Today on EBay: Miles, Monk, Warhol and More

We’re back after taking the weekend off. The week on eBay gets off to a decent start today, with a few nice items to watch for the Jazz Collector Price Guide. We have a few items of our own closing today, including: Andrew Hill, Compulsion, Blue Note 4217. This is a mono pressing with the New York USA label and is in V++/VG+ condition. It’s only $25, so it might end up being a bargain for someone. We’re also watching these items, from other sellers:

Miles Davis, The Musings of Miles, Prestige 7007. This is an original mono pressing with the New York label from Euclid Records. The record is in M- condition and the cover is VG++. The current price is about $130. I’m not sure how many of you ever go through the archives at Jazz Collector, but there are a lot of interesting items from the past that are worth finding. For instance, back in May 2004, I did a small birthday tribute to Miles (he would have been 78) and at the end I listed my Top Five Miles Davis records. I mention this, because this record, The Musings of Miles, was on that list. Click here to check it out.

Euclid Records also has a copy of Thelonious Monk, Monk, Prestige 7053. This is the one with the Warhol cover that recently sold for more than $2,000 in VG condition. This one is in M- condition and is still less than $100. The difference: This one is a New Jersey pressing. Still, it’s a great record and a nice collectible cover.

AcademyLPs, another one of the leading sellers on eBay, has a copy of Cecil Taylor, Jazz Advance, Transition 1. The LP is in VG+ condition and the cover is VG. There is a booklet. Also, the labels have fallen off: Are there any Transition LPs where the labels haven’t fallen off? They must have used the same glue that George Costanza used for his wedding invitations. (Overseas readers: It’s a TV reference most people in the states will get. Sorry about that).