Comments on: Watching Some High-Priced Vinyl on eBay

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:11:21 +0000

Chewy, I have the LeeWay(both Mono and Stereo) and the stereo Whistle Stop. I also think they sound great, although I’ve heard others say many times about the “hole in the middle” effect. I dont’ think RVG was terribly concerned with the stereo image on many of his recordings and this is why people tend to prefer Mono but I’ve found the stereos to be plenty good enough if not some are real nice.

By: Chewy

Chewy — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:26:42 +0000

ill buy freds book if he throws in a Big John Patton- Blue John vangelder stamped test pressing

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:41:36 +0000

Chewy,
You can add:
-Newk’s Time
to your 1st stereo edition/liberty non-rvgstamped Blue Note list.

By: Mattyman

Mattyman — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:00:14 +0000

Well, Chewy, you can save yourself the trouble: Fred Cohen from Jazz Record Centre wrote THIS book. It has a separate section dedicated to 1st stereo pressings in it. I'd say go get it and check your copies to see what you got! ;-)

By: Chewy

Chewy — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:34:36 +0000

i wonder why certain sessions were only released in mono originally, when they were recorded in stereo.

i have a few of these 1st stereo edition/liberty non-rvgstamped bluesnotes:

-Leeway
-Byrd in flight
-Whistle Stop

all 3 sound AMAZING….just how many bn albums, were released in stereo for the 1st time, on liberty? lets make the whole list!

By: Mattyman

Mattyman — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:06:16 +0000

Hello Chewy, I checked Fred Cohen’s book for you and indeed: the first ever stereo release of BST 84034 is a Liberty pressing. Fred’s book contains enough 1st stereo pressings from Blue Note, but there where it’s a Liberty only pressing, then he simply states “Lib” behind the catalogue number. It has no references to Rudy van Gelder in the trail off either, so you’re right that RVG himself never made a stereo stamper for the particular release. 😉

By: Chewy

Chewy — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:09:11 +0000

what is the 1st stereo issue of Lee Morgan- LEEWAY. is there a w.63rd vangelder stamped stereo issue. or was it just rel. in mono (foldown) at the time. see i got today the nonvangelderstanmped lib. issue, i think it might be the 1st true stereo issue, rudy never made a stereo stamper for it cause it was only issue originally in mono, thats my working theory. is that fact? or can you guys tell me abt this lp? thanks!

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:44:45 +0000

It’s silly on many levels….but the photos are horrible!

By: dottorjazz

dottorjazz — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:27:45 +0000

24 covers, let’s say $1000 each as today’s offer.
maybe 1 (Burrell) is worth if original first pressing.
market is this: one, sly sells, the other, silly buys.
good luck!

By: Mattyman

Mattyman — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:32:31 +0000

And although it's a bit off topic here, just in case you were wondering whatever happened with all the Andy Warhol covers that were auctioned off in such large numbers about eight weeks ago: some put them in one big lot and sell them for, you guessed it, $25,000 !! Check out this German seller and flip through his photos; as expected the known jazz gems in there, but without any description whatsoever about the originality or "firstness" of the pressings in question. So there you have it: Andy Warhol collectors will most probably fork out a few hundred or a few grand for whatever Blue Note (or any other jazz label) pressing they can find, as long as it's one with Warhol on it. Imagine that: paying 25 Grand for copies that might as well be cheap reissues from the mid seventies, not to mention the other crap albums... ;-)