Comments on: A Taste of French Cookin’

By: jotomato

jotomato — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:24:50 +0000

I think this record is from the Barclay Prestige Master série, if I’m right, you can see RVG in the deadwax

By: zarabeth47

zarabeth47 — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 03:45:20 +0000

Buying and listening to a foreign pressed lp of an awesome classic lp is like playing a Fender Squier Strat made in Korea instead of the real one. Oh, we can’t all afford a 1956 Strat! Hmm … good example of what the re-issue lp market was/is and will always be about.
Good news that it is there for us on a budget! I would be good on the MILES at $25 for sure : ) This foreign press stuff has got me thinking I could save a few bucks. Or should I save my money and buy that killer KENNY DREW – UNDERCURRENT? Hmmm …. ?
Prices we pay for re-presses. Definitely makes you think that you wish ya hadn’t downed almost a $1000 on a REPRESSED Sonny Clark COOL STRUTTIN’ with a New York address, no EAR or DG from Shadomic now huh! That buyer will never get his investment back. Even if you tell yourself you buy them for “the sound” (which makes no sense as there is no EAR) -after you play it a million times, A) you’ll have worn it out
B) It’s still a REPRESS!
C) It still won’t sound like the original (I must be honest – this title I have never heard in the first edition format or the NY press.) hmmm ….

By: Michel

Michel — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:34:41 +0000

By the way, what happened to Guy Kopelowicz ?

By: Michel

Michel — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:30:06 +0000

Yes, PJC are very fluctuant. Some days fine guys, the other day arrogant…I ‘ve been a good customer when i was living in Paris. I don’t care about them since i no longer live in Paris, and Ebay is my source for vynil. I do not event think of making a stop at their shop whenever i ‘m in Paris. The opening hours are as fluctuant as their mind…

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:51:33 +0000

@Michel – maybe they overspent on just buying Guy Kopelowicz’ collection… I’ve had difficulty with Paris Jazz Corner. They used to be great but not so much these days…

By: Michel

Michel — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:22:47 +0000

@Mike boo : you can sell them through jazz sites. Or sell them to a record shop. Recently i mailed a famous jazz record shop in Paris for a bunch of my originals, asking them if they were interested in buying the lot. They did not even answered !

By: mike boo

mike boo — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:40:58 +0000

how can i sell my records not using ebay

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:29:36 +0000

the buyer who bought the French Cookin’ has got a nice deal. In the many years I am collecting I never came across this one. I have spotted a French Relaxin’ on Barclay with a nice Miles, etched in black, on a white background.
Sometimes the Barclay cover art is minimalistic: “Sonny Rollins plus Four” (PrLp 7038) just shows a saxophone on a grey background. I recently bought a new Tenor Madness on Barclay, which the seller had not recognized as such, since it is just entitled “Ténors Modernes” and the cover shows a tenor saxophone hanging on a ladder. Not very inspiring. I am glad to have the album though, basic vinyl, heavy, terrific sound, a real pleasure.

By: Michel

Michel — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:51:21 +0000

Agreed Rudolf. I suppose the presence of Tina Brooks makes this record so sought after. Otherwise, the music is standard hard bop. Nothing unforgettable. Certainly not worth 1300 + USD, IMO

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:22:34 +0000

I have “the Connection” on a British London album LTZ-U 15221. Felsted is of U.K. descent. The music is not terrific, like the Connection on Blue Note.