Comments on: Tracking Another Great Record Score (Not Mine, This Time)

By: Dryl

Dryl — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 00:28:51 +0000

Glad that everyone left the deal happy. Glad that you found some nice scores. Thanks for sharing the tale!

By: MikeF

MikeF — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 22:36:46 +0000

GtF,
I love stories that feature a dog! If you keep looking and are a little resourceful, these things happen. A little over two years ago, I stumbled into a fellow named Joe who had 40000 LPs of his late brothers to sell. And Joe was not a jazz guy. Think about it.

I will try to compose a piece for submission at a not too distant future date.

By: gregroy the fish

gregroy the fish — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 18:02:10 +0000

Albin(oni): these types of scores are pretty rare. That’s why I was so excited to share it here, but they do happen sometimes!

DaveS: thanks! these last few weeks, knowing when I get home from work I’ll be able to pull out another score from the pile and listen, have been very exciting. plus, almost everything I have sold so far has been to friends and other collectors that I know cherish them similarly. it’s a good feeling. i was actually able to help a college friend of mine in philadelphia complete his aretha franklin collection!

Pari: you know I love puns.

By: DJ Pari

DJ Pari — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 14:50:44 +0000

The Fish took the bait!

By: DaveS

DaveS — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 13:43:05 +0000

Glad to see that the records found a new and loving home.

By: Albin(oni)

Albin(oni) — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 20:37:12 +0000

Good read! At this point I can only dream of such purchases.. Well, only one year of (admittedly very randomly) ‘collecting’ later, now at least I can relate to these stories. And even more so with the Clifford Brown records mentioned. Enjoy!

By: gregory the fish

gregory the fish — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:00:57 +0000

thanks for posting, Al! it’s so exciting to finally have one of these scores.

GST: the only ones on blue note I have left to unload are some that are not in very good shape. and yeah, the two clifford browns were amazing. both turned out to be ideal keepers, but weirdly, “best coast jazz” has no gloss at all on one side. its very dull, and i expected it to sound like death, but it plays perfectly. not even any groove wear. i’m dumbfounded, but i’ll take it.

ILYA:

amazingly, perhaps the best part about this score was that there were 3-4 high-ish end records in nice shape that i was fortunate enough to already have, and so I was able to easily recoup. the miles on columbia was one. my cover had a name written lightly on the front, so i upgraded my cover.

By: ILYA

ILYA — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 17:49:12 +0000

Nice story and the outcome, Gregory. Congratulations!

That Miles on Columbia looks like a very clean and solid copy. Not a rarity by any means but a difficult record in NM for both the lp and cover.

By: GST

GST — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 12:47:14 +0000

Nice! Those Clifford Browns would be worth it alone!!!

Hit me up if you have an interesting blues albums you need to unload.