Comments on: The “Infamous” Junkie Cover?

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:05:57 +0000

I think that all Miles Davis prestige 10 inch sessions were also released on french barclay. I do not own this copy ( which must be the equivalent to PRLP 124 ) but a few others. They usually are heavy pressings that carry the original prestige matrix and (if the recording was mastered by van Gelder) RVG hand etched in the dead wax. I checked this for barclay 84037 / PRLP 182. This might indicate that the barclay issues were pessed using the original stampers. Until now the barclay pressings were an opportunity to find a nice recording at a reasonable price ( 20-50 Euro ) This might have changed now.

By: Michel

Michel — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:13:01 +0000

From a french point of view, i’d say that even if this 10″ is rare, as are many barclay releases of the period, it has never been implied in any form of cult or ebay frenzy. It is visually very nice cover, no doubt, but I really can’t understand why this one fetched more thant 500 $. Here are some previous (and recent) auctions of this record :

http://www.auctionresults.eu/25CM-MILES-DAVIS-GROUP-QUINTET-84018-BARCLAY/370535625664.html

http://www.auctionresults.eu/MILES-DAVIS-25-CM-BARCLAY-RARE/120126585629.html

Regarding the picture, it was taken probably in 1948, and the author and location remain unknown. It originally comes from the Francis Paudras collection.

http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=920558424.
It is featured in many Miles related book, without any credits, and always linked with the “Birth of the Cool” era. I think this is pure speculation to see this picture as an illustration of a young Miles high on drugs.

By: andy

andy — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:36:51 +0000

Funny, I used that Miles quote in my final research paper for my BA. Truly an interesting read, thanks for posting this.. the cover intrigues me as well.

By: michel

michel — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:32:44 +0000

done

By: ceedee

ceedee — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:20:22 +0000

Michel-could you please put comments such as this in the reader forum section? That’s really where it will be seen by all,whereas this entry deserves a reply on it’s own merits. Thanks.

By: Michel

Michel — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:42:03 +0000

Another “too deep” to be true deep groove. .At least, we have the back cover pictured…

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEE-MORGAN-CANDY-BLUE-NOTE-ORIGINAL-DEEP-GROOVE-MONO-NM-JAZZ-LP-/380606901525?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item589df06d15