Comments on: Original Blue Notes? $1.57 Each? I’m a Dreamer, Aren’t We All?

By: Bill W.

Bill W. — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 23:29:20 +0000

I recall in the late 60s, there was a store in Chicago called Rose Records. They had cut out records upstairs that they sold for $1.88. I certainly bought some of these, but just the stuff I was into at the time. Never did I have the foresight of purchasing lps on choice labels to resell 50 years later! If I could only go back in time for a day, I’d pick up a bunch of these a maybe a box of Topps baseball cards as well.

By: rl1856

rl1856 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 02:17:18 +0000

“recordjungle” knows what is what. This seller generally notes the presence of the “EAR” in the title of a listing. If EAR is not mentioned, then it probably is not present. NY label not withstanding. As others point out, note what is written and what is not. Also view a seller’s other listings to gain insight into their knowledge base and listing habits.

By: Shaft

Shaft — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 07:47:36 +0000

I missed out – starting to buy seriously around 2010. So no classic jazz bargains for me.

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:53:00 +0000

$1.97 in 1966 was still about $15 so they weren’t THAT cheap…

By: Seeforyourself

Seeforyourself — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 01:25:31 +0000

My cheap record buying time and place was the US 80’s 90’s. I often wish i could go back to buy more records, but without internet info and estimated values I’d be lost. Anybody have good stories of navigating the collectors market in the 60’s or 70’s?

By: bill

bill — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 23:48:07 +0000

Back in the early to mid 60s they were discontinuing mono records. They were sold as cut-outs priced @ $1.98. I remember all the Prestige and Riverside albums were offered @ one large shop (owned by Folkways owner Moses Asch) on 6th Ave and (I think) 46th St. My friend and I would travel there from Queens almost every week-end. Unfortunately we could only afford one album at a time. It was great fun. We always asked the staff their opinions and came away with a treasure every time. I still daydream about those days. I believe they were probably blue trident Prestiges and non-deep groove Riversides 2nd editions. What a gyp. Ha Ha

By: James Allen

James Allen — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:48:29 +0000

Here in the UK,after the abolition of retail price maintenance in1972,there were fantastic bargains to be had as wholesalers cleared their dead stock at crazy prices.Woolworth especially had huge sales of Bluenote,Transatlantic(UK Prestige) and many other US and UK labels at 25 pence(about 20 cents!)
My parameters for purchase were the same as yours lenni and I still own,and enjoy,most of my many acquisitions to this day.

By: lenni

lenni — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:25:36 +0000

Well, I remember buying lots o’ lps with $1.97 price stickers and such, close outs/cutouts, back in the 60’s, 70’s and it was never the pedigree of the label, etchings, address, etc. It was the artist/music that made me buy them. I suppose now the looking is at monetary intrinsic value. To me, good music is good music, no matter the pressing. Though I should clarify this by saying I no longer have many records and listening is via computer mostly.

By: Jason H5

Jason H5 — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 21:28:52 +0000

The seller recordjungle is one of the foremost Record stores in the LA area. a major hitter!!! He finds some of the craziest records!

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 22:31:51 +0000

Yeah, I saw this seller’s auction and was initially interested in several of the records but experience has taught me caution so I sent the seller some questions and when I got the answers I decided not to enter the fray. You’ve got to learn to read what’s not mentioned in the listings as carefully as what is mentioned.