ombudsman Posted June 25, 2015 Report Posted June 25, 2015 A couple of my favorite altered record covers:1) a copy of "It Crawled Into My Hands, Honest" by the Fugs, with a library card and pocket still attached, showing that it was once part of a church library2) a old home made replacement cover for "Homage to Africa" by Sunny Murray. It's plain white with the name/title and a crude drawing of a human skull in profile, and a note that helpfully points out that the shape of the continent of Africa kind of looks like a skull. Whoever made that was high.One that is strange is my copy of "Music is the Healing Force of the Universe" by Albert Ayler. Inside the gatefold are a couple of handwritten things. One looks like a signature, but not by Albert; it isn't easy to read, could be some previous owner's name, or possibly the signature of Stafford James who plays on that record. The other looks like it says "Starwatcher", which is intriguingly similar to an Ayler song on a different record, "Sunwatcher". Quote
jeffcrom Posted June 25, 2015 Report Posted June 25, 2015 A couple of my favorite altered record covers:1) a copy of "It Crawled Into My Hands, Honest" by the Fugs, with a library card and pocket still attached, showing that it was once part of a church library OMG - That's the greatest thing ever! Quote
JSngry Posted July 28, 2015 Report Posted July 28, 2015 Dec. 25 1958Carol Jessica ThorntonCarol,I only hope that when you become moody, you will play this record. Remember the wonderful times we have had as we have double dated, both this past summer and fall.Love always,Fay Mallette StubbsUnderlined in the same ink is the song title "Secret Love".http://davidwier.com/family/wier/aqwg21.htmI guess the moral of the story is to not let your Robert Farnon records end up in Half Price Books if you have any secrets. Quote
rdavenport Posted September 10, 2017 Report Posted September 10, 2017 Resurrecting a moribund thread, I today bought some records, including Ornette Coleman's "Chappaqua Suite". The inner sleeves of UK CBS LPs of that era had "The Sound Of Entertainment" printed around the label cut out. A previous owner had struck a line through "entertainment" and written "DISCORD" above. Made me smile. Quote
rostasi Posted September 10, 2017 Report Posted September 10, 2017 On 7/28/2015 at 5:05 PM, JSngry said: Underlined in the same ink is the song title "Secret Love". http://davidwier.com/family/wier/aqwg21.htm I guess the moral of the story is to not let your Robert Farnon records end up in Half Price Books if you have any secrets. Wait, so Faye was 9 years old when she wrote this? Quote
Niko Posted September 10, 2017 Report Posted September 10, 2017 They don't look that young in their college yearbook... (search inside by last name..) https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38605/ Quote
mjazzg Posted October 30, 2017 Report Posted October 30, 2017 Took delivery today of a copy of Brubeck Quartet - The Riddle. There's a strip of braille on the back cover. Thankfully I work with braille readers so I'll be able to solve the mystery. My bet's on "The Riddle" Quote
russes01 Posted November 3, 2017 Report Posted November 3, 2017 Pablo record signed by Count Basie and Freddie Green for $3.50... Quote
BillF Posted November 3, 2017 Report Posted November 3, 2017 10 hours ago, russes01 said: Pablo record signed by Count Basie and Freddie Green for $3.50... Wow! Quote
Hot Ptah Posted November 3, 2017 Report Posted November 3, 2017 I have a used LP which I purchased in the store closing sale of the Music Exchange, which was a long time, very large Kansas City used music store. The LP has handwriting on the back by the artist (an obscure musician, I can't remember his name), warmly presenting this copy of his album to Jay McShann. In other words, Jay McShann or his family dumped it off at the Music Exchange after receiving it. Quote
Ken Dryden Posted December 7, 2017 Report Posted December 7, 2017 I found used LPs very cheaply which turned out to be autographed by Manny Albam and Stan Gets. Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted March 5, 2020 Author Report Posted March 5, 2020 Picked up - for free - Until Spring by Morton Subotnick on Columbia Odyssey. The previous owner - P. Dorham? - wrote on the cover, in a black sharpie: 'you Won't believe This one! Keep the Volume Down!" Then written beside this, in a thinner black pen: "(yeh! you sed it- HAH!" Then, in the thinner black pen, someone wrote the following, with an arrow pointing to the Subotnick illustration: "No eyes- No Brows - No Eyelids - No Cheeks No Branes!" Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted March 5, 2020 Report Posted March 5, 2020 On 7.12.2017 at 1:20 PM, Ken Dryden said: I found used LPs very cheaply which turned out to be autographed by Manny Albam and Stan Gets. If he signed it like this then that was a FAKE! Quote
sidewinder Posted March 5, 2020 Report Posted March 5, 2020 On 30/10/2017 at 5:58 PM, mjazzg said: Took delivery today of a copy of Brubeck Quartet - The Riddle. There's a strip of braille on the back cover. Thankfully I work with braille readers so I'll be able to solve the mystery. My bet's on "The Riddle" My Joe Zawinul ‘Rise and Fall of the Third Stream’ on Vortex had braille on the back too. Quote
Ken Dryden Posted March 6, 2020 Report Posted March 6, 2020 On 3/5/2020 at 1:58 PM, Big Beat Steve said: If he signed it like this then that was a FAKE! Damned autocorrect... Quote
jazzmusicdepot Posted March 22, 2020 Report Posted March 22, 2020 No writing on my vinyl, but inheriting my fathers vinyl collection I found out that he liked to store his oregano in the jackets. Strange... Quote
slide_advantage_redoux Posted August 13, 2020 Report Posted August 13, 2020 In 1983 I bought a jazz lp collection from a retired trumpet player. First edition Blue Notes, Savoys, Pacific Jazz, etc. All told close to 100 records. He asked $3 each. I offered to buy the whole lot if he'd take $2 each. He accepted. The best record coup I have ever managed. The common thread being all of them had trumpet players on them. And he wrote his name on the back of every record jacket. On 11/3/2017 at 3:32 PM, Hot Ptah said: I have a used LP which I purchased in the store closing sale of the Music Exchange, which was a long time, very large Kansas City used music store. The LP has handwriting on the back by the artist (an obscure musician, I can't remember his name), warmly presenting this copy of his album to Jay McShann. In other words, Jay McShann or his family dumped it off at the Music Exchange after receiving it. NICE! Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted September 4, 2023 Author Report Posted September 4, 2023 I have a Cannonball LP with a stamp on it reading "Stolen from Bob Williams." Anyone have any LPs with this stamp? Quote
rdavenport Posted September 4, 2023 Report Posted September 4, 2023 (edited) I recently acquired Bud Powell's "Time Waits" album. The back has a sticker from "Colosseum Music Saloon" in Johannesburg. It also has the name and address of a previous owner, in Jersey (Channel Islands, not NJ). Not that interesting, though this LP has clearly done a few air miles - from NY to South Africa, to the Channel Islands, now to Greater Manchester. Edited September 4, 2023 by rdavenport Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted September 4, 2023 Author Report Posted September 4, 2023 8 minutes ago, rdavenport said: I recently acquired Bud Powell's "Time Waits" album. The back has a sticker from "Colosseum Music Saloon" in Johannesburg. It also has the name and address of a previous owner, in Jersey (Channel Islands, not NJ). Not that interesting, though this LP has clearly done a few air miles - from NY to South Africa, to the Channel Islands, now to Greater Manchester. I love return address labels on used LPs I pick up. I always look for the address on Zillow so I can see where the album used to live. Quote
rdavenport Posted September 5, 2023 Report Posted September 5, 2023 22 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said: I love return address labels on used LPs I pick up. I always look for the address on Zillow so I can see where the album used to live. You piqued my interest.... Well the Johannesburg record shop is no more, and the street on which it stood looks in a sorry state on Google Maps. The address in Jersey was actually a hotel, also no more. A 1964 tourism guide advert I found online states "This hotel offers you comfort, cleanliness and already renowned cuisine. Dancing. Radiotel in all rooms." Radiotel, sounds very sixties. Quote
kh1958 Posted September 6, 2023 Report Posted September 6, 2023 On 9/4/2023 at 12:55 PM, Teasing the Korean said: I have a Cannonball LP with a stamp on it reading "Stolen from Bob Williams." Anyone have any LPs with this stamp? Yes. I have a whole series of Stolen from... LPs. Quote
Eric Posted September 6, 2023 Report Posted September 6, 2023 (edited) Back cover of Our Thing by Joe Henderson. Bought it used in the 1980s from one of those jazz list guys. Of course the music is awesome. With the drawings, perhaps my favorite record. Edited September 6, 2023 by Eric Quote
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