Chas Posted October 16, 2010 Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 What was the last Verve black label title to be issued in a gatefold jacket ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted October 16, 2010 Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 The Velvet Underground and Nico. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted October 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 The Velvet Underground and Nico. That was blue label not black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted October 16, 2010 Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 The Velvet Underground and Nico. That was blue label not black. I must be color blind. My copy has a black label and gatefold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted October 16, 2010 Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 (edited) Here are a couple of high-number Verve black label gatefolds I have: 8756 - Don Sebeskey & The Jazz Rock Syndrome 8807 - Stan Getz/Michel Legrand - Communications '72 8809 - Jimmy Smith - Bluesmith Edited October 16, 2010 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted October 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 The Velvet Underground and Nico. That was blue label not black. I must be color blind. My copy has a black label and gatefold. There was a discussion about the black label version over at Hoffman's. Seems inconclusive as to whether first pressings had black as well as blue labels. In any event, the three jazz records you've listed are what I had in mind by specifying black label, and they were issued after that Velvet Underground LP in any case. Despite the existence of a Verve jazz gatefold from 1972 (Bluesmith), I believe that many Verve jazz LPs from the late sixties were never issued in gatefold jackets. Instead of determining which gatefold was the latest, perhaps it would be better to compile a list of all known Verve jazz gatefolds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted October 16, 2010 Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 Instead of determining which gatefold was the latest, perhaps it would be better to compile a list of all known Verve jazz gatefolds. Or at least determining the period where most were issued as gatefolds. This would include all those Jimmy Smith albums and Getz/Gilberto albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted October 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 I take it Ruppli's Verve discography is silent on this cover variation question ? Also, am I correct in assuming that for black label originals, gatefold and non-gatefold jackets do not exist for the same title ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 (edited) Also, am I correct in assuming that for black label originals, gatefold and non-gatefold jackets do not exist for the same title ? I'm not an expert, but I have many, many Verve albums that I have accumulated over many, many years. It seems like the titles I've encountered numerous times over the years are consistent as far as gatefold or not. There must be exceptions to this, but I can't think of any offhand. Edited October 18, 2010 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 I take it Ruppli's Verve discography is silent on this cover variation question ? Yes... not a word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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