Comments on: A Monk Autograph (and More)

By: Clifford

Clifford — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:31:20 +0000

That Zoot looks cool. I’ve never had either pressing though was familiar with the French version. I actually like the look of the UK pressing a bit more.

By: gandi

gandi — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 08:36:35 +0000

I am not familiar with the value of autographs but would it be worth more if it was placed directly on the cover, not on the attached piece of paper? I believe signed photographs / artwork fetch for higher prices than usual signatures on blank paper?

By: don-lucky

don-lucky — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 02:32:13 +0000

Well, it looks like I am late to the party on this as usual Al !!! That Thelonious Monk autograph looks legit to me, and I would have definitely tossed in a bid if I had caught it sooner. Too busy working on my listen room here at home this weekend… Not to mention the fact that a local record shop has recently undergone a phenomenal renovation, and in the process, doubled in size by expanding into the store next to them. Vinyl is definitely making a come back now, in an age of downsizing retail music chains… But I digress. That Thelonious autograph went for a song !

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:04:09 +0000

Lander: I am of your opinion that a simultaneous European issue of a US recording is to be considered an original. Your Fontana example is a good illustration. (Die Philips jongens in Baarn leverden overigens voortreffelijk werk.)
I appreciate though that an American would look at this differently and consider an outlandish pressing to be a re-issue by definition.
Any later pressings, of course, incl. facsimile, are re-issues.

By: Lander

Lander — Sun, 28 Sep 2014 17:33:53 +0000

@Rudolf:

In my opinion, a ‘foreign’ issue that is released at the same time as the domestic issue is an original pressing. (For example: When I sell records, I use the term ‘Dutch original’ for eg a 1950s Fontana pressing of Miles’ Kind Of Blue, as this record was released at the same time as the US first pressing). Anything that is issued later is a reissue, even if it’s a facsimile issue.
This article from two weeks back notes the difference between a repress and a reissue: http://waxtimes.com/repress-reissue-and-remaster-explained/

By: Gregory The Fish

Gregory The Fish — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 16:14:26 +0000

to me, the first issue the country of origin is the original.

fascimile issues are proper reissues.

that’s my two cents.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 06:31:45 +0000

Lander: thank you for this info re Zoot. Your contributions gives rise to two questions;
-is a facsimile issue a re-issue or a non-defined strange animal, which does not belong in any category?
-is a simultaneous original issue in another country a re-issue or an original (cf. Prestige and Esquire)?

By: Joseph

Joseph — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 03:57:28 +0000

Yes, You can sometimes get lucky.
I found a beautiful copy of The Unique Thelonious Monk, with White Riverside Label, some four years ago at a Sally Anne for $1.99

That will not happen again…….

By: Lander

Lander — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 19:19:18 +0000

There is an original French pressing on ebay at the moment too, by the way: http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/Zoot-Sims-henri-Renaud-ULTRA-RARE-10-DUCRETET-THOMSON-250-V-023-1956-/171470463760?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item27ec6fa310

At 900 USD in VG- condition I doubt it will sell, though.

By: Lander

Lander — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 18:37:19 +0000

The Zoot Sims 10″ was reissued in Japan a few years ago, but with the original French sleeve: http://www.popsike.com/ZOOT-SIMS-Ducretet-Thomson-HENRI-RENAUD-10Reissue-JPN/250995813476.html