Comments on: Whims

By: Michael L.

Michael L. — Sun, 16 Jan 2022 17:04:18 +0000

I was just looking at this site and saw the info about the Cookin’ lp.I have had my copy for decades.Turns out it is a red label but not a deep groove. Al if you are reading, I lived really close to our mutual friend Red Carraro and spent many an hour in his basement looking for records. Still miss him.

By: rl1856

rl1856 — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 03:05:19 +0000

As we close out the year, we hear plenty of stories attempting to recap the previous year in general, or recap specific areas of interest. One such story focused on trends in savings, cash balances, and consumer spending. We are all aware of inflation, and many point to increased spending as one of the causes. Why has spending increased ? Because many consumers have saved much of the stimulus funding they received, either directly (putting offset checks in the bank) or indirectly (saving money not spent by going out, commuting etc). As we began to emerge from Covid, consumers began to spend money… but for a long time, both accumulated balances and rate of savings remained higher than pre-Covid levels. During the 4th quarter of the year, both data points began to recede from earlier high levels, IE-collective savings rates and balances have begun to decline. With people in general possibly have fewer excess resources available, it is possible that discretionary spending may level off before beginning to decline. Perhaps were are at the earliest stages, with collectors beginning to focus on titles and labels proven to be great “investments” instead of pure speculation. OTOH- we are seeing appreciation in labels such as Verve, where for a long time NM first pressings were readily available for less than 3 figures. This trend bears watching.

By: Mark Hall

Mark Hall — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 08:12:09 +0000

David S. That Miles Davis vol, 3 you have for sale is nice, would make a great addition to my collection i it was$100 bucks less

By: David S.

David S. — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:24:59 +0000

I am the seller of that copy of Cookin’ and believe me I was as surprised as anyone that it went for nearly $800. I probably bought it two years ago for @ $150 and was expecting to sell it about the same or slightly higher. The only reason I sold it is that I had an opportunity to buy a first pressing with blood red DG labels…and for about half of what that second pressing sold for!

Tis a strange little world we inhabit…

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 16:44:55 +0000

My copy of Cookin’ by Booker Ervin on Savoy is red and deep groove.
Dottore: your idea is absolutely right, but a monthly review of market development seems practically impossible. I haven’t started yet to initially mark mine!

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 22:23:47 +0000

Had a really clean spare of that Booker Savoy (maroon) just a few years ago that I struggled to get $100 for. Oh well!

For the record there’s a non-DG blood red label out there which I have seen but have never seen a deep groove version ever.

By: gregory the fish

gregory the fish — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 15:42:16 +0000

I suppose I should qualify what I meant from the previous post: Of course not all records other than Blue Note or Prestige are having a drop off, but Savoy is a a great example of what is happening.

Records not by a popular Prestige/Blue Note leader are really where the bottom is falling out. Booker’s “The (blank) Book” run on Prestige is legendary, and it has a halo effect on to labels like Savoy.

For contrast, records like “Top Brass” or “Trumpets All Out” do not prominently list the leader, and have an ‘arranger’. Those are falling out favor.

These are just examples.

By: dottorjazz

dottorjazz — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 15:04:38 +0000

as Cookin’ teaches, and as the Market teaches, it’s impossible to give a value to any of our records. I mean, a lasting one. we should do a monthly reorganization of values, easy if we have few records, impossible if we are collectors. but the idea of leaving a good evaluation when we are gone is compulsory. this my strategy: I keep a database of all my records, artist, title, label, and all features, date of purchase and price. the only problem I can’t get out, is the updated value. example: If I bought a Transition in the 70s, paid $100.00, what’s the value now? I’m pretty sure to know the answer, impossible for my kids. I should write a possible or likely value, but this feature changes quickly and I’ve got no time to keep updated. ok, I could do it once a year but haven’t tried yet. any interesting solution?