Esquire Records Covers Club

[sidewinder]

This is cool - part of this year’s LJF. Nice site dedicated to Esquire Records.

https://esquirecover.club/

Nice to hear the recollections of Val Wilmer and Ron Atkins in particular. Also big  to Stefano Wagner in Switzerland for sharing some of his fantastic Esquire and Prestige LP sleeve collection and for the enthusiasm !

Edited November 14, 2020 by sidewinder

[sidewinder]

Shame that there wasn’t more about/from co-founder Peter Newbrook in addition to Carlo. Newbrook did some interviews as part of that ‘Oral History of British Jazz’ project lodged with the British Library and it is a shame that at least a transcript wasn’t included on the site. Otherwise, they did a very fine job !

I’ve heard several people mention bumping into Carlo on Tottenham Court Road carrying bundles of his latest pressings. No doubt on his way to Dobells etc.

Edited November 15, 2020 by sidewinder

[Dan Gould]

Interesting. Thanks for posting.

[sidewinder]

I have several of the Ralph Steadmans that are on there. The Mose Allison ‘Back Country Suite’, the Gil Evans and the ‘Informal Jazz’.

Real period pieces !

Dig that 16rpm Prestige Jai and Kai with the Warhol cover that Stefano was showing during his talk.

Edited November 15, 2020 by sidewinder

[sidewinder]

2 hours ago, adh1907 said:

Remember seeing a George Wallington 16rpm issue, sat in the rare as hens teeth box at Ray’s for ages.

Anthony 

london 

Even by ‘Rare as Hens Teeth’ standards, that one must be off the scale !

[Big Beat Steve]

On 16.11.2020 at 2:06 AM, sidewinder said:

Even by ‘Rare as Hens Teeth’ standards, that one must be off the scale !

Which is why they tagged that bin "Rare as rocking horse manure" too.

I remember seeing that bin downstairs during my stopovers at Ray's too in the mid- to late 90s. The Prestige 16rpms they had at the time were beyond my financial reach but a couple of years later I found that Wallington/Woods (Prestige 5) on eBay at a price that wasn't cheap but very, very correct.