Tracking Another Batch of 10-Inch Jazz Vinyl
There’s another really nice set of 10-inch LPs on eBay now, including: Sonny Rollins Quintet, Prestige 186. This is an original pressing with a great cover. The record is in VG++ condition and the cover is M-. The start price is about $500 and there are no bidders yet. If I was in a buying mood, which I’m not, I’d consider this for $500. When will you ever see a clean copy of this record again? The same seller has several more beauties. How about this: Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins, Prestige 187. This is in M- condition for both the record and the cover. The start price is about $300 and, again, there are no bidders yet. One more: Kenny Dorham Quintet, Debut 9. This one is VG++ for the record and M- for the cover. The start price is around $350 with no bidders as of this post. It’ll be interesting to see what happens with these records. How often do you find such nice collectibles in such nice condition? Start prices are high, but . . . .
Forgive me for crashing a 10″ column but this auction caused me more laughs than any in a long time.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hank-Mobley-LP-1957-USA-Blue-Note-BLP-1568-/320713943473?pt=UK_Records&hash=item4aac0a69b1
“304 Park Avenue South” was the less well-known address of Blue Note Records in 1957? Or Scorpio digital to vinyl transfer production.
I think we need a “Hall of Imfamy”
to add this artless confidence trick to. I’m watching to see if there is anyone gullible enough…
but I suspect not.
London calling: and….starting bid at one thousand quid!
Re 10″: what I love about them is that they epitomize a very short lived epoch in jazz history, say some two to three years.
Midnight sharp here in Milano and I’m afraid I won’t go to bed till this seller replies to my question.
I hope he will publish it too.
The question: is this an original first USA pressing ?
Or am I too bad ?
Much too baad Dottor! Bedtime.
I bought my first ever 10″ just the other week. My, doesn’t time fly on a 10″. Miles Davis All Stars with Monk (Bags Broove/ Swing Spring)
Very odd – sounds like Miles and Monk fell out during the session. It starts, and then its over.
Made me appreciate what it must have been like to hear your first 12″ microgroove, twenty minutes a side, magic.
copy ‘n’ paste:
Dear dottorjazz,
no its a copy but its still the same music.
– aribhugoo3
still unpublished, and I don’t think it will be, but needs a comment:
same cover, same music: same price ?
anyone desiring a COPY for 50% ? 30 % ? 10% ?
please, ask !
true 10″ are short, but fascinating.
an example: have you ever listened to the Massey Hall 1953 concert played by Charlie Chan on alto ?
3 Debut 10″. I love ’em.
Asking 1000 quid for a Scorpio Mobley 1568 reissue… Daring. Let’s see who’s willing to pay that dough! 😉
One of the great Canadian Jazz buyers (Larry) won these. Same buyer who bought the HANK MOBLEY 10″ for over $2000 2 months ago…
Way to go Larry…Joey D
The reason to buy these records is the cover art. In the decades to come, covers like the Rollins here and the KD on Debut will be regarded as high art. Take the two Horace Silver 10″ on BN. You get both records on the 12″, which has a nice cover, but the composition of the 10″ covers(side by side, framed) is incomparable. I don’t have $500 for a 10″ record, but these were a great, great buy. Congratulations.