moonshinemaverick Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Greetings all, Comin’ fresh from registration... been browsing through some jazz-oriented boards, and this appears to be a place where volks seem to be helplful and open minded on all things jazz… I’ve been an avid collector for quite some time (mostly in the field of free/avant-garde/late 60s)… and I wanted to start a discussion on some of the RARITIES out there… I’ve been lately lucky to come across some fine examples and wanted to have a place where all us vinyl junkies could chat about particular gems and maybe assess & compare prices and rareness… First question: How often does one come by an original copy of Coltrane’s Ascension (Edition I)? And how much would they go for? I understand there’s not that many of them out there (maybe 1000 copies?)… Second: I just came across the Bob James Trio disk “Explosions” on ESP-DISK’… How rare is that? Personally never seen one before... (quite a mind blowing disk, i might add) Ok. I’ll be contemplating on some other inquiries… In the meantime, glad to join the conversations. And Happy Holidays to all… - Moonshine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 no idea on your questions but a warm welcome from this side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Welcome aboard. I have that Ascension, stereo, but I don't remember how much I payed for it. Not too much, surely less then 100 bucks, I never paid big money for Impulse!. No idea about the ESP. BTW did you know this site? If not check it out. http://www.popsike.com/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshinemaverick Posted December 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Welcome aboard. I have that Ascension, stereo, but I don't remember how much I payed for it. Not too much, surely less then 100 bucks, I never paid big money for Impulse!. No idea about the ESP. BTW did you know this site? If not check it out. http://www.popsike.com/index.html didn't know 'bout that... thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 hey, is this spam? no postings allowed without a little protection money - let's say, oh, $3000 in a brown paper bag if you ever wanna see your copy of Ascension alive again - otherwise it goes right into the wood chipper - I'll be calling you back in about two hours - and no cops - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 First question: How often does one come by an original copy of Coltrane’s Ascension (Edition I)? And how much would they go for? I understand there’s not that many of them out there (maybe 1000 copies?)… I suspect that a lot more than 1000 copies were pressed of the first "Ascension". This was on the market for the better part of a year before it was replaced with the second edition. In 1965-66 Coltrane was a very big name in jazz, and it seems that Impulse would have expected initial sales to have been strong. Over the last 30 years I've seen 10-15 copies of it, and, although prices can be unpredictable, I would expect a clean copy of this would bring around $100.00 on Ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 My mono of A-95 was $30 a few years ago, in very nice shape (just a little yellowing on the back of the gatefold). Keep in mind that there are a few pressings of the Bob James on ESP. My red-label mono (Folkways style jacket) was about $30, but I'm sure it could be had either for less or more, depending on the day and the pressing. It's a fantastic session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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