ebay madness re: vinyl

[mjazzg]

2 hours ago, clifford_thornton said:

Iconic album in its first state in top condition... those with deep pockets will always drive the market. 

This is it.

First editions in many other art fields command the highest prices be that fine art prints, ceramics, first edition books etc. Why should recorded music be any different?

If people want to pay to own the "original" in pristine condition and they can afford to do so then so be it and good luck to them, it's their money.

I'd hazard a guess that some of them do play the LPs rather than hang them on the wall but even if they don't and only keep them as an artefact I can't get upset about that either. It's a lovely thing to own.

Some of these collectors may equally regard having at least two box sets containing the same version of the album on the same format as a bit odd, after all you can only play one at a time.

Edited January 28 by mjazzg

[medjuck]

IIRC (and I often don't) the titles of All Blues and Flamenco Sketches were mis identified on the first pressings. 

[clifford_thornton]

yeah, the title reversal is right from what I remember too.

I certainly can't afford those kinds of prices. But obviously some people can... I think they are a bit like rare books, and the rare book market at least used to be quite lucrative, much moreso than LPs. But I've heard that it's cooled in recent years, so maybe vinyl is something like a replacement. Time will tell. I can think of just a few records that command five-figure sums, and many more books that will do the same.

[Daniel A]

18 hours ago, Holy Ghost said:

Atlantic is kind of the same to me. I can't tell the difference between a mid-sixties fan copy versus a mid-seventies fan copy. 

I thought they were green/blue (for stereo releases) up to ~1969, and then green/red (from Hubert Laws "Laws Cause" and onwards), excepting Japanese reissues which often used original label layout.

 

 

 

Edited January 28 by Daniel A

[clifford_thornton]

yeah, that's from LJC, right? Looks accurate to me.

[Daniel A]

2 hours ago, clifford_thornton said:

yeah, that's from LJC, right? Looks accurate to me.

Yes, it is. But Harald Hult of Andra Jazz taught me this, pre-internet. 🙂

[Holy Ghost]

22 hours ago, Daniel A said:

I thought they were green/blue (for stereo releases) up to ~1969, and then green/red (from Hubert Laws "Laws Cause" and onwards), excepting Japanese reissues which often used original label layout.

 

 

This is pretty cool. If I was going to seriously start collecting Atlantic's, I would definitely need that cheat sheet!

 

[corto maltese]

On 1/28/2025 at 5:51 PM, mjazzg said:

This is it.

First editions in many other art fields command the highest prices be that fine art prints, ceramics, first edition books etc. Why should recorded music be any different?

If people want to pay to own the "original" in pristine condition and they can afford to do so then so be it and good luck to them, it's their money.

I'd hazard a guess that some of them do play the LPs rather than hang them on the wall but even if they don't and only keep them as an artefact I can't get upset about that either. It's a lovely thing to own.

Some of these collectors may equally regard having at least two box sets containing the same version of the album on the same format as a bit odd, after all you can only play one at a time.

Well said.

[clifford_thornton]

On 1/29/2025 at 12:10 AM, Daniel A said:

Yes, it is. But Harald Hult of Andra Jazz taught me this, pre-internet. 🙂

Harald!

[rostasi]

This be cRaZy! I've got three copies of this album.

[mjazzg]

34 minutes ago, rostasi said:

This be cRaZy! I've got three copies of this album.

Want to sell one...at a less crazy price of course!

[colinmce]

54 minutes ago, rostasi said:

This be cRaZy! I've got three copies of this album.

Just don't let those auction house ghouls ever get ahold of your collection!

[rostasi]

I'm kinda inclined to start dropping batches off at the radio station,
but I wish the premises looked more secure (and, maybe, larger?).
Still, "Josey Records" is in my eyesight as well. After our house
remodel in '19, I'm actually unable to find most specific albums.

[JSngry]

6 hours ago, rostasi said:

This be cRaZy! I've got three copies of this album.

Peaches had them by "the hundreds"  in their cutout racks back in the day. Seemed like the more time passed, the more mangled they got!

[rostasi]

... and no way would you think back then that they'd fetch these prices.
Actually, they're selling between $300-400, but sellers start high.