Comments on: Shopping eBay For Rare Jazz Vinyl

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Thu, 08 May 2014 06:48:09 +0000

in the liner notes of the re-packaged albums Riverside says something that a wider acceptance of the artists since the initial releases led them to use more appealing covers. Apparently the picture covers were considered to be dull.
So it was part of their marketing strategy.

By: dottorjazz

dottorjazz — Tue, 06 May 2014 19:59:34 +0000

Monk’s second Riverside, The Unique, had the cover changed too.

By: Gregory the Fish

Gregory the Fish — Tue, 06 May 2014 18:40:55 +0000

daryl:

the fingerNAIL part freaks me out, but the oil and stuff left by the fingerTIP in the groove would be very minimal. nothing a brief dab with the ol’ rubbing alcohol and cleaning sheet wouldn’t fix, if that is even necessary.

typically, marks reelable with the fingertip will sound, and non-reelable marks will not sound. its a nice estimate of play quality if you can’t play the record right away (at a record store, for example.) but this is just my own experience. i wash my hands before and after touching records. you can bet they’ll be washed once before WFMU and twice after.

i’m with you on fingerNAILS though. yikes.

By: soga57

soga57 — Tue, 06 May 2014 09:17:30 +0000

wish I could make that record fair as well, but I’m on the wrong coast as well – with a whole ocean between 🙂

By: Daryl

Daryl — Tue, 06 May 2014 03:50:37 +0000

The whole notion of “feelable” marks is a bit creepy. As one, of all of these readers, who cringes at the idea of a finger touching a record, the inference that the seller is willing to “feel” the vinyl is a bit off-putting. One of my fave sellers to revile in this way notes that the scratches can/can’t be felt with a fingernail! (shiver…)

By: pastime253

pastime253 — Tue, 06 May 2014 03:32:39 +0000

I’ve got a nice copy of the Evans and I’ll tell you, the original cover is top notch!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 06 May 2014 01:07:24 +0000

I agree with you about the Bill Evans and Thelonious covers, the originals were much better!

By: Gregory the Fish

Gregory the Fish — Mon, 05 May 2014 20:22:25 +0000

wfmu has me very excited. let us know where you are and i’ll stop by your table first!

By: GST

GST — Mon, 05 May 2014 16:24:07 +0000

I’m a little weary of the Blakey seller as they don’t have much feedback for selling records. I’ve been searching for a copy though. Wish I could make that record fair, but I’m on the wrong coast.