Perhaps I’ve seen this before, but I dont’ recall it: Miles Davis, Porgy and Bess, Fontana 662.036. This is a French pressing and the seller says it is a 10-inch record, which makes sense if you look at the number of tracks per side. Why were the French issuing 10-inch LPs in the late 1950s, when those wars had already been fought and the 12-inch format had won? And look at the cover — it’s the same picture that’s on the American Milestones. I have to say, this looks like a pretty cool item to me. It has a start price of about $100 and is listed in M- unplayed condition.

Speaking of French pressings: Pierre Michelot and his Orchestra, Round About Bass, Mercury 125 500. This is an original French mono pressing and is listed in EX+ condition for the record (VG+++ in our terms?), and EX for the cover. This is from the same seller as the Miles LP and is also in the $100 range with no bids yet.

This an American record, and I assume it’s jazz because it is listed under jazz on eBay and because it is right in the midst of the Atlantic jazz series, but I’ve never seen it:

Patty McGovern and Thomas Talbert, Wednesday’s Child, Atlantic 1245. It is a black label pressing. The record is listed in VG++ condition and the cover is VG+. The bidding is close to $200 so, obviously, other people know a lot more about this record than I do.

Finally, I would be remiss in my duties here at Jazz Collector if I failed to point out this one: Oscar Peterson, We Get Requests, Verve 8606. This is perhaps one of the most common jazz records of its era. It’s available fairly often on eBay and, if you can find a record store somewhere, you might be able to still get it right out of the bins for a few bucks. Somehow this copy has been bid up to more than $80. I know what you’re all thinking: bobdjukic. But it’s not. If anyone can figure out why this record should be selling at more than $80, please post a comment. All theories are welcome.

Speaking of European pressings, I had never seen this cover of Miles Davis, Porgy and Bess, CBS 62108. Think about how many candid shots of Miles you’ve seen where he’s actually smiling. Here’s one. Very nice cover. This is a stereo pressing listed in VG++ condition for the record and cover. So far there are no takers at a mere $19.

From the time I saved the record to when I started writing this post, a gap of about 15 minutes, the price of this record shot up by several hundred dollars: Jutta Hipp at the Hickory House Volume 1, Blue Note 1515. This is an original Lexington Avenue pressing. The record is in VG condition and the cover is VG++. The price is now more than $600 and will probably keep on rising.