Comments on: Bird 10-Inch Savoy Enters $1,000 Bin

By: David Schachter

David Schachter — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 03:38:45 +0000

I have a Savoy Vol. 1 MG-9000 That I bought myself in the early ’50s. Is there still any interest? I would be willing to sell for right $$. Many thanks.

By: Chasin’ The Bird on Savoy | jazzcollector.com

Chasin’ The Bird on Savoy | jazzcollector.com — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:29:45 +0000

[…] other day I posted an item about a 10-inch Charlie Parker LP on Savoy selling for more than $1,300. I mentioned that I’d had two copies of these LP and […]

By: Rudolf A. Flinterman

Rudolf A. Flinterman — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:31:38 +0000

o.k. enjoy your weekend

By: Al

Al — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:57:42 +0000

Hi, Rudolf. Yes, I can show it, but it will have to wait until Monday. I have already snuck off to my lake house for the weekend.

By: Rudolf A. Flinterman

Rudolf A. Flinterman — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:15:05 +0000

Al, can you show the other version of Sav 9000, which you have in your collection? I saw it once, long ago. Is it unlaminated?
Does it match what I pretended?

By: Rudolf A. Flinterman

Rudolf A. Flinterman — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:41:38 +0000

Al, that is amazing indeed, exactly for the 3 reasons you give. IMHO this sale was a 2nd version of MG 9000 (photo design by Burt Goldblatt). The first version came out (as vol. 1 of a series of four, with 4 identical photo covers, with just the colour of the lettering changing for each volume.(MG 9000, 9001, 9010, 9011). As a matter of fact these 4 10″ LP’s give the original masters of Bird’s Savoy sessions. I have the second pressings/cover series, which are designed by Burt Goldblatt. They have different designs for each volume. The covers are laminated, whereas the other, “earlier” version was not laminated. The big plus of these 10 inchers is that the remastering job by van Gelder of this material for the 12 inchers was not very successful: the original sound of the 10 inchers is much better than the more familiar 12″ albums of this material (12000, 12001, 12009, 12014, 12079), which are all remastered.