Comments on: Jazz Vinyl: Four For the Money

By: Peter A

Peter A — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:38:56 +0000

Thanks to all, I will take both the Hickory House titles, City Lights and The Opener from the list (special thanks to Mattyman for the link to the interesting pics!).
Michel: by coincidence I saw a Liberty pressing of Walking & Talking in my local record shop (in Amsterdam) last weekend (with a different cover), so it definitely does exist! I have also seen stereo copies of Hootin’ and Tootin’ (without the ear) so that one has been reissued too.
To be continued…

By: Mattyman

Mattyman — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:02:44 +0000

I know, Aaron, but by listing titles that were reissued by either Liberty or UA, we also take away any insecurities when someone is in doubt about a certain title. If, for instance, you scroll a few comments up, you'll find the comment of Paul A. (to which you also replied that there is a Liberty pressing of City Lights), who gives a few good ones that he so far has not seen as a repress, including Fuller's 1567, and I can now say that there is a UA pressing of Curtis Fuller - The Opener. See it here. I just keep a list with all the titles everyone mentions here and I keep track of the ones that exist as Lib. or UA. That way, slowly but surely, the "100% never reissued by either Lib. or UA" pop up much faster and we have a much more conclusive list that way I think.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:18:21 +0000

Mattyman, I think we are trying to find Blue Notes that weren’t reissued. I agree that early UA reissues can be excellent as long as they have RVG or Van Gelder in the deadwax. The one that weren’t reissued will be a much shorter list than the ones that were!

By: Mattyman

Mattyman — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:03:00 +0000

In my collection I have the following UA reissues: - 1513: Thad Jones - Detroit/New York Junction - 1524: Kenny Dorham - 'Round About Midnight at Cafe Bohemia - 1536: J.R. Monterose - And on LondonJazzCollector you can also find excellent UA posts about Curtis Fuller - Bone & Bari BLP 1572, Louis Smith - Smithville BLP 1594 and Kenny Burrell - At The Five Spot Cafe BLP 4021. - So the story continues. When certain first pressings are too expensive, some early UA reissues are a good and cheap alternative as some of the UA copies sound really good.

By: Mattyman

Mattyman — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:33:13 +0000

Thanks for the Liberty/UA overview, guys. I’ll list the few that I have this weekend 😉

By: Chewy

Chewy — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 06:24:36 +0000

re- the sound quality of “Go” 1st pressing , i would be interested in hearing about this from you guys, i dont have an original. but i have an original “1st bassman” and it could be a lot better, not nearly on a vangelder stamped level….i recently aquired “GO” as a very early cd-pressing, made in japan for a small early usa cd company run out of Hawthorne, CA (!!)- who knows, what generation tape copy these guys got, or how and where in the world they got it, but the SQ is stellar, when the drum solo kicks in it floored me. I really would be interested to know how it is on the original

By: Michel

Michel — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 05:47:24 +0000

Fred Jackson : Hootin and Tootin
Bennie Green : Walking nd Talkig
Leo parker : Let me tel you about it

On the 4000 series… (to be continued)

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:23:00 +0000

Good list, but there definitely is a Liberty pressing of:
1575 Lee Morgan – City Lights

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:17:54 +0000

I’ve seen Hickory House pressings on UA.

By: Peter A

Peter A — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:17:43 +0000

Not 100% sure but I have never seen any repressings of:

1515 & 1516 Jutta Hipp at the Hickory House vol 1/2
1517 Gil Melle – Patterns in Jazz
1537 Lou Donaldson – Quartet/Quintet/Sextet
1545 Lou Donaldson – Wailing with Lou
1560 Hank Mobley – Hank
1561 Sabu – Palo Congo
1567 Curtis Fuller – The Opener
1574 Hank Mobley – Peckin’ Time
1575 Lee Morgan – City Lights
1583 Curtis Fuller Vol. 3
1587 Bennie Green – Back on the Scene
1590 Lee Morgan – Candy

And then I stopped checking…