Comments on: Diggin’ a Pony and More

By: rl1856

rl1856 — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 00:33:40 +0000

I generally prefer a clean 2nd pressing to a poor first pressing. While a 2nd may not have the vibrancy of a true 1st (once you hear it, you understand), listening through background noise and tics can be tiresome. Clean 2nd pressings retain most of the recording ambiance and air of 1st pressings, but are available at lower prices.

By: Gregory the Fish

Gregory the Fish — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 16:50:22 +0000

yeah, the most i have ever spent on a single record was just past $100, and it was for a record that i would expect to typically sell for upwards of $600. though I do have one record that cost slightly more than what I spent on that, however it was a gift.

By: Clifford

Clifford — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 15:39:10 +0000

My max is around $500. And that’s an insane amount of money to pay for a record.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 16:28:14 +0000

I personally do not enjoy listening to records where the pops and crackles degrade my listening experience. I would just assume get a reissue and listen to that. It’s all about the music (for me anyway). Yes you can dig and find low grade records (and to me low grade is anything below VG+ and sometimes VG+ is bad depending on the seller) and once every so often you can find NY 23’s in great condition but that is extremely rare. Having said all that, I would never pay thousands for any record. If you are patient and wait long enough there will come that one auction where the bidding is low but it takes patience.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 15:27:55 +0000

“The days of reasonably priced Blue Notes, Prestige, even Impulse are over. If you want one you will unfortunately have to step up. There are some people who get lucky finding some of these but for the most part the prices have become out of reach.”

I’m proud to say I paid $15 for my NY 23 copy about five years ago. It’s hardly NM like the one that sold this weekend, but there’s still bargains to be had if you just dig deep enough!

By: cellery

cellery — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 07:36:33 +0000

Eh, I’ve amassed about 15 or 20 Plastylite Blue Notes since getting into jazz about two years ago and have never paid more than 100 bucks for one. Granted none of them are better than VG+ and they’re mostly avant garde titles from the 4100 series (that’s where my main interest lies). But if you’re dilligent and willing to take the occasional gamble it’s still possible to get some good stuff on a budget.

By: Art Klempner

Art Klempner — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 03:16:12 +0000

Crate diggers unite! We know that it is the hunt and the story that goes along with it which brings the greatest reward. The rich buy with a click and a huge bankroll. We smile with sore knees and are greatful for that beat up blue and white label that peeks out of that beat up cover. Yours truly, pop, hiss, and crackle.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 01:57:14 +0000

The days of reasonably priced Blue Notes, Prestige, even Impulse are over. If you want one you will unfortunately have to step up. There are some people who get lucky finding some of these but for the most part the prices have become out of reach.

By: Veesage

Veesage — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:37:46 +0000

Was watching zzy49’s auctions this past week and can only attribute the price of that Blue Train to the ‘Herb Wong effect.’ They had a lot of classics from a collection of one J. N. Hullett.

Man, it’d be golden if someone did a comprehensive statistical analysis of these rising prices on Ebay with the rising popularity of vinyl these past few years.

By: Clifford

Clifford — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 23:22:16 +0000

Plastylite mono Blue Trains, non-DG, are easily around $300 nowadays.