Red, Trane and More Moose the Mooche (This Time With Trane)
The inbox isn’t empty and, in fact, there was a pleasant surprise to share, but I will save it to the end because . . . well, you’ll see. Anyway, this time we will start with our friend Japhy, under the subject “A new garland for Red!” with a link to: Red Garland, A Garland of Red, Prestige 7064. This was an original New York label. The record was in VG+ condition, the cover was only VG. The final price was $1,375. I will give Japhy the honor of putting this into perspective: “Hi Al. Wanna keep goin’ with the crazy? Here’s a new all-time high for a Red Garland (as a leader) record: $1,375 for A Garland of Red. According to Popsike, that’s $375 more than the prior leader, All Morning Long, which sold for $1k back in 2012. The prior high for this particular side was $760 in 2011.”
I have one more from CeeDee before I get to my delight: John Coltrane, My Favorite Things, Atlantic 1361. This was a mono pressing listed in M- condition for the record and the cover. The pictures show that the cover was over-graded and when I see that I also assume that the record was over-graded. The other question I have about this: What is an original label for My Favorite Things? I should know this because it is one of my favorite things, and I probably have known at one point, but I don’t seem to know now. The main copy in my collection (I have three) has the same red and purple label as the one in this listing. I assume it is original, but assuming isn’t as good as knowing, so once people comment on this post I assume I will know.
The other day, I posted a picture of my dog Moose. Okay. He got some nice comments on the site, which I appreciate. But in my inbox there was a note from our friend Maarten Kools. With the following note: “Hello Al. Hope you and the missus and the “Mooche” are safe and sound. Always nice to read your post on jazzcollector . . . but sometimes it’s good to put things in perspective . . . it’s not all about ‘New York 23’ and ‘black label deep groove Atlantic.’ It’s also about us as persons with a life besides jazz . . . and in come the Pets! When I saw the Moose, as a photographer, I thought of course of “The Cats” New Jazz 8217 🙂 :). Well, here it is . . . how it should have been in the first place . . . ha!”
Attached to the post was the following picture (which Maarten has graciously upgraded from the first version, even though the first version was perfectly (purrfectly?) awesome:
Hi Al, my mono Trane 1361 is purple and orange: bought it about the day it came out.
Quick correction to a typo in my Red Garland note: “All Morning Long” sold for $1k in 2012, not 2021. So, almost 10 years between new highs for a Garland record.
Japhy. Thanks for finding the typo. I will fix it, for the record, so when people look back in the Jazz Collector Library years from now, they will have an explanation for your note.
The same seller with My Favorite Things has a Quiet Kenny that also appears over-graded, I would be hesitant to trust the media grade too.
That is the first pressing of MFT. No R on top of the white fan. There is a rarer first pressing that may interest some, which has a deep groove. It sold for ~1,500 from uk vinyl last year.
Some years ago I bought an LP from the MFT seller and it was over graded . Luckily I didn’t pay much for the LP ; I have avoided the MFT seller since then.
Buyer beware.
Wow! Not Jazz, but surely of some interest to us all as record collectors: The MFT seller is offering this Beatles Sgt. pepper’s record (the rarest of all?) for $219K. He might have done with better pics, but whatevs.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184803868744?hash=item2b072b4048:g:7L4AAOSwdBpgjJyG
I often wonder if part of the issue with Tefteller’s grading is that he mostly deals in 78s, and blemishes that are manageable on 78s of which few known copies exist are much more of an issue on LPs that are, by comparison, common and upgradeable.
Hi Clifford,
That is a very generous view of the over grading by Tefteller.
PS that is not a criticism of your comments.
Regards
So now I own a $1k+ LP…..my copy of A Garland of Red is VG+ / VG-, with writing and a split seam along the top edge. NY, AB, RVG. I looked at the bidding history. When an outlier price comes up for an LP, sometimes the buyer entered a very high max bid to be sure of winning, and then other bidders drove up the final value. I don’t think that happened in this sale. The winning bidder seems to have topped out at $500 two days before closing. Then jumped back in near the end with a higher max bid. The winner wanted this LP. Another copy sold through Ebay UK on 11/21, for the equivalent of $750. Described as VG+/VG+ with intact seams. A rising tide lifts all ships as they say.
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