Comments on: Homely Mobley, Fine Miles & Kelly’s Blues

By: Joe L

Joe L — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:37:51 +0000

Lander – I think you have hit upon an interesting aspect of jazz record collecting (and, indeed, any other consumer market segment which features some kind of scarcity): that some records have ceased to be records, and have rather become collectible objects. In other words, anyone willing to pay $666 for a trashed record is doing so only to say he/she has it, not because it’s worth $666 to listen to. Ironically, I would guess that it plays well; I have quite a few beat up W. 63rds that play great (as I bet many of the readers of this fine blog do as well). The difference I paid $3 or $4 for them, because they were sold as records, not as collectible commodities.

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:24:01 +0000

…Just noticed that the copy of Hank Mobley 1568 I linked above doesn’t have an original cover !!! Hopefully the buyer noticed that one as well, although the seller did mention it in their description as “not the original cover, but taken from the EMI-Capitol reissue.” Too bad they didn’t have the original cover though, as even in bad shape, the LP itself was still in decent condition, enough so that it may have fetched a beter return.

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:29:07 +0000

…The writing on the back cover (“wobc”)of that copy of Hank Mobley 1568 must have been pretty bad for the seller not to show a photo of it. Looks like the winning bidder was the “devil” on this one !(Check out the winning bid amount…)

Here’s another one in much better condition that is closing in an hour:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HANK-MOBLEY-BLUE-NOTE-1568-Original-US-47W-63rd-NY-23-DG-LP-VG-ED1-Holy-Grail-/281049955005?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item416fe1fabd

By: Lander

Lander — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:41:34 +0000

It’s hard to understand that someone would spend $400 on a record in such a bad condition, only because it’s an original pressing… Isn’t the sound quality the reason why you buy an original pressing? Especially with Blue Notes, where there are (most of the times) plenty of alternatives with good sound quality.

I haven’t heard the Wynton Kelly record before, but it features some of my favorite players, so I’m really curious about it. The same seller is offering Donald Byrd – Byrd’s Eye View on Transition: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271140534132&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

I bought a Japanese reissue of it last week and it’s a really fantastic album.

By: Michel

Michel — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:19:57 +0000

It is incredible that someone will pay more than 400 $ for a 1568 in such a bad condition. I think it would be far more interesting to spend 400 $ to buy lesser rare BN title in NM condition.

Regarding the Wynton Kelly on Riverside, for sure this is another masterpiece that every collector should have. No doubt it ‘d be much more clever to spend 400 $ for a NM copy of this one than for any trashed 47 w Blue Note.

By: Mattyman

Mattyman — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:17:27 +0000

I have Lex Aves of 1501 and 1502 and I’m glad that I once found them for a reasonable price. 250 bucks is a bit too steep for me, not to mention the outstanding Wynton Kelly album that fetched 332…

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In the meantime I’m keeping a close eye on Mobley’s 1568. Indeed it looks trashed, but I’m curious what the end bid will be.

By: Joe L

Joe L — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:29:35 +0000

Artie – I noticed that in all of the Miles’ seller’s poor ratings, the disputed records were described as NM. Also, all of his other jazz records for sale are described as NM. I have a hard time believing everything he sells is NM.

By: andy

andy — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:11:53 +0000

“small stain to front”.. does he mean the whole front is lightly stained? because even then he’s wrong.

By: Artie

Artie — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:10:33 +0000

well, the seller of the Miles Blue Notes doesn’t have the best rating … perhaps that explains the lack of bidders.