sheldonm Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 ...I came across an LP of Lester Bowie's Volumes 1 & 2 on Nessa Records today. Cover is near mint as is the LP. The guy wants about $30.00 for this....is it worth it, is he trying to take me for a ride??? I'm not really an LP collector but I have a fair amount of vinyl.....any thoughts??? Mark~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 ...I came across an LP of Lester Bowie's Volumes 1 & 2 on Nessa Records today. Cover is near mint as is the LP. The guy wants about $30.00 for this....is it worth it, is he trying to take me for a ride??? I'm not really an LP collector but I have a fair amount of vinyl.....any thoughts??? Mark~ It is a classic (thank you, Chuck), but $30.00 seems a little steep, even if it's a first pressing. I usually sell these for $10-15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 FWIW the original was green on the top (not white) and there was no spine copy on the first 2000. There was also a typo on the back listing the bass player as one Malacki Favors. The address 5875 North Glenwood, Chicago. Lables are orange and rose. Don't know shit about prices but that's the info for an original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest akanalog Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 here in new york where prices are generally high, nesso records i have seen go for between $15-$25 in nice condition (LPs such as bobby bradford and SME and AECs people in sorrow) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 here in new york where prices are generally high, nesso records i have seen go for between $15-$25 in nice condition (LPs such as bobby bradford and SME and AECs people in sorrow) Anyone can buy the first volume of Bradford/Stevens from me - it's still in print. There are thousands of People in Sorrow out there. I've been offered $750 for my remaining Bowie original and 500 for one from the next printing. I sold about 10 People in Sorrow and another 10 Les Stances a Sophie test pressings for $25 a piece to a dealer in the EU. Roscoe Mitchell's Nonaah (my current reissue project) seems to be going (outside the US I must say) for $700. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldonm Posted July 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Thanks guys, I'll check out Chuck's tips as well. Maybe the guy will know a few bucks off~!~~ Mark~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blake Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 On a related note and perhaps for help in gauging market value for Nessa LPs, Reckless Records in Chicago has a used copy of Mitchell's L-R-G/The Maze/S II Examples (2 LPs) described as in "Near Mint Condition" for $49.99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkertown Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Hey Mark: Don't you already have the AEC 67/68 box? Cuz this music is on there, or are looking to rock this set analog? heh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Hey Mark: Don't you already have the AEC 67/68 box? Cuz this music is on there... No, it's not. It's on CD on Chief, issued in 1989. Don't know it that's still available. In any case, it's about as important as music gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 (edited) I think the only "Nessa" I have on vinyl is "Air Time", N-12. (Chuck's avatar, BTW) Edited July 8, 2006 by BFrank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkertown Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 (edited) Hey Mark: Don't you already have the AEC 67/68 box? Cuz this music is on there... No, it's not. It's on CD on Chief, issued in 1989. Don't know it that's still available. In any case, it's about as important as music gets. Well, I apologize if I'm wrong. I had a hunch it might be, and then I checked the entry here: Nos 1 & 2 But you're sure, huh? Chuck? Edited July 8, 2006 by Parkertown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 On a related note and perhaps for help in gauging market value for Nessa LPs, Reckless Records in Chicago has a used copy of Mitchell's L-R-G/The Maze/S II Examples (2 LPs) described as in "Near Mint Condition" for $49.99. They've had that thing on the wall since I moved to Chicago, in 2001! I got my green-top (Madison address) Bowie for $12 in 1998. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 (edited) $700 for 1977 Roscoe with his leg across a metal table, heal pressed off the foreground right at you, arms folded across jeans jacket, stocking hat atop Mona Lisa face in front of a masonry wall? $700 to be taunted by "Nonaah" (No-nay-ah), which pushes the audience to deal with reiteration as unapologetically as possible, an aggravating summation of tension and release based on expectations and his refusal of them. What happens after that resolves is the music. "Nonaah" arrives by albums end in an alto saxophone quartet featuring Mitchell, Jarman, Wallace McMillan and Henry Threadgill. What an adventure this album is. Mitchell's varied organizing methods are captured in a series of different instrumental combinations. Safe to say the thrust of the album keys off of the 22 minute solo saxophone improvisation on side one, yet there are more solos, and they are tough. "Improvisation 1" is as hard core as Braxton's "For Alto." This might be all mush, a mish mash of misremembering Terri Martin's notes, but I hope not. If you have a minute please straighten this out Ness. For years it's been an amazing adventure to check in with Chuck while he's revisiting such a project. Here's hoping he can share some of his thoughts on the music and memories about the time that are reawakened by "Off Five Dark Six" or the timely "Tahquamenon" with the recently reassembled trio of Mitchell, George Lewis, and Muhal -- the whole of "Nonaah." Edited July 8, 2006 by Lazaro Vega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 It is an amazing set, but that figure seems quite high. $680 more than I paid, anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Uh... not that I'm not fond of it or anything... but I think I could find it in me to sell my copy for as little as $699.99... Shipping extra - don't worry, I wouldn't dream of gouging anyone for shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Does anyone have a complete listing of Nessa releases? These are the ones that I have. Nessa 2 Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble--Congliptious Nessa 4 Art Ensemble of Chicago--Les Stances a Sophie Nessa 5 Roscoe Mitchell Old Quartet Nessa 9/10 Roscoe Mitchell--Nonaah Nessa 14/15 Roscoe Mitchell--L R G/ The Maze/ S II Examples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BB) Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 DiscoNessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 DiscoNessa Saturday Night Nessa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 DiscoNessa Saturday Night Nessa? Stayin' alive ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest akanalog Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 this is a good time to give chuck respect for "keeping it real". he ran a label that is universally acknowledged as being a top-notch outfit. he is respected by listeners and musicians alike. people value and enjoy and respect the music nessa put out very highly. kudos to you, chuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Yep. No bullshit, ephemera, vanity projects, or anything else like that in the Nessa catalog. Just music that the man himself dug and believed needed to be heard, presented as purely and directly as possible. Mission accomplished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 DiscoNessa Saturday Night Nessa? Stayin' alive ... Or, as the original lyrics went, Barely alive, barely alive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 this is a good time to give chuck respect for "keeping it real". he ran a label that is universally acknowledged as being a top-notch outfit. he is respected by listeners and musicians alike. people value and enjoy and respect the music nessa put out very highly. kudos to you, chuck. Nice thoughts but this is a bit unsettling. I should also point out there are/were a couple of musicians "not so happy". Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Yep. No bullshit, ephemera, vanity projects, or anything else like that in the Nessa catalog. Just music that the man himself dug and believed needed to be heard, presented as purely and directly as possible. Mission accomplished. Y'all know I paid Jim for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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