Comments on: Not So Comical, but PRetty Expensive

By: zarabeth47

zarabeth47 — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:36:50 +0000

I bought an lp about 3-4 months ago from the DEXTER CALLING seller and it was very overgraded. I had to return it.
I bid early on the 1501 Test Press. Didn’t think it would go that high!

By: DG Mono

DG Mono — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 00:31:20 +0000

This isn’t as scary to me as I thought at first glance, as there doesn’t seem to be much of a ceiling for near mint Blue Notes, no matter what the title. All you need is two rich a–holes (what can I say, I’m jealous!) who are equally obsessive about all the records in their collection being as close to perfect as possible (must be nice, huh).
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What is scary though, is when copies of titles like Sonny Clark Trio and Open Sesame with no “p” go for over $1,000–which both have happened in the past three months(!)

By: Mattyman

Mattyman — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 18:48:45 +0000

Well, Mike J from NZ, thanks for that link to the Miles Davis BLP-1501 test pressing. I would have loved to have that one, but my word, 1825 dollars is too steep… I’d love to have it not necessarily because it would be the very 1st of the 1st pressing, but more to have at least one Blue Note in hands with that legendary Plastylite logo bright and big on that test pressing label 😉

By: ceedee

ceedee — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 15:26:43 +0000

Man,oh,man. Something tells me that I’m not the only person looking at his record racks this morning and thinking”Well,I don’t really NEED three copies of(your choice here),do I?” It may be time to cull the herd(again). Even so,I was struck by the bid on this copy of a Coltrane classic..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/JOHN-COLTRANE-my-favourite-things-ATLANTIC-STEREO-1361-DEEP-GROOVE-M-/400595585684?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item5d455b8a94&nma=true&si=ak3CRm1NrUko0BjlZ1MMIzYe7sw%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

By: Earl

Earl — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 02:40:21 +0000

For those who would like to check out all his results:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=0&LH_Sold=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=200&_fpos=&_fsct=&LH_SALE_CURRENCY=0&_fss=1&_fsradio=%26LH_SpecificSeller%3D1&_saslop=1&_sasl=+superiorelevation+&_sop=3&_dmd=1&_ipg=50&LH_Complete=1

By: Earl

Earl — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 02:37:04 +0000

This seller had many LP’s selling for (at least in my experience) new record highs, including:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHET-BAKER-SINGS-PACIFIC-JAZZ-1222-DEEP-GROOVE-NM-amazing-archive-
ORIG-/370928958636?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item565d16bcac

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DEXTER-GORDON-swingin-affair-4133-blue-note-VAN-GELDER-EAR-NY-USA-/370928965326?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item565d16d6ce

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DEXTER-GORDON-our-man-in-paris-84146-VAN-GELDER-STEREO-EAR-NY-USA-/400595568164?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item5d455b4624

These results can at least in part be attributed to the albums being almost all listed as M-/M- – note, however, that they are not play tested, although this seller’s feed backs are 99+% favorable – I keep a listing of prices realized on the albums in my collection, and these sales resulted in me upgrading ny values on at least 10-11 of my albums

A truly remarkable sale

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 01:08:46 +0000

I agree with Jay Jay. Although it’s safe to assume that most everyone reading this site is a vinyl collector/listener, I bet there are many of us that can’t imagine spending $1000 on Dexter Calling. Good Liberty repress aside, the next best option might be a $15 RVG remastered CD.

By: Mike J (NZ)

Mike J (NZ) — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 01:00:26 +0000

I’m not sure this sets any records for a stereo copy of Blue Note 4003 (Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers), but US$493.00 seems like quite a bit of money to me for a non-deep groove copy of this album; even if the stereo 1st pressing is a little hard to get hold of at times.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ART-BLAKEY-and-the-jazz-messengers-BLUE-NOTE-4003-rvg-stereo-EAR-nm-/400595545560?ViewItem=&ssPageName=ADME%3AX%3ARTQ%3AUS%3A1123&item=400595545560&nma=true&si=V2JE%252F6SwW2tsrQlsrrt0KhH%252BIro%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Thought the “Test Pressing” fiends out there might have liked this auction for Miles Davis Blue Note 1501

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-DEEP-GROOVED-TEST-PRESSING-MILES-DAVIS-BLUE-NOTE-1501-FLAT-RVG-EAR-/200980453923?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=V2JE%252F6SwW2tsrQlsrrt0KhH%252BIro%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

By: Jay Jay

Jay Jay — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 23:47:25 +0000

Maybe those tinny sounding RVG CD’s don’t sound that bad after all? Well at least the liberty pressings can still be had at decent prices, for now.

By: gandi

gandi — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 23:03:59 +0000

I was watching “Byrd in hand” from the same seller … 1236 $ !
There was also a copy of Chet Baker sings on Pacific label: 787$
wow