Comments on: A Bargain At Under $1,000?

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:26:23 +0000

Congrats on the Tenor Madness Bob!
I was going to contest this, but the seller did not answer my questions regarding VG+ condition until after the auction ended and I thought the upper seam was split.
I have the worst luck with VG+, as it is the most subjective of grades and I wasn’t going to gamble at this price point. I won a couple other of the seller’s lps though and I think he grades conservatively and we picked up some nice stuff.
As to your DG question, I would say yes, but it is not the indicative feature (most, if not all Bergenfields/New Jazz have it too as you noted) as it is with Blue Notes and is in my opinion, simply a marketing ploy by sellers for other labels, i.e. Riverside, Contemporary as they used different pressing plants/techniques and cannot be held to the same early pressing blue note criteria.
PS- If there are any Kenny G bidders reading, I have some Wynton Marsalis shrink wrapped lps I’ll sell ya…

By: Rudolf A. Flinterman

Rudolf A. Flinterman — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:52:16 +0000

is that the one which went for $ 349? The foxing of that one does not look too bad. To me it looks like a very solid copy of a NY original.This is certainly an original 1st pressing.
Congratulations. IMO you did not pay too much.

By: Bob Brooks

Bob Brooks — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:52:36 +0000

I just barely won a copy of tenor madness. Another buck and it would have went to someone else. It is item 390112806853, sorry I don’t know how to do the link yet. I guess I just need some feedback on it. I might have overpaid because of the foxing on back, but I’m not sure how much that devalues. Also are all deep groove new yorks original presses? I just assumed that because they get repressed with new jersey address. Thanks to anyone who looks it up.