Today on EBAY, Nov. 26, 2008

As you might expect on the day before Thanksgiving in the U.S., things are fairly light on eBay today. However, we are ever vigilant at Jazz Collector, so we’ve found a few items worth watching. And here they are: Thelonious Monk, Monk’s Music, Riverside 242. This is an original pressing with the white label. You may recall there was quite a stir on Jazz Collector several years ago, when an original copy of this record sold for more than $3,000. You can find the original article by doing a search on the site or just by clicking here.  This one will not sell for $3,000, of that we can be sure. It is in VG+ condition and is currently priced at $177. From the same seller is this: Miles Davis, Workin’, Prestige 7166. This is an original New Jersey pressing. The record is M- and the cover is VG++. The current price is $152.50, which is somewhat higher than usual for this LP. Although it’s a great record and we wouldn’t begrudge anyone paying any amount for a near mint version.  Finally, from the same seller is this: Thad Jones, Mad Thad, Period 1208. This is an original pressing. The record is M- and the cover is VG+. The current price is $300. 

Here’s one with a cover we’ve always liked: When Farmer Met Gryce, Prestige 7085. This is an original New York pressing in decent shape. The record is VG and the cover is VG+. The current price is $89.88

Finally, here’s a collectible from the Epic label: The Magnificent Trombone of Curtis Fuller, Epic 16013. This is an original pressing. The vinyl is listed in M- condition and the cover is listed as VG+, although the picture shows a bit more ringwear than we’d like to see on a VG+ LP. Sometimes it’s just the light and the camera angle. This one is currently priced at $91. 

We expect to post again before the Thanksgiving holiday, which, to our friends around the world is a time when we Americans gorge ourselves on turkey and stuffing and potatoes and pies and sit around and watch football for hours then come up for air and gorge ourselves some more, all in celebration of persecuted white people coming to this country so that they could have the freedom to persecute and oppress the people who already lived here. Only in America.