Comments on: Miscellaneous Music and Musings

By: Japhy

Japhy — Mon, 24 May 2021 14:58:13 +0000

@TFF, what I meant was that the full-vinyl photo can work against the seller, because glare and flash can exaggerate otherwise insignificant marks, making them look worse than they are.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sat, 22 May 2021 11:16:00 +0000

Al, the three 10 inchers are a good catch, esp. the Gullin, better known in the US under the Contemporary banner with the Viking design.

By: Terry From Florida

Terry From Florida — Fri, 21 May 2021 19:04:34 +0000

The seller of the Byrd lp is very thorough and his listings are play graded. I have dealt with him before and always had a positive outcome. Reading the description, the playback is described in detail. Additionally, how anyone can find photos that show every detail a drawback is beyond me. All sellers should aspire to such transparency.

By: Japhy

Japhy — Thu, 20 May 2021 14:41:11 +0000

I respect the Byrd seller’s thorough pictures, but I don’t know how I feel about full-vinyl shots. They really show every little imperfection and, I think, tend to exaggerate marks, making them look worse than they are. A couple of those appear to be potentially feelable lines, but he doesn’t state as such, so I guess they aren’t? I don’t want to have to guess.

By: lennib

lennib — Thu, 20 May 2021 10:50:18 +0000

I remember that bin from the 60’s, Don. Bob Koester got a hold of 100’s of Prestige 78’s when they were being discontinued. He did the same with ten inch lps. The 78’s were still around in quantity into the 90’s. And if you bought enough and Bob was in a good mood, you could still get ‘em for 25 cents.

By: Don

Don — Thu, 20 May 2021 01:52:34 +0000

In one if the photos in the NYT obituary, Mr. Koester is shown behind a bin of 78s labeled “Prestige Jams”…for 25 cents a pop…

By: gregory the fish

gregory the fish — Wed, 19 May 2021 14:04:56 +0000

Instagram friends have heard me complain about this incessantly, but as I have just moved to deep southern MD, there are no record stores anywhere. The closest is about an hour north just below DC. It’s a good one, called Memory Lane, but it makes digging a full day trip.

I WISH two new stores would open down here! I am thinking of trying to do regular pop-ups. My wife got a job doing fundraising with the museum system down here, and they are having a ‘retro’ festival in the fall. I will set up there and if it goes well, maybe regular pop-ups will become a thing!

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 18 May 2021 16:33:17 +0000

A couple copies of Byrd in Flight just sold on Ebay in the last couple days. A NM copy for $1401, and a “strong VG+” copy for $1084.

Agreed on the the VG grade for the Waldron cover

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Tue, 18 May 2021 15:40:39 +0000

No DG on that Mal, and the cover is not great. VG would be my feeling.