Comments on: Less Than 50 Copies? Really??????

By: Mike C

Mike C — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:32:39 +0000

I am thesoundofblue on ebay. I only sell so I can buy more or to thin the collection as I only need so many. I am not trying to fool anyone with that undercurrent. It clearly says no ear in the description I am also not dying to sell it. I did see a non ear copy sell for 700 at some point. This copy is in fantastic shape and its not very common.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 22:12:52 +0000

Looks like that Ornette LP went for over $1000. Guess the grail tag worked.

By: DaveS

DaveS — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:23:23 +0000

He seems to have taken “Undercurrent” down or it was sold as I don’t see it any longer.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:16:44 +0000

@Clifford Allen it’s not the DG, or lack thereof, that is the concern for Undercurrent (a stamped “Review Copy” sold awhile back with no DG either side) but the fact that this is a Liberty pressing with no Plastylite “P”. As you know, DGs aren’t always determining factors for 1st pressing Blue Notes around this time but the “P” means it was at least made during the original Blue Note era.

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 16:02:34 +0000

I was looking more closely at that inner and the Ornette LP isn’t listed – meaning it hadn’t come out yet – though I was always under the impression, and had been told by Stollman, that it was among the very first ESPs released. As ever with that label, inconsistency is consistency.

thesoundofblue is on instagram and clearly owns some very nice albums, but yeah, $1,000 for a no-DG copy of Undercurrent is absurd. I believe, though, that it was issued a little later than some other titles in the numeric sequence and thus a first should only have DG on one side. Perhaps Al, Rudolf or another poster can re-illuminate the story.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 02:31:45 +0000

An original authentic first pressings huh? Good grief..shameful.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 02:25:53 +0000

Thanks Mike C, since bobdjukic got $545 for this copy I think the chances of this one for going for almost twice that are slim to none.

By: Mike C

Mike C — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 01:54:36 +0000

Here is another non ear copy

http://www.collectorsfrenzy.com/details/160974009910/KENNY_DREW_wHANK_MOBLEYUNDERCURRENTRARE_ORIG_60_BLUE_NOTE_MONO_LP63rdRVG

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 00:28:09 +0000

Re: Kenny Drew “Undercurrent” – That’s odd, I was under the impression that this was one of the Blue Note titles that only had one pressing. Do others know of Liberty pressings of “Undercurrent”?

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 21:47:53 +0000

That Ornette cover is beautiful but I personally would not pay more then a few hundred for it.

I have that same innersleeve on my first “regular” pressing of “spiritual unity”; possibly on 1 or 2 more.

On an unrelated note(or perhaps related as this guy is fishing for prey) – who is “thesoundofblue” on eBay? Trying to sell a non-ear copy of “undercurrent” for a grand!?!?

Yikes…