This Weekend on eBay, Part 1
We promised to point out some of the interesting items coming up this weekend on eBay, with some appropriate (and pithy) commentary, as always. Here’s the first batch. We’ll do follow-up posts as the weekend progresses, so stay tuned:
Once in a while I run into albums I’ve never seen before and here’s one: Bob Gordon, Moods in Jaz
z, Tampa 26. I know this is a record from the 1950s, but I have to ask about that cover: Is that Sarah Palin doing who knows what to a moose? Click the link for a better view, but this is definitely one weird cover.
Roost seems to be an under-valued label, but we’ve seen this one go for decent prices in the past: Beverly Kenney with Jimmy Rowles and the Basie-ites, Roost 2218. This one is currently under $20, in decent condition.
This is a record that seems to be as much an audiophile collectible as it is a jazz collectible: Bill Berry, For Duke, M+K Real Time Records RT 101. I happen to have a copy and it not only sounds great, the music is top-flight as well. Also, in look at the records on sale this weekend, I noticed a couple of other copies, so you can just do a search if you’re interested in buying one.
Here’s a favorite: Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Prestige 7029. This is a New York pressing, with an orange cover. I have a New York pressing with a yellow cover. Does anyone know the difference — did one come first and, if so, which one? Also, this is a dealer who has other nice records on eBay this weekend, so you might want to view his other items.
That’s all for now. I’ll be back with more items later today or tomorrow.
PrLP 7029: The orange cover is the earlier one. It goes with the bright lemon coloured yellow/black labels with a more angular letter type, which was discontinued soon after PrLP 7029 or 7030. The later NY label which goes with the yellow 7029 cover, has a “rounder” letter type which was maintained until the move to Bergenfield. Shades of yellow vary.