Comments on: The $2,000 Bin (and Up); Rediscovering Some Confessions of a Jazz Vinyl Addict

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The $1,000 Bin (And Beyond) | jazzcollector.com — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 12:12:21 +0000

[…] have gone up in the years we’ve been doing Jazz Collector. A few months ago we saw a copy of this record sell for more than $2,700. Back in 2004, I gave myself a hard time for spending $300 on a M- copy […]

By: Michel

Michel — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 17:08:47 +0000

Gregory the Fish : how true. Its always funny to see collection from the 50-60’s where the Oscar Peterson on Verve or and Ahmed Jamal on Argo were treated with the same care and love as Mobley or Mclean on Blue Note and Prestige.

By: Fredrik

Fredrik — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 16:55:01 +0000

Gregory: That’s special to me too, no doubt. Either way, it’s a beautiful hobby.

By: Gregory The Fish

Gregory The Fish — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 16:34:52 +0000

Fredrik: same here. But I value first pressings for a different reason than you: just the history. Knowing the records were just another anonymous product at the time, and that they were loved and cared for for 50-60 years whil they acquired their cult status is special to me.

and michel hits the nail on the head.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 10:22:33 +0000

finally I have found an answer to what puzzled me ever since I acquired the first Transition. A sensation of a brittle, inflexible product, which tends to break into pièces when you drop it. So it is styrene that matters. In general I don’t like Donald Byrd too much, and a quartet session by him would be close to absolute horror. But I must frankly admit that “Beacon Hill” session is one of the most likeable in its genre, on par with Art Farmer on CR and K.D. on NJ.

By: Michel

Michel — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 08:15:10 +0000

Anyway, why making rules ? It is up to everyone to use valuable records the way he wants…Some will listen to them, some will put on shelves. I must admit that it has been maybe more than ten years since i did not give spins to some of my most valuable record…For many reasons : lack of time, daughter, work, ….. The other reason is : i already know them very well. I rather focus on more obscure records nowadays…

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 20:44:54 +0000

Having worked in the plastics industry for over 2 decades, I can attest that vinyl is a tougher, more wear resistant polymer than polystyrene. Polystyrene is known for being brittle, having low impact strength and ductility, so is much less forgiving to the high wall stresses created in the groove during play. Harder is not better in this case. Some of my early 50s rock/rockabilly are pressed on styrene. Handle with care!

By: Fredrik

Fredrik — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:12:42 +0000

Gregory: I also play them sparingly, very sparingly, but that’s more down to not finding enough time to play them every day. I collect for the music, and I would not buy a record to keep in a historical archive. It has to be 1st pressings, for that’s the way they were supposed to sound and look like. But to try and keep them as unplayed as possible for history’s sake and for future owners… well, I rather enjoy the hobby to the full by playing them as much as I feel like. That being said, I don’t think there’s a possibility for me to play them every day for a long time ahead. Work, kids an wife takes up too much of my time.

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:06:23 +0000

Also, very few records do I play *that* much, as I have quite a lot of ’em and it takes awhile to cycle through. I’m okay playing $1-$2K records so I guess $4k isn’t that much of a stretch.

Seems like one would wear out a styrene 45 more quickly DJing than a styrene LP or 45 on a nice turntable with a high end cart.

By: Gregory The Fish

Gregory The Fish — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 18:49:21 +0000

frederik:

i also listen to all of my records, but i also collect as much for the history as the music itself, so i can understand playing them sparingly.