Isn't this $35 on Acoustic Sounds?
https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/77083/Elmo_Hope-Informal_Jazz-200_Gram_Vinyl_Record
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MikeH
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Nope —backordered and has been for quite some time. Don’t think there’s a repress.
kafunis
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Pretty sure these were mastered by Bernie Grundman, should sound great .
Does anyone have anything to say about this press?
https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/12004/Kenny_Dorham-Afro_Cuban_mono-200_Gram_Vinyl_Record
Seems like it’s this pressing—
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Kenny Dorham – Afro-Cuban (2009, Vinyl)
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2009 Vinyl release of "Afro-Cuban" on Discogs.www.discogs.com
Afro-Cuban for $40 seems decent though.
Gonna go ahead and assume it’s not all analogue though.
“Transferred from the first-generation full track mono masters.”
Dahomey
New Member
I've listened to City Light by Lee Morgan three times today. What's everyone's favourite Lee?
Made this mistake once yesterday actually... fortunately it wasn't too bad, like a few bucks over retail and I think it basically breaks even when you take shipping into account, but yeah. It was a close one. I researched all the others I bid on and made sure I never bid above retail again...
Also, and I'm probably dumb, but I'm basically just realizing that the TP releases are basically just cheaper MM pressings. The MM guy is picking the TP releases, it uses the same style gatefold jacket (slightly lower quality but not by a whole lot) with session pics inside. And the sound is really fantastic. So I hope they keep reissuing stuff in the TP series for a long time to come!
MikeH
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I think they are slightly different, but yes fairly similar and the TP pressings sound great. I hope they keep the quality control up on them. MM was also mostly limited, nicer jackets, and had the 45RPM option. I have Corea + Shorter so far and will likely order more! The Anthology recordings are also very similar to Music Matters from a music perspective, minus the quality control on the sleeves + labels. I also think MM started out cheaper when they first came out--I believe they were $35? Now they have been jacked up in price and I hate the MM pricing model where they raise the price on ones that are closer to selling out. Some of them are $75-$100 on the MM website which is crazy.
Doctor_of_Jazz
Active Member
Oh we're all dumb in our own ways my friend.
Today I bought Lee Morgan's Charisma thinking it was Caramba. My Caramba had a skip, so I wanted to upgrade it. Then, I pulled out my Caramba and fixed the skip with the ol' toothpick trick. So in the end, I didn't need a new Caramba, or a Charisma!
AYE CARAMBA!
Dark Star Boogie
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Looked a little further into this and saw a few people listing them on eBay saying they are out of circulation and we’re selling for $70 with shipping at the cheapest. eBay ones were going for $99.
Needless to say, that coupled with the Bernie Grundman comment—I bought one! Damn straight! With media mail it came to $44.09. Cheapest I’ve seen a nice copy of that album go for.
Sorry for rambling, basically, thank you for the push and info @kafunis ! ✌
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Doctor_of_Jazz
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I got a reasonable copy of The Procrastinator and although I don't have much experience with him, the first lp in the set is really good. I'm looking to try others.
Dark Star Boogie
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So...you’ve a double of one of them...?
Also, @Dahomey , Lee Morgan’s work with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers is sublime. His most famous being Moanin’.
doncornelius
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My favorite is Cornbread party because it has the beautiful "Ceora" on it.
Enoch
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I mean I will take it off you since you seem so distraught about it, I only charge $5 for this service
Trust me...not only had I checked this earlier, but I had emailed them about this and a couple other records they have listed as backordered to make sure that there was no chance of getting them from their site. This was phase one of my ordering spree. Ebay and discogs now is phase three.
Interesting. I thought the only Prestige title that was truly sold out was Saxophone Colossus. Did they say what “backordered” means?
They're response was "there's no estimated date for repress". Which is kind of an odd way to answer the question of if they actually will be getting any copies of them from somewhere and whether I should actually order them.
MikeH
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I've gotten that response before too. Seems like they are too lazy to take it down from their site haha.
Yeah that's what I think. They're such teases.
Dark Star Boogie
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Well, “accidentally” won the Lee Morgan Volume 3 MM 45rpm auction...I need to stay away from eBay for a while.
Haven’t even listened to the album either.
I think I’m developing a nasty habit.
Haven’t even listened to the album either.
I think I’m developing a nasty habit.
Won Dippin' and Peckin' Time today! Have gotten into the habit of the things I really wanted, if I lose the auction I head over to discogs and buy either the same version for cheaper or a better version for way more. This phase 3 is gonna have some big ones.