Comments on: Vinyl Madness

By: Art Klempner

Art Klempner — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:27:21 +0000

Back in the day before computers Jazz musicians “ruined” records by constantly dropping the needle on a track multiple times in order to learn the secrets of the masters. To me this a normal occurrence in trying to learn the music. Most of the time the records were well worn, but still played. Sometimes ya gotta break a egg if ya wanna bake a cake …

By: bill

bill — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:11:06 +0000

Sometimes musicians use records for different purposes. That leads to ruined records. The hardest part for me was telling someone you admired that their records were destroyed. These days, it seems it doesn’t matter, as long as the right markings are in the dead wax. The funniest story along these lines, was told by Fred Cohen about when Roland Kirk tried to sell his collection, insisting they all were in GREAT condition. LOL.

By: lennib

lennib — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 22:10:56 +0000

Regarding condition of Mr. Benson’s ‘Cool Struttin.’ Decades ago when I had a record store in Chicago, I bought several collections from musicians and such. Generally condition was good, these records had been played and enjoyed. And even though there were always “collectible” artists/labels, the condition was too poor to sell at a high price, back then $50.00 was a high price, thus I put them in my ‘blems’ bin and sold’ em for $1.99 to $3.99.
Boy, I’d make a killing with those records nowadays.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:10:27 +0000

George Benson’s copy of Cool Struttin’ with the dog chewed cover and a G+ record inside went for nearly $1,200.
That starts making $3k+ for a clean copy a lot more attractive

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 19:49:05 +0000

George B. must have a rabid Rottweiler !

By: gregory the fish

gregory the fish — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:07:42 +0000

V – technically, a G record shouldn’t skip, if we go by goldmine. maybe they are rare seller that actually does…?

By: V

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 22:08:46 +0000

It seems like Mr. Benson either purchased these records in terrible condition, or simply did not handle and take care of them properly, most of the records in the collection are G/ Vg +…… that Sonny Clark lp is listed in G+, interesting because i have never seen a record listed in G condition without any skips. Never, and the sellers states it does not skip

By: Michel

Michel — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 10:16:01 +0000

https://www.ebay.com/itm/304131029868?hash=item46cf9f3b6c:g:cEgAAOSwQbJhMT2R

George Benson’s dog signed copy of Cool Struttin.

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:32:41 +0000

Further to Maarten’s query, there are three different Japanese LP reissues of Mad Thad using the original cover. Two are on Columbia and one is on Jazz Historical/Everest.

By: gregory the fish

gregory the fish — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 14:38:51 +0000

Marten beat me to it, but I also absolutely love the Mad Thad cover. Being a visual art plebeian, I cannot explain why, but I sure do love it. Being almost totally colorblind, I find those soft single-color washes (purple? pink?) are so soothing to the eye.