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In Reply to: RE: Jazz LP's posted by rockpassion on February 03, 2017 at 14:56:51
.....go to Records, select jazz, select sold items, sort by price highest, read it and realize you missed the boat fifty years ago.
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As the other guys say, it's the music. I was somewhere around 13 when I first heard Kind of Blue, and I knew instantly that it was meant for me, or I was meant for it. Now I've got about 2000 jazz LPs, purchased throughout my lifetime starting from the late 1960s, and I only wish I had more. My only regret is that I was buying 2-3 LPs per visit to a record store, when I might have been buying 5-6.
....you would have been able to get a nice collection for not much money. Now if you want an original pressing, it will costs you hundreds of dollars a record unless you get very, very lucky.
My point was that cost is a secondary consideration, but I don't deny that it is a real one, if you are starting to collect now from scratch. However, I would also argue that cost is not nearly as high as you seem to think. It's true that certain original pressings, e.g., real original Blue Notes, may bring hundreds of dollars, but 95% of the rest can still be had for $20 and less, usually less, and from reliable sources in superb condition. I like to buy from reputable dealers of second-hand LPs, a few of whom are inmates in this asylum. In recent years, my best hauls have come from the Capitol Audio Fest, held in Silver Spring, MD. When we go to Tokyo to visit our son, I buy LPs at Disk Union, which is not quite so cheap but nowhere near 3 figures in nearly all cases.
Most original Verve, ECM, Pablo, Polydor, Columbia, Capitol, Reprise, Fantasy, OJC re-issues, late Prestige, late Blue Notes, etc, are very well engineered, sound great with quiet surfaces, and cost under $20 each in excellent to mint condition. (I could not care less about the condition of an album cover; I inspect the vinyl surfaces very carefully for signs of damage and excessive wear before purchase.)
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