Comments on: Random Rare (And Not So Rare) Jazz Vinyl

By: Pat Edgley

Pat Edgley — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 02:43:16 +0000

the autograph on the back of the Charlie Parker is not fake. It’s Max Roach. Max Roach signed very small in cursive in the 50s and 60s. Here are a few pictures of Max Roach’s autograph I own acquired in the 80s or after (you can see the signatures vary in length quite a bit). https://imgur.com/a/TlSIHWT

By: Al Perlman

Al Perlman — Wed, 05 May 2021 12:20:14 +0000

Aleah. Wish I was a fellow musician. If you have an idea for a post send it to me at alatjazzcollectordotcom.

By: robert cohen

robert cohen — Mon, 03 May 2021 19:31:26 +0000

I have been viewing this site for years, but this is my first comment. The note from Lennib about “Raindrop” brought back memories to me of shopping for Jazz LPs in Chicago in the period 1977-1983 when I lived there. If I am recalling correctly, Raindrop also had a small store with a counter at the from and then all of the records for sale in the back behind the counter. It took several visits and chatting with him to be allowed the opportunity to go behind the counter and look for records. There were lots of cats back there as I recall and cat food bowls on the floor that you had to step around. I know I have a couple of records in my collection with “Raindrop” on the back.

By: gregory the fish

gregory the fish — Sat, 01 May 2021 15:17:06 +0000

Jeff: that is a shockingly lucid thought. I can’t believe none of us seem to have considered that.

By: lennib

lennib — Sat, 01 May 2021 00:27:25 +0000

Back in the day, when I was living Chi-town way, there were lots’o d.j.’s spinning in club sets, parties, etc. And all these cats, and me too cuz I spun a bit here and there, would put their names on their lps. To prevent them from “walking off.” And there were great names too, like ‘Raindrop,’ and ‘Daddio Daylie’ and such.
And that’s all this signature probably is, as Jeff Little said. A signifier of possession and possessor.

By: Aleah J Fitzwater

Aleah J Fitzwater — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 22:11:30 +0000

Do you accept guest posts by fellow musicians? 🙂

By: Jeff Little

Jeff Little — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:17:25 +0000

I don’t think anyone meant to fake Charlie’s sig. It doesn’t even look like it says Charlie or Parker. I think it was just an early owner of the record put his name on the LP. I know when I was young and before I knew better, I put my name on my records. Of course, it was just my last name printed very small in the bottom right corner of the back. I know some people that lived in dorms or other places where friends might have shared their collections, it was a way to make sure it got back to you. Anyway, I have LONG since known as we all do, it’s a no-no. I think the owner just wrote his ugly red name to identify the record being his and probably, someone found this at a garage sale and thought they hit gold. Pretty hilarious

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 07:08:01 +0000

The “autograph” is not that of Charlie P , it looks more like Donald Trump’s scrawl ,LOL.

By: Todd Levin

Todd Levin — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 03:41:55 +0000

I’ve been looking for years to purchase a very good condition Kenny Burrell “Blue Lights Volume ” BN1597 deep-groove pressing – I know they’re incredibly rare. If anyone has one they’d like to sell, or knows of one, please let me know! Best to all, Todd Levin

By: Al

Al — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:59:30 +0000

Yes, clearly VG+ at best. To be fair, I did mischaracterize the listing, where it says VG+ to VG++. But, as GTF observes, that small water stain takes it out of VG++ in my book.