Price Updates: Newk, Cliff Jordan, Johnny Griffin
Here’s some more jazz vinyl for the Jazz Collector Price Guide:
Sonny Rolins, Saxophone Colossus, Prestige 7079. This was an original New York pressing with the yellow label. Based on the description we would rate the vinyl as VG+ and the cover as VG+. Considering the overall condition, this one sold for a pretty hefty price tag: $1,705.
By comparison, based on the condition, we thought this might fetch a higher price: Cliff Jordan, Blue Note 1565. This was an original pressing in at least VG++ condition, perhaps M-, based on the description. We expected it to certainly break into the $1,000 bin, but it fell just short. It sold for $939.
This one did not fall short of the $1,000 bin:
Introducing Johnny Griffin, Blue Note 1533. This was an original Lexington Avenue pressing. The vinyl was listed as M- and the cover was listed as VG+. The price was $1,034.
Here’s a quick note of interest: When we started this site as a blog about a year and a half ago, there was no need to set up a separate category for records selling for $1,000 or more. However, since we’ve set it up, we’ve noticed that there are quite a few records fitting into the category, certainly many more than we saw when we began the overall site back in 2004.
I’m still not sure if prestiges need to be flat-edge or not(I seem to repeat myself here), but the sax colossus above is specified as a flat-edge. Not many 7079 pressings on popsike seem to be, but when they are they go for more than some mint pressings even if they are only vg+.
So either some early prestiges such as 7079 and 7035 lights out must be flat to be first press, or more people bid on the flat ones because they are more authentic and more likely to be early presses.
I don’t know much in the world of jazz collecting with certainty, but flat edge prestiges bring the big bucks.
Looks like flat-edge was not important here. A copy of somethin else from this seller sold for 1600. Apparently just some crazy bidders.
I’m not sure, but i don’t think Saxahone Colossus has a flat edge. Some various titles have anyway, like Hal Mc Kusick, or Overseas…Flat is not an universal rule for Prestige records.
Is there as way to track whether or not the high bidder actually pays for and thus purchases the record ? I am not implying anything regarding a specific auction or bidder. However, if the high bidder for the copy of Something Else mentioned in the post was fraudulent, and the seller was forced to relist the record, wouldn’t that invalidate the record price from the 1st auction ?