Price Monitor, Spring/Summer 2003
Jazz vinyl dealers at the WFMU Record Convention in New York last November were concerned. Traffic at the show was down and, worse, volume on E-Bay had declined fairly dramatically in the fall. A few dealers were anticipating the beginning of the end of the LP market, finally done in by CDs and other digital technologies. It turns out the pessimism was misguided. The market picked up shortly thereafter, hit another dip again in February and early March, and has since bounced back stronger than ever. Activity is robust on E-Bay and prices for vintage collectibles are as strong as ever. At Jazz Collector we’ve been monitoring prices for the past year and have witnessed natural ebb and flows in the market: We don’t know what causes them, but we have no doubt that the overall demand for vintage vinyl and other original collectibles is both healthy and lasting. The following sampling of recent prices from E-Bay auctions is proof enough. These are just chosen at random. All are original pressings, unless otherwise noted.
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Artist |
Record, Label/Number |
Condition (R/C) |
Price |
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Chet Baker |
Angel Eyes, Celson LPQ 25005 |
M-/M- |
$1,380.88 |
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Chet Baker |
Lerner and Loewe, Riverside 307 |
M/M- |
$212.50 |
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Sonny Clark |
Cool Struttin’, Blue Note 1588 |
VG+/VG+ |
$1,008.00 |
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Art Blakey |
Café Bohemia, Vol. 2, Blue Note 1508 |
VG+/VG++ |
$203.50 |
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Miles Davis |
Volume 2, Blue Note 5022 (10”) |
M/M- |
$482 |
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Kenny Dorham |
The Arrival Of, Jaro LK 4644 |
M-/M- |
$686.89 |
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Tal Farlow |
Interpretations Of, Norgran 1027 |
M-/M- |
$176.50 |
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Tommy Flanagan |
Overseas, Prestige 7134 |
M-/M- |
$2,413.88 |
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Stan Getz |
Plays, Mercury MGC-137, 10-Inch |
VG+/VG+ |
$391.00 |
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Stan Getz |
West Coast Jazz, Norgran MRN-1032 |
VG+/M- |
$102.50 |
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Dexter Gordon |
Daddy Plays The Horn, Bethlehem 36 |
M-/M- |
$511.00 |
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Johnny Griffin |
Studio Jazz Party, Riverside 338 |
VG++/VG++ |
$161.80 |
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Jutta Hipp |
With Zoot Sims, Blue Note 1530 |
VG+/VG+ |
$1,325.00 |
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Thad Jones |
Detroit-NY Junction, Blue Note 1513 |
VG++/VG++ |
$355.00 |
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Lee Konitz |
Very Cool, Verve 8209 |
M-/VG+ |
$150 |
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Ken McIntyre |
Lookin’Ahead, New Jazz 8247 (Signed) |
M-/M- |
$154.39 |
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Jackie McLean |
Jackie’s Pal, Prestige 7068 |
VG++/M- |
$358.33 |
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Hank Mobley |
Mobley’s Message, Prestige 7061 |
M-/VG+ |
$293 |
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Charlie Parker |
The Magnificent, Clef MGC-646 |
M-/M- |
$700.00 |
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Art Pepper |
Quartet, Tampa RS 1001 |
VG+/VG+ |
$1,255.00 |
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Bud Powell |
Piano Interpretations, Norgran 1077 |
M-/M- |
$152.50 |
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Freddie Redd |
Shades of Redd, Blue Note 4045 |
M-/M- |
$876.66 |
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Sonny Rollins |
Volume 1, Blue Note 1542 |
VG+/VG |
$1,261.00 |
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Sonny Rollins |
Volume 1, Blue Note 1542 |
M-/M- |
$1,000.00 |
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Sonny Rollins |
Volume 2, Blue Note 1558 |
M/M |
$1,225 |
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Sahib Shihab |
Summer Dawn, Argo 742 (promo) |
VG++/M- |
$250.90 |
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Arthur Taylor |
AT’s Delight, Blue Note 4047 |
M-/VG+ |
$152.50 |
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Stanley Turrentine |
Look Out, Blue Note 4039 |
VG++/VG++ |
$354.00 |
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Lester Young |
Trio, Aladdin 705 (10”) |
M-/VG++ |
$237.50 |
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