S. as well?
I think those are called “languettes.” Some of my French LPs still have them attached. René Thomas is/was a great guitarist, though I’ve never seen the LP in question before either.
Languettes, correct. The idea was French only. Never seen them elsewhere.
René Thomas was a very talented musician. I never saw the album on sale.
Fresh Sound reissued the Rene Thomas LP.
I was the second highest bidder on this one unfortunately.
I’m always surprised that this record, and many more remain unknown. René Thomas was a guitar genius, with a very special tone. Check the Lou Bennett « Enfin » album. The Guy is incredible.
French jazz deserve much more attention. In this case Belgian jazz played by Belgian/ US / French group on a French label..