Comments on: Jazz For A Friday Afternoon: Miles, Cannon, Newk

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:05:11 +0000

Man, those plastic inner sleeves used by Columbia were the worst. They are a pain to put back in the cover, and I have seen instances where they have left a filmy residue on the vinyl that is audibly noticeable. They also split fairly easily. I would be warry of paying that much for an album that is still sealed in one of those plastic sleeves. Wasn’t ‘Kind of Blue’ also originally issued in a Columbia paper inner sleeve?

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:22:32 +0000

Somethin’ Else: the same original version was sold in the same condition by fred Cohen two weeks ago for just over 400 dollars! The market is volatile.

By: maartenkools

maartenkools — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:04:24 +0000

Felix: maybe because i love Cannonball so much, for me it was always the opposite: I think his solo on autumn leaves is so SO! groovy… I think cannonball has always been underestimated on this album..The first jazz album i ever bought, also the first sax solo i could whistle by heart..

By: BigBear

BigBear — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:46:17 +0000

Your instincts were right, Al. Sonny Rollings Vol 2 is not a first pressing. It should have the 47W63 New York 23 addresses on both labels. This one has 47W63 NYC on one and 47W63 NYC with R and Inc on the other. Nonetheless, it is a great LP in great condition.

BTW – 1558 was my first collectible Blue Note acquisition…

By: felixstrange

felixstrange — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:27:12 +0000

As far as Somethin’ Else being a Miles date, I believe it’s that record that Joe Goldberg is referring to in his liner notes to Steamin’ on Prestige:

“…One of the most notable examples of this is a record released on another company on which Miles, for contractual reasons, was nominally a sideman. But it is more than obvious, from the first note to the last, that it is a Miles record.”

By: felixstrange

felixstrange — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:21:13 +0000

I believe that Columbia records up to the early sixties were not shrink wrapped, but only had the inner plastic bag around the record.

These are sealed with a little perforation at the edge. I briefly owned a sealed copy of “Monk.” from 1964. After some brief dithering, I elected to unseal the record as it was difficult to listen to while inside the plastic bag.

By: DaveS

DaveS — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:21:26 +0000

Agree. That kind of money for a fairly common Blue Note is surprising. Certainly the seller and the condition were contributors to the premium, but still….

By: Al

Al — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:42:10 +0000

Adamski, thanks for pointing that out. I will fix it and then everyone will be wondering what we’re writing about. 🙂

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:37:06 +0000

I sold a rather worn copy (VG at best) for $40 years ago and thought I got a reasonable price. Seems I could have done better!

By: ADAMSKI

ADAMSKI — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:27:53 +0000

Hey Al I wish the Somethin Else record really did sell for $14,75…!!!!!!!
That would have been a real find egh?