Original Pressings, Reasonable Prices

Back from the weekend, so it’s time to catch up on eBay. Here are some of the records we were watching.

 Donald Byrd Sextet, Transition 5. This was an original pressing in what seemed to be M-/VG++ condition. The LP had the booklet and sold for $300.

Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Volume 1, New Jazz 8260. This was an original pressing with the purple label. The seller listed it in M-/M- condition, although there seemed to be ringwear on the cover, based on the photo. Still the price was $278.99.

Here’s a record we were watching because we were curious to see if it would sell. It was a nice copy of Charlie Parker on Dial, Dial 203. The dealer had a start price of $499.99 and a “Buy It Now” price of $800. As we expected, the record did not get any bids.

 Dizzy Gillespie was not part of the Blue Note stable and, to our knowledge, never recorded any 12-inch LPs for Blue Note. Here, however, is a 10-inch LP, Dizzy Gillespie, Horn of Plenty, Blue Note 5017. This was in VG++/VG++ condition and sold for $172.50.

 Here’s a nice original Prestige: Tadd Dameron and John Coltrane, Mating Call, Prestige 7070. This was in M-/VG++ condition and sold for $206.05.

 Sometimes you can get original pressings of great music and not have to pay exorbitant collector’s prices. Not often, but sometimes. Here’s a copy of a great record, Oliver Nelson, Blues and the Abstract Truth, Impulse 5. This was a stereo pressing in VG+/VG+ condition. It had the original cover and sold for $71. The music on this LP is spectacular with Eric Dolphy, Bill Evans, Freddie Hubbard, Paul Chambers and Roy Haynes.

Here’s another one that falls into the same category: Ben Webster, King of the Tenors, Verve 8020. This was an original pressing, great music, trumpeter logo in VG++/VG++ condition. It sold for $40.99.

And here’s yet another nice collectible for a reasonable price. Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie, Roy and Diz, Clef 641. This was an original pressing in M-/M- condition. It sold for $47.99.

 That’s it for today. Tomorrow we’ll look ahead on eBay and see what’s in store for the coming week. See you then. — Al