Comments on: The Rise and Rise of Blue Note Reissues

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 08:56:19 +0000

RE: Patterns in Jazz, the Gil Melle record, I think it is outstanding from start to finish. It has a very consistent, mellow vibe, and a very sweet sound. If you’re into that sort of thing, I recommend you give it a spin.

PS: An clean original of that album is worth well over $1,000, forget about $160.

By: rl1856

rl1856 — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 00:21:54 +0000

$32 per 10 inch for the collection. OK price, but value is in the whole collection. The series is c1998. Does anyone know if they are digitally sourced, or all analogue ? There is a large body of circumstantial evidence to indicate that most Toshiba reissues from the mid 80s forward are digital. Does anyone know the facts ?

By: Clinton

Clinton — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 18:19:09 +0000

I remember seeing an online retailer offer that whole set of Blue Note 10″ reissues for $2500, new. Maybe Acoustic Sounds? I thought about it at the time, but decided that it would not be a good idea to put that on a credit card while in college.

I’ve since grabbed these individual titles when I can, most recently the first Julius Watkins one. Many of these ended up on those one-10-inch-per-side 12″ reissues, but it just isn’t the same. Nor are the 12″ versions of the originals.

By: what_can_brown

what_can_brown — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:43:17 +0000

My understanding is bidding was frozen at least a full day before the auctions were to close, and I received the same message referenced earlier about the seller needing to provide more information in order to enable more bids. It doesn’t seem as though it was intentional by the seller.

By: ChicagoCollector

ChicagoCollector — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:22:41 +0000

I tried bidding on multiple items from Hello Detroit and got the same error message every time so I called a friend in the area who shops at that store often. He alerted the store to the problem and they said they had been calling eBay all morning to fix the problem with no results. Word has it that they will be relisting the items in January

By: Michel

Michel — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 11:26:51 +0000

Same experience with the Detroit auction. Would have been interested in upgrading my Roy Haynes Cracklin’ cover…but could not leave bid. Did the seller cancelled the auction ? Or was there another problem ?

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 10:27:27 +0000

My dealings with Red started with his acquisition of a big chunk of the Verve catalogue. Later on our meetings would centre around common culinary experiences.

By: Woody

Woody — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 02:49:20 +0000

Just checked out the Gil Melle seller and he had previously sold an original George Wallington Quintet at the Bohemia on Progressive. On the back cover there’s a stamp
“McGrary’s Flower and Record Shop”. Makes me wonder if it was a Mom and Pop store. Love the concept!

By: Brian Anderson

Brian Anderson — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 22:35:20 +0000

I love those Toshiba 10 inchers and have been able to acquire most of them. Not original yes but who cares? I get to hear them and the jackets in pristine shape are all so very neat to just hold in my hot little hands. Toshiba did these up right and they are true to the original in design and the sound is terrific. Some of my most often played vinyl. Other great thing with some of these is that they never were put out in cd format (shudder and gasp) so this is the only way to hear them short of having the costly originals. Person who obtained these is undoubtedly very happy right about now.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 21:54:58 +0000

Yeah, I had the same experience. Kept getting error messages, that the seller had to provide more information, or something along those lines.