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By: London Calling

London Calling — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:06:20 +0000

Spooky gw, I think there may be a baseball card collector series of The Amazing Bud Powell (BN 1503)

I too bought the Vol 1 album last week, from a vinyl store in London.

Side 1: label BLUE NOTE RECORDS INC NEW YORK USA, DG, RVG signature, Ear, BLUE NOTE (R)

Side 2: label BLUE NOTE RECORDS no “inc” 767 LEXINGTON AVE NYC, DG, RVG signature, Ear, BLUE NOTE no (R),

This is all too much. This record is a mongrel and it has altogether too large a number of siblings

What gives?

By: gw

gw — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:30:09 +0000

Things are getting stranger…and the documentation (as suggested by maarten kool) will be very complicated…
Yesterday I received 2 BN LPs which I purchased a week ago. The amazing Bud Powell Vol 1&2. The seller decribed them nicely so I was aware that both lps have different labels on each side…but as the condition was very nice (Everything EX, except cover of Vol 2 which is VG) and the price was nice as well(togehther approx 55 USD) I was fine with this.
Vol 1:
Side 1: 47 West 63RD, DG, no “R”, Side 2: NY, DG, with “R”
This means BN used a label from 1959 on Side 1 and a label from earliest 1962 on side 2..maybe someone found a leftover at least 3 year old label in his desk???
Vol 2:
Side 1: Lex., DG, no “R”
Side 2: 47 West 63RD, DG, no “R”.
I love them!

By: dottorjazz

dottorjazz — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:52:21 +0000

I”love it !
but i’m shure it will be wellcome by buyers and hated by many,not all sellers.
The old question:original vs first pressing…
Anyway I’m happy and ready to share my info with all of you.
Ah,I’m on the buyin’ side.

By: maarten kools

maarten kools — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:44:19 +0000

i know…it allready exists a little bit…nl. the wonderfull site of Mr. Al Perlman!!!!!!

By: maarten kools

maarten kools — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:41:55 +0000

i think a lot of people visiting this site have made lists with all the label-specifics etc… so have i, but it keeps on growing with exeptions… is there a way we can all combine eachothers notes on labelography,rvg’s,first pressings, exeptions et etc…

‘the jazz-collector’s guide to buying Blue Note records” 🙂

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:17:47 +0000

Chewy,
I’ve seen that small stamped RVG on classical records he mastered for the Vox label.

By: bill

bill — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:23:49 +0000

This excerpt from a Michael Cuscuna interview seems apropos to this discussion.
Collectors Weekly: Can you give us an example of a super-collector or lunatic?

Cuscuna: My friend Larry Cohn is one of them. Larry’s got maybe 27 or 28 copies of “Blue Train,” all different—different pressings, different countries. He says, “There was a run of ‘Blue Trains’ where side A has the Lexington Avenue address on the label and side B has West 63rd Street.”

I said, “Larry, all that means is they ran out of one label and not the other and then the plant reprinted the labels, and when they got an order for more ‘Blue Trains,’ they grabbed a box of labels. There was no thought involved in this. It’s just all physical stuff.” And he said, “Yes, I know, but I find it fascinating.” I said, “Okay.” He’s deep into that. In fact, he and Fred Cohen of the Jazz Record Center are about to put out a Blue Note collectors’ guide that includes a lot of that stuff.
The whole interview is excellent, with a few new tidbits. It can be found at collectorsweekly.com

By: maarten kools

maarten kools — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:49:05 +0000

chewy: not shure what you mean but there are several rvg’s
RVG hand-etched, RVG machine stamp ,RVG STEREO machine stamp, VAN GELDER STEREO machine, VAN GELDER really small machine…

By: dottorjazz

dottorjazz — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:06:22 +0000

Excellent, guaranteed original, 1950s Jazz LP by BUD POWELL entitled “The Amazing Bud Powell – Volume 3” on Blue Note Records (#1571, Microgroove). Original “47 West 63rd. NYC” address at labels. Has deep groove at both sides, ear and RVG. Record number #1571 and flat edge. Condition: Cover = VG- (wear, seam splits at the top right and lower right hand corners), Record = solid VG (light paper scuffs – plays through fine though!).