Three for the $1,000 Bin?
Here are some jazz vinyl auctions we are watching on eBay, starting with Elmo Hope, Informal Jazz, Prestige 7043. This is an original New York yellow-label pressing, with a promo stamp on the back cover. The record and cover both look to be in M- condition. This record, of course, features John Coltrane and Hank Mobley and was later issued as “Two Tenors.” There will be a lot of interest in this one. There are six days left in the auction, there are already five bids and the bidding is in the $300 range already.
Hank Mobley Sextet, Blue Note 1650. This is an original West 63rd, deep-groove pressing. The record is in VG++ condition and the cover is VG. The bidding is getting close to $700 with three days to go.
Here’s one for the $1,000 bin: Sonny Criss, Go Man, Imperial 9020. This is a weird cover, isn’t it: Two white people, with a lot of nice leg, and no indication that this might be a black artist playing jazz. Anyway, this one was in M- condition for the record and VG++ for the cover. It sold for $1.292.
The sound file of the Hank Mobley should help with bidding. I’m surprised that more sellers of the higher end jazz don’t use sound files.
What is a good vinyl reissue of ‘Informal Jazz’ for those of us whom cannot shop in the $1000 bin?
I saw a re-issue by Analogue Prod on amazon… Are they one of those that remove all label names and logos when they get licensing like those Blue Notes they sell at Half-Price Books? How is the Japanese (200g?) reissue?
Any advice would be very appreciated. Thanks.
Arick – the AP reissues are the real deal, cut from the masters by Kevin Gray. There is more info at the Acoustic Sounds website.
You can debate the quality of the pressings, but they are not Scorpios or European digital clones (those are what you often see at HPB).
Thanks, Joe! I’ll check out that website and likely add a copy to my shopping basket. I don’t think I’ve heard this album, but it looks very promising.
I have what looks like a Canadian pressing of the Sonny Criss record. Everything about it looks the same
except the lettering on the front is all red and it says Distributed by London Records of Canada on the back. My question is, could this be as valuable, half?
I’m in no way debating or doubting that the Mobley
is original and authentic..but is it me or is that deep groove on the labels very very deep & very wide?
Just an observation.
This is the first time I’ve seen an “Imperial” label in the same category as the Blue Note, Riverside, and Prestige that are so common on the JCollector. Can someone share a bit more about the label, its artists, and its collectability? How is the sound quality?
@adamski, do you think someone would try to press DG at home? I believe the risk to damage (break)the record is too high unless someone developed a very sofisticated method …
looking at Mobley labels again… DG on side 1 indeed looks like someone tried to press it twice or at least under prototype conditions 🙂
it does look a strange pressing on the side 1….
I just bought the analogue prod. pressing on eBay. If it lives up to my expectations, I’ll be adding the original pressing to my “wanted” list. I love discovering alums I’ve somehow overlooked.