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Blakey/Jazz Messengers Cafe Bohemia Vol. 3


Tom 1960

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If you have Volumes 1 & 2 on the US CD releases, you have all of the music that's on Volume 3 from Japan.

 

Edit - If what you saw was the TOCJ-1603 CD, it's somewhat hard to find, so $15 is a pretty good price for it. But as I said, no need to get it if you already have the music on other CDs.

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Are we talking CD or vinyl?

I bought Vol. 1 on LP (80s reissue) about 20 yars ago and not all that long afterwards came across Vol. 3 as a Japanese facsimile pressing that looked like Vol. 1 and 2 except that the script on the front cover wasn't red but brown and that where the catalog no. was to go (1507 or 1508) this pressing had just ???? on the front and back.

I was intrigued by this as I was only aware of Vol.1 and 2. As the shop owner told me and as the liner notes (by Michael Cuscuna) confirmed these had remained unissued and had been dug out later on the Japanese (who else?) for release on LP.

https://www.discogs.com/Jazz-Messengers-The-At-The-Cafe-Bohemia-Volume-3/release/3510742

Contrary to the above and similar listings, however, my copy does not have the 61007 no. anywhere but just the ???? (and no "limited edition" text next to the High Fidelity in the top corner either. Just a no. DY 5805-01 in small print in the bottom left corner of the back cover and on the label where the actual no. would be supposed to go. Do I have something special there? A promo pressing?

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I bought my vinyl copy of vol. 3 when it came out in the Summer of 1984 when I was in LA for the Olympic Games. The Rhino record store had these great King vinyls.that came out then from Japan. Wish I still have them (I mean the vinyls and my ears! ).

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9 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said:

Are we talking CD or vinyl?

I bought Vol. 1 on LP (80s reissue) about 20 yars ago and not all that long afterwards came across Vol. 3 as a Japanese facsimile pressing that looked like Vol. 1 and 2 except that the script on the front cover wasn't red but brown and that where the catalog no. was to go (1507 or 1508) this pressing had just ???? on the front and back.

I was intrigued by this as I was only aware of Vol.1 and 2. As the shop owner told me and as the liner notes (by Michael Cuscuna) confirmed these had remained unissued and had been dug out later on the Japanese (who else?) for release on LP.

https://www.discogs.com/Jazz-Messengers-The-At-The-Cafe-Bohemia-Volume-3/release/3510742

Contrary to the above and similar listings, however, my copy does not have the 61007 no. anywhere but just the ???? (and no "limited edition" text next to the High Fidelity in the top corner either. Just a no. DY 5805-01 in small print in the bottom left corner of the back cover and on the label where the actual no. would be supposed to go. Do I have something special there? A promo pressing?

You have this version: https://www.discogs.com/The-Jazz-Messengers-At-The-Cafe-Bohemia-Volume-3/release/7508024

Interesting label... BLP???? :) BTW, on this label, it does say "Not For Sale" on it.

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I had this too.  If I recall it was a bonus issue if you purchased several albums from the series.  There were tokens on the inner liner note.  Hence the not for sale notice.  My copy of .Leo Parker's"Let me tell you bout  it" was also a similar bonus issue.

 

 

 

 

 

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49 minutes ago, JohnS said:

I had this too.  If I recall it was a bonus issue if you purchased several albums from the series.  There were tokens on the inner liner note.  Hence the not for sale notice. 

The record in my copy is in a clear plastic sleeve and there is a sheet in Japanese (with a translation of the liner notes and some other info that may relate to the release of this album as it specifies "Not for Sale" in the midst of Japanese signs as well as a date of March, 1983, at the end. No tokens that I can identify.

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The Blue Note DY-5805-01 was a bonus LP offered to the good customers I was part of in the 80s. The Blue Note BNJ-61007 was released in Japan quite legally in 1984.

I was subscribed to Swing Journal and so I was informed of all upcoming releases including the Blue Note DY-5808-01 and so many others, all sold in 1988 to a parisian store.

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