Kind of Blue for $5,000?
Our friend CeeDee sent us this link the other day for this record: Miles Davis, Kind of Blue, Columbia 1355. This is an original promo copy with the white label, 6-eye logo. You can click the link and look at the item and go to the bottom of the listing for a laugh, or you can simply continue reading here for the punchline.
The seller has this listed for a buy-it-now price of $5,000 and in his listing he states that this is the only promo copy of this record he has ever seen. A reader is indignant at such an absurd price and preposterous claim and mentions a near mint copy that sold the other for for $355. He refers the seller to popsike where there is a history of these sold and at one point asks the seller: “Listen, are you on drugs?”
To which the seller replies simply: “yes.”
And there it is. A refreshingly honest exchange on eBay.
…Even if this was truly the last original promo pressing of ‘Kind of Blue’ and our deluded friend “jazz*rock68” comes up with an interesting back story for us, like (for argument sake) Miles Davis personally spit on this copy, then just maybe I could see it being worth $5000, maybe ! (…It would depend on the size of the spit mark, and whether or not the said “loogie” affects playback !)
I personally have three original copies of this LP including a great promo copy I picked up for $236.50 from the ‘funkyou’ auction back in January. This is an obvious favorite of mine, and there really isn’t a world-wide shortage of available copies out there to my knowledge. The fact that someone actually believes that they will fetch $5000 for this one is most certainly the result of a seasoned crack habit to say the least… Let that be a lesson to you kids, and perhaps that well-intentioned collector out there sending this guy best offers ! (I’ll sell you mine for $1000… No spit marks, no stickers, near mint !)