Comments on: Off To The Races, The Chase is On

By: ceedee

ceedee — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:08:21 +0000

I worked retail in the 70’s(King Karol)and remember the resealing of returned lps as being a regular part of doing bizness. Returned because they say it’s warped? “reseal it” Didn’t like the music? “reseal it” Not the version they wanted? ditto..
Not the best business model,but their reality. I wonder whatever became of that huge resealing machine the 42nd street store used? Maybe wrapping up your “original,unopened” Blue Note?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:34:52 +0000

It’s a gamble and I imagine that from Euclid’s standpoint it’s better to let a customer take the gamble. While the bidding may not go as high as a M- guaranteed first pressing it will surely be higher than a later pressing. If I believed it was most likely a second I wouldn’t take the gamble but someone will.

By: Al

Al — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:44:06 +0000

Tony — brilliant! Sometimes the solution is right before your eyes, right? I’m with you. Open it.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:09:31 +0000

Why don’t they just open it? If it is original it will get more bids than doubts over a sealed copy….

By: Fredrik

Fredrik — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:08:22 +0000

It’s most likely a NEW YORK USA pressing.
Euclid records thinks so as well:
“By the thickness of the cover it appears to be a NEW YORK USA label, though we can’t be 100% sure if it’s earlier or has a deep groove. Thanks.”

By: maarten kools

maarten kools — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:45:48 +0000

i think it is a United Artist pressing.I have several of those, and they look original by the cover, and they are MONO…
i think in the UA period records could be sealed

By: michael p

michael p — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:25:32 +0000

I do have a copy with the 63rd St cover that is a no ear/Liberty era pressing. It has the 63rd St address on labels, Inc & R on one side, no R on the other. No deep groove. It seems better to imagine how lucky someone else is getting an original pressing.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:12:14 +0000

Still sealed – but with water stains on the back cover? This is but one of the reasons I steer clear of “sealed” vinyl. Too many unanswered questions, and I can’t play a sealed lp.

By: Fredrik

Fredrik — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:58:58 +0000

I think the Off To The Races LP is a later pressing, it should have the W63 address on the back cover according to Fred Cohen’s guide, this one has the 43 West 61st St address.

By: dottorjazz

dottorjazz — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:42:15 +0000

no serious collector would make a bid for a record that could but could’t be original, unless the price was very low (10-30$).
no factory sealing for 4007: possible later sealing by retailers.
I’d follow a different but certainly more expensive way, if I had interest.
Rudolf ?