Today on EBAY, October 15, 2008
I asked the other day why things are slow on eBay. Nobody replied, so I assume it’s just one of those things. Today is still slow although, as always, there are some interesting items to watch. Here goes:
Ornette Coleman, The Shape of Jazz To Come, Atlantic 1317. This pressing has the bulls-eye label. It’s closing soon and is at $73. One of the reasons I’m watching this is because I’ve seen this record often and rarely have I seen it fetch collectible prices. But, even at $73, that’s already evidence that it is becoming more of a collectible, at least the version with this label.
The Consummate Artistry of Ben Webster, Norgran 1001. This is an original yellow label pressing in very nice condition, up from Euclid Records. Current price is $31.
Here’s another one that wasn’t always deemed a collectible: John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, Impulse A-40. This is an original pressing and is currently at $115. This is great music and I can see why it has become highly sought after all of these years.
Here’s a Trane record that was also widely distributed, but is also highly collectible in its original pressing: John Coltrane, Giant Steps, Atlantic 1311. This is an original black-label pressing in VG+ condition. Price is $105.
Here’s one I’ve never seen: Thelma Gracen, Wing 60005. Wing was a division of Mercury, and this one looks just like an Emarcy, which was also a division of Mercury. It’s getting some interest from collectors, and is currently at $92.
Finally, here’s a nice Miles going for a very high price, relatively speaking, of course: Miles Davis, Cookin, Prestige 7094. This is an original New York pressing. Current price is $225.
Put my first ever batch of records up on eBay the weekend (ID=”dsockel”).
Curious to see what happens now that the financial crisis has spread to Asia and Europe, the 2 hotbeds of purchasing. Have no idea what these will go for, but I have putting off selling my dupes for a while. If the market is good, I’ll sell more. If not, I guess I will wait.
Congratulations and good luck. What did you put up? Doubles, I presume?
2 Coltranes on Impulse
3 Jimmy Smiths on Blue Note
2 Herbie Hancock on Blue Note
1 Wes On Verve
EBay seems slow right now because their search system has been broken for the past week or so. Any search with the “Title And Description” box checked got incomplete results. The problem has still not been fully resolved as of this writing though much has been corrected in the past 24 hours. EBay is crediting the fees of any seller who complains, so complain away if you had items up this past week.
Al: I was travelling for 10 days and just returned home. Apparently a lot happened on EBay and I also found your gift album (OJC Prestige 7066) for which I thank you very much. The interesting thing is that this re-issue has 2 tracks which were not on the original 12″ album, but only obn the underlying 10″ LP’s.
I think I owe you a belated appraisal of my favourite Prestige LP. Here it is:
I wish to eliminate all obvious choices such as “Saxophone Colossus”, “Rollins + 4”, Miles’ Bags’ Groove etc.
I wish to concentrate on Prestige’s force, i.e. Bob Weinstock’s ability to mix different cultures and to obtain homogeneous results. This is what distinguishes Prestige from their main competitor Blue Note who went for a uni-cultural approach, at least after Gil Mellé’s 1517 album, which is their last multicultural outing.
My favourite Prestige album is: # 7084-“OLIO”, combining the talents of ‘thinkers’ like Teddy Cohen and Malcolm Waldron, of first class soloists like Thad Jones and Frank Wess and the terrific hard bop talents of the early Elvin Jones and Doug Watkins.
It all results in demanding music with in-built tension, and brilliantly executed compositions. Bravissimo Bob Weinstock!
Rudolf