Comments on: Really, McCoy!

By: Joe L

Joe L — Tue, 18 May 2021 16:57:51 +0000

Every interesting collectible LP I bought at JRM over the years was from the beater new arrivals bin in the back of the store and was cheap, not the “collectible” bins in the front, where wildly overpriced records sat for years. Always an adventure, and I got some real treasures, but it was extremely hit-or-miss.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 17 May 2021 16:11:12 +0000

Around 2000 I worked near the Jazz Record Mart and would stop in with some regularity. I remember seeing lots of Japanese pressings and 70s budget reissues, but never anything really collectible.

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Mon, 17 May 2021 16:05:50 +0000

their used section got hit hard every day, I think part of it was just the nature of digging in Chicago. Plus, employees would buy stuff before it hit the racks. Typical record store. I got some okay things there but always did better with sealed stock. Bought sealed copies of the Horace Tapscott Nimbus records (probably should’ve bought/kept more of the non-Tapscott Nimbus, even though I wasn’t all that into those other records at the time), Japanese Toshiba BNs, Delmarks of course, and weird random things as well.

By: Shaft

Shaft — Mon, 17 May 2021 08:36:49 +0000

Sad about Bob’s passing. And I find i incredible that as being a Swedish guy met and spoke briefly to him at his old store in Chicago. Buying mostly CD’s in those days it was heaven. Later it was very hard to find any collectable vinyl in the store. Did they do eBay?

By: Joe L

Joe L — Thu, 13 May 2021 14:35:04 +0000

That’s sad news about Bob. I saw him a few years ago and he didn’t look well, but we still had a good chat and he told some old stories, as he liked to do sometimes. He put out a lot of good stuff on Delmark!

By: lennib

lennib — Thu, 13 May 2021 00:38:35 +0000

Probably not the place for such, however Bob Koester’s store, Jazz Record Mart got me started in Jazz back in 1964/65. Thus this bit of news, I heard he made the transition today, Wednesday May 12th, 2021. Surely the end of an era.

By: mark hall

mark hall — Wed, 12 May 2021 21:53:40 +0000

I offered a guy in New Jersey $ 1800 for a NM candy 20 years ago- he said no way

By: David J

David J — Tue, 11 May 2021 00:16:09 +0000

Carolina Soul has gotten better. I used to buy a lot from them, but the grading was very inconsistent. In the last year or so it has gotten better. The previous inconsistency has kept me away to some degree (about two years ago they didn’t like me asking for returns for vg records graded vg++, and in my mind two grades off is too much), but the last few I’ve purchased have been right on, like @DJ Pari said. I think they do lots of consignment so they get lots of stock. Because of their visibility very little goes under the radar so getting a deal from them is unlikely.

By: hardbopster

hardbopster — Mon, 10 May 2021 18:26:55 +0000

I don’t collect Blue Notes because of the price, although I do have a handful of titles I look out for.

By: Doug

Doug — Sun, 09 May 2021 14:02:42 +0000

Jazz Record Center sold a copy of The Real McCoy for $810 in June 2020. I remember this very vividly because it made me question whether I wanted to collect original Blue Note pressings anymore. I decided CDs are fine.

The JRC listing didn’t contain the album title in the listing so you have to search Popsike using “Blue Note 4264”. Here is the Popsike link:

https://www.popsike.com/McCoy-Tyner-on-Blue-Note-4264/293594419254.html