Comments on: Chasin’ The Bird on Savoy

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:25:29 +0000

Were all Savoy MG 9000 series records first released with nothing on the back? If not which record did they start printing on the back of the covers?

By: Paul Harrison

Paul Harrison — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 22:54:12 +0000

I have all four 10 inch Savoys in good order and all four 10″ Dials too in good order!
The original Savoys were in the coloured jackets (green, blue, red and yellow respectively) and had no advertising on the back – same with the Dials.
My Volumes 1-3 Savoys have no advertising on the back but my volume 4 has.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:47:57 +0000

Aloha, I also found a Charlie Parker record no cover #6 songs like Millstone and Little Willy Leaps? Good record great music. Do not know much about Charlie Parker never saw him but liked his sax. It is for sale. Thanks. Mary

By: ayrton

ayrton — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:15:41 +0000

I also noticed that the front cover picture is actually a picture glued to the cardboard cover. Do you or anyone else know if this is the way it was issued?

By: Al

Al — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:41:35 +0000

I looked at my copies. On volumes 1 and 2 there is no writing on the back, on volume 3 there is. These are definitely early pressings, because the next press had a different cover. I don’t know if they would have printed two different back covers at the beginning, so I would take a guess and think that perhaps the ones with the writing are very early second presses, but that is just a guess. The other thing is, the ones with the writing include a few 12-inch LPs, which really didn’t come around until 1955, so that would also lead me to believe the ones with the writing are perhaps a bit later.

By: ayrton

ayrton — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:46:13 +0000

I have a copy of the version of this 10″ record with the green cover but the back is not blank. It has listings of other Savoy records. Is this just a later printing? Hence less collectable and less valuable?

Does anyone know?

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10-Inch Jazz Vinyl Gets Top Dollar on eBay | jazzcollector.com — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:22:36 +0000

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By: Rudolf A. Flinterman

Rudolf A. Flinterman — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:28:47 +0000

Euclid has a nice collection of 10″ Bird albums for auction at EBay. Closing in 2 1/2 days. The Savoy black and white and their coloured versions are listed. Wonder whether they will pass the 1000 dollar threshold. Or was the 1300 price a one off? We will know soon.

By: Rudolf A. Flinterman

Rudolf A. Flinterman — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:29:42 +0000

so would I, even having only one copy, whereas you have 2!

I wonder whether the Summer holiday period is ideal for sales of records. People may have other priorities to spend their money.

By: Al

Al — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:07:15 +0000

Yes, the $1,300 record would be 1955, 1956 at the earliest. I would happily sell my copy for $1,300 if someone is interested. I’d even let it go for $1,250. 🙂