Price Updates: Trane, Friedman, Blue Notes
Here’s a new one for the $1,000 bin: John Coltrane, Coltrane, Prestige 7105. This was an original pressing with the New York address. It is Coltrane’s first date as a leader, but it’s still surprising to see this one pass the $1,000 mark. This one was in M- condition for the vinyl and near-M- (?) condition for the cover. The price was $1,077.65.
This one almost made the $1,000 bin: Horace Parlan, Us Three, Blue Note 4037. The record and the cover both looked to be in VG++ condition. The price was $912.
I didn’t realize this one had such cachet as a collectible: Don Friedman, Circle Waltz, Riverside 431. The vinyl was M- and the cover was VG++. The price was $255.
This one falls into the same category: When did it become a $200-range record?
Joe Harriott Quintet, Southern Horizons, Jazzland 37. This was listed in M- condition and sold for $191.50.
Finally, here are a couple more Blue Notes: Dizzy Reece, Soundin’ Off, Blue Note 4033. This was an original pressing listed in M- condition for both the vinyl and the cover. The price was $486. Paul Chambers Quintet, Blue Note 1564. This was an original pressing. The vinyl looked to be VG++ and the cover was listed as VG+. The price was $393. Not bad.
Wow that is pretty crazy on the Trane. Let me ask: I’ve had that record in both the yellow-tinted sleeve shown here and a red-tinted sleeve. I sold the red one 4 or 5 years ago and regret that I can’t recall the differences in the pressing. Anyone know, or have the red one or know why they did both colors?
I have both the yellow and the red versions, both Bergenfield, NJ. I think the first pressing (NYC) was always with a yellow cover. My red sleeve version has Bergenfield, NJ labels and no adress on the back. Typical for the immediate post NY period, when they were moving to Bergenfield. It is a GEM album, like many classic NYC albums from 7060 on. My yellow cover is a Bergenfield, NJ pressing and the cover has the NJ adress printed on the back.
As I understand, the red cover version is something like a 2nd print, very nice and rarer than the yellow versions, whether NY or NJ.
For me,this Prestige cover -and the later A Love Supreme- are iconic in that they seem to capture a mood,a moment in time,that words fail to express. Coltrane’s solo search was really just starting-the hands folded in determination,the proud expression with a faint smile,horn at the ready-classic! Though none of it would mean much if the music wasn’t just as impressive.
The Dizzy Reece was a bargain!
I have seen the Friedman “Circle Waltz” fetch over $200 a couple of times, maybe as far back as 2 years ago. One of my favorite trio LPs ever! – Glad I was able to snag a minty japanese pressing of it for $10!
This Friedman album (fantastic one by the way) has very floating price. Sometimes you can get it for 20 $ and sometimes 200. Anyway thers’s one sure thing : the quality of the pressing is very bad, and even NM press have a very disturbing hiss.
It is really NOT easy to find that trane with 50th street address anymore. I have the red cover version and it has bergenfield address on back (and on label). The original release is yellow cover with 50th street though. Comes up very seldom!