Horace Parlan Blue Note: A Tale of Two Labels
OK, I have to admit, I’m spending a lot of time catching up on the Jazz Collector Price Guide because I’m kind of avoiding other (i.e., paying) work that is far less interesting. My loss — as in a loss of sleep, when I have to eventually catch up on this other work — is your gain. Here are a few more Blue Notes that will be entered into the Jazz Collector Price Guide.
Horace Parlan, On the Spur of the Moment, Blue Note 4074. This is an interesting one. One label is New York USA and the other is West 63rd. This record came out right at the cusp of when Blue Note was making the transition. The seller claims it has deep grooves as well as the ear in the deadwax. It was listed in VG+ condition for both the vinyl and the cover and it sold for $183.50. Is it an original? I would tend to think so, but I’m not so sure. Here’s another copy of the same record: Horace Parlan, On the Spur of the Moment, Blue Note 4074. This one
also had the deep grooves and it had the West 63rd address on both labels. This one was in M- condition for both the record and the cover. It sold for $434. Here’s another one from the same seller: Lou Donaldson, Light Foot, Blue Note 4053. This one was in M- condition for both the record and the cover. It sold for $355, quite a nice price for this record. And we’ll give you one more from the same seller: Lee Morgan, Lee-Way, Blue Note 4034. I’ve always liked the cover on this one. This was another copy in M- condition for both the vinyl and the cover. It sold for $535.
If Allan Songer is to be believed neither of the Horace Parlan’s are first press: deep groove first presses finished with 4059 & New York labels didn’t start until 4080…. although there don’t seem to be any 47W63 presses on popsike without DGs, so could this have been released out of sequence?
First or second editions, in this case, are just a collector’s point of view. All those 4070-4080 titles were issued in a transistion period : Blue Note used stocks of labels : for a brief period, some were olders and stamped 47w and others newers stamped NY usa. Both were glued on the same run of record, pressed at the same time. It is the same for DG or not, DG one side : new (no DG) or old (DG) stampers were used at the same time. Remember also that Blue Note titles were issued in the strict order of catalog numbers. That explains many overlappings, and endless combinations…
Erratum ! PLease read : Blue Note titles were NOT issued in the strict order of catalog number
I have a Kenny Dorham that has BlueNote NY USA on the album and a street address on the cover w/the ear in the deadwax?