Comments on: eBay Watching: Blue Notes, Prestige

By: Michael H.

Michael H. — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:38:46 +0000

Intresting you mention the Deep Groove. I recently purchased a Deep Groove Pressing of Sonny’s Crib for rediculous 18GBP. BUT it is also not an original first Pressing, because it has only the 47 West 63rd St. NYC Adress on the Label instead of 47 West 63rd St., New York. So I assume it’s a second pressing, or is it?

By: BigBear

BigBear — Tue, 24 May 2011 22:28:15 +0000

Al:

I have been thinking about your dilemma in getting rid of boxes of nice but not very valuable jazz (i.e., those LPs worth say less than $15 per LP). I have a much smaller but similar problem.

Perhaps an interesting idea I have been considering for myself is to get someone to catalogue them into a spreadsheet, box them up, and drop off say 500 or 1000 of them to the charity of your choice. You get to take a tax deduction based on their fair value. Perhaps someone on JC would be able to get you an appropriate appraisal based on your catalogue / conditions. And NYers, as I know too well, have high effective tax rates.

Benefits:

– Charity is always good
– No market risk; timing controlled completely by you
– Move large # of records very quickly
– Immediately have room for more LPs!

Cons:

– effective cash value to you is value of appraisal x tax rate (key is appraisal)
– no cash received upfront; save on taxes at year end (or estimated taxes)
– could probably get more cash by piecemeal sale

Just a thought….

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 24 May 2011 21:32:44 +0000

Okay, I just realized that I do have Mal 2 as part of the Coltrane “Side Steps” box. I’ve been listening to it at work. I just started to play it for the second time and it is hot. I guess the first time I listened to it I wasn’t paying enough attention because as Michel said it is a must have session.
I don’t have Mal 1 as part of any box set and haven’t heard it but I do have the Status 8316 “The Dealers” which contains the rest of the Coltrane Mal 1 sessions which is nice. It’s also on the “Side Steps” box, but the records from the Status series are usually found pretty cheaply.

By: Michel

Michel — Tue, 24 May 2011 18:42:35 +0000

The Mal Waldron album is a fine one. I own an original of Mal 1 and both sessions are great. IT is a must have album. Same problem here : not possible to spend money on records right now !!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:11:27 +0000

I own that same pressing of Sonny’s Crib. Unfortunately I did pay about $400 for it like 10 years ago because I thought it was an original. I didn’t understand about the “R” at the time and took it for an original based on the address. It is in VG++ condition and aside from a few ticks at the beginning of the A side it plays flawlessly.
I would say that this is my favorite Sonny record, second being Lawrence Marable’s “Tenorman” although I reserve the right to “flip-flop” in whatever way I see fit :-).
The Mal album is very tempting to me as well, but I’m trying not to spend on records at the moment. I’ve never even heard this session, but it looks nice. Clearly Coltrane is great, a young Jackie, and I just love Mal. I can’t wait til I finish my home renovations and can get back to buying some nice records.