Comments on: Eyeing Original Jazz Vinyl on The Atlantic Label

By: Eoghan

Eoghan — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 12:02:26 +0000

Hey, thanks for the insight! I have got a copy of Coltrane’s My Favorite Things mono and it’s got black labels… I thought that the black labels had stopped about a year before that LP…. would anyone know anything about this? I wondering if it is a later or an early pressing…

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:52:28 +0000

Yep, that’s the one. I totally agree–great folks on this site.

By: BigBear

BigBear — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:45:50 +0000

Here is the link I use for Prestige from this site….look in the comments.

http://jazzcollector.com/blue-note/were-back-but-hardly-missed/

The collective knowledge on this site and generosity of those who share it with all of us is just awesome…

By: BigBear

BigBear — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:39:24 +0000

Tim: I think this is the Riverside link…I use it regularly as well.

http://jazzcollector.com/riverside/collecting-riverside-some-helpful-hints/

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:37:34 +0000

Just a +1 to the resources listed above–great for research and I’ve used them all quite a bit. There are also great info on this site–there is a particularly good one about Riverside here somewhere.

By: Henry

Henry — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:10:50 +0000

Aaron’s 33rev site has always been a go-to for me for identifying labels. Another site that I’ve found helpful is vinylbeat. It covers so many labels it’s incredible. A crate diggers dream:

http://www.vinylbeat.com/cgi-bin/labelfocus.cgi?label=ATLANTIC&label_section=A,B,C

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:56:13 +0000

Al: I totally share your appreciation of Trane’s Atlantic period. I for one even prefer “Coltrane Jazz’ to “Giant Steps”, if just by an infinite degree. Coltrane Jazz on the U.K. London label has been a true companion for some 50 years! Decades later I only bought the US stereo issue which is now on auction by our friend Fred. I am curious indeed how much it will fetch.
I met Trane in 1961 and, as a timid youngster speaking some basic English, asked about his newest records. In my mind it was to be Atlantic. He corrected me immediately and told me to buy his Impulse albums. The first time I ever heard about Impulse! As a variation on “the horse’s mouth”, I learned about Impulse from the mouth of the Master himself.

By: Katharsis

Katharsis — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:36:07 +0000

It’s yet another beautiful small collection, Fred has put on.
From some point Atlantic started to use the two-colored labels. Green/Blue was the combination for stereo pressings, plum/orange would be the combination for mono pressings. I don’t know when the black labels have ended and what it’s all about with the bullseye.
I don’t have that much Atlantic’s in my collection, but I’d love to, though!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:56:57 +0000

Check out my website for an accurate (and nearly complete) pre-1970 Atlantic labelography: http://33rev.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=68

By: BigBear

BigBear — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:34:16 +0000

Al – I’ve found the following site helpful in figuring out first pressings of Atlantic LPs.
http://www.bsnpubs.com/atlantic/atlantic12001463.html
http://www.bsnpubs.com/atlantic/atlantic14648813.html

Hope it helps…