Comments on: A Visit to A Record Store, Upstate NY Edition

By: Have I Ever Mentioned That I Like Buying Jazz Records? – jazzcollector.com

Have I Ever Mentioned That I Like Buying Jazz Records? – jazzcollector.com — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:58:37 +0000

[…] to close the books on the latest round of stories and sprees that sprung from my first visit to Spike’s Record Rack in Castkill, NY a few weeks ago. You may recall that I purchased about 15 records, which I somehow […]

By: Feeding the Obsession, Yet Again – jazzcollector.com

Feeding the Obsession, Yet Again – jazzcollector.com — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 17:10:45 +0000

[…] that trip to Spike’s Record Rack in Catskill, NY, sparked a bit of inspiration for me, as far as listening to records and enjoying my collection. […]

By: Sean

Sean — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 18:46:45 +0000

On a more affordable note, Red Clay (CTI) is one of my favourite.

By: Sean

Sean — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 18:33:41 +0000

Yeah, Ready for Freddie will be the next one to crack a $1000

By: what_can_brown

what_can_brown — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 15:19:08 +0000

There was a Goin’ Up that broke $1,200 a while ago too

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 20:11:16 +0000

Yeah, Open Sesame has cracked $2,000 before.

By: JOK

JOK — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 19:51:55 +0000

I see Freddie Hubbard’s “Open Sesame” is at $680 (Carolina Soul). Has Hubbard cracked the $1,000 barrier before? The auction is going through Sunday, so this one has a chance.

By: Westfork

Westfork — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 18:25:27 +0000

I really like the Clef Oscar Peterson plays… covers. The yellow is my favorite. It’s a bit boring that it wasn’t changed from album to album, stay for the color, but it’s still a cool presentation.

By: Abrasive_Beautiful

Abrasive_Beautiful — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 15:04:55 +0000

I like a lot of the music on the Verve/Norgran/Clef label families, but I would almost never go out of my way to acquire one. I grab them locally, but in my experience the pressings and especially the covers are too susceptible to wear and risky to buy online. I’m talking about the 50’s pressings here– the 60’s ones and anything Van Gelder touched is much better.

Whereas a Blue Note, Prestige, Impulse will probably sound better than it looks, the Norman Granz will probably sound worse. Plus the fact that the recordings aren’t as good and the masterings more conservative, they just aren’t as exciting to listen to and noise creeps in easily. I do enjoy the music despite this, but I just don’t collect them

By: GST

GST — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 14:23:03 +0000

@ILYA what’s your Instagram account? what are you selling?