Comments on: Horace Parlan Blue Note: A Tale of Two Labels

By: E Jackson

E Jackson — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:43:21 +0000

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?

By: michel

michel — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:41:58 +0000

Erratum ! PLease read : Blue Note titles were NOT issued in the strict order of catalog number

By: michel

michel — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:21:02 +0000

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…

By: Geraint

Geraint — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:25:45 +0000

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?