Comments on: For What It’s Worth (Or More)

By: JOK

JOK — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 18:26:17 +0000

It is hard to find 10 inch records in decent shape. It is rare to find jazz records in decent shape, but I seem to find old 10 inch classical recordings in near mint condition. My guess is they were not played with the same gusto and frequency as the jazz 10 inches. My most abused record in my collection is a green vinyl Gerry Mulligan Fantasy. It is hard to listen to, but I love that green vinyl.

By: Rich (DG Mono)

Rich (DG Mono) — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 05:22:10 +0000

Dottor: My guess is some newer collectors think of the 10″s as more “arcane” or “dated” than 12″ LPs. They could also be worried that it would be harder to find them in good condition because they’re older and perhaps heavy tonearms and sapphire styli were even more likely to cause damage to the grooves of records from that era than the early 12″ era. I would also personally add that some people might not like that the recording technology was close but not quite all the way to high fidelity yet at that time. Me personally? I love that sound!

By: dottorjazz

dottorjazz — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 11:08:11 +0000

I love 10″ and I got that Wallington. can someone explain why 10″ prices haven’t gone up as 12″?
there are great recordings on 10″, as originals, that never showed up on 12″. I’ve never seen one of these in the upper positions of rating.

By: JOK

JOK — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 18:52:11 +0000

Steve: That’s great. That is the stuff of legend. LOL. I picked up the Joe Roland quartet 10 inch on Savoy (with Oscar Pettiford) for a buck at a garage sale amidst a lot of country and western records (the records were circa 1964 and thereabouts). I wasn’t even looking and stumbled across it. So I went looking in earnest after that and found absolutely nothing else. A huge stroke of luck really.

By: Steve B

Steve B — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 16:28:12 +0000

JOK – Ironically enough the wallington I have tossed in on a box of rock records from a guy who didn’t like 10″s.

By: JOK

JOK — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 06:42:44 +0000

There was an original on Ebay recently and it wasn’t selling for much with the auction ending on a Sunday. I meant to bid on it and something came up, I went to the beach on a Saturday and forgot about it. Ouch!

By: Mattyman

Mattyman — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 23:33:16 +0000

This one with the original catalogue number 5045 printed on the front, the previous link I left had catalogue number 71003...

By: Mattyman

Mattyman — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 23:30:08 +0000

@JOK: some great gems right there, hopefully all for a nice and low amount. - The George Wallington, of course, is available for cheap as a Japanese reissue, but I guess that's not what you want ;-)

By: JOK

JOK — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:40:40 +0000

Now if I can only find George Wallington and his band (Blue Note 5045) I’d really be tickled. That one I’ve been looking for a long, long time.

By: JOK

JOK — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:22:54 +0000

It is quite a thrill when you do land a record that you’ve pursued for a long time. In the past year, I’ve been able to find 3 records that have eluded me for 30 years (John Lewis-“Jazz Abstractions”, Serge Chaloff-“Boston Blow-up”, and Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis-“Trane Whistle”. I found an Eric Dolphy first edition “Out There”, but I already had a 1962 New Jazz re-issue so the thrill wasn’t as great!) To have a Baltimore score is not for the faint of heart, I imagine.