Anyone else is going to the WFMU record fair?

[Dmitry]

Went Saturday. Forgot how big this place was. An unsettling number of dealers and buyers. I love the friendly vibe. Got 5 or 6 records. I've been on the Miainstream gatefold kick lately, so got a couple of those. Noticed an oddity - very few original Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans and Miles albums in the bins.Usually you see them, they are quite expensive, but they are there. Not this time.  Possible reason for that ...I saw several Japanese pickers, so they must've been cleaning up the original pressings. One young guy in particular I saw at a few tables that I was browsing, he had a DISK UNION-headered pad on which he marked the number of albums he was buying, and the prices. Must've been either an employee or a commissioned picker for them. Probably a non-English speaker, he was conducting his trade with just pointing and making hand jestures. Another older Japanese guy who didn't speak English was also picking up serious jazz stock. The market for 45s must be strong in Japan, they were actively buying those. Original R&B was going strong also. Many young kids, a good number of women buyers. Had a great time, spent about 4 hours there.

[clifford_thornton]

Most people probably grabbed the super high-dollar Blue Notes on Friday.

I left with a nice stack of 25 or so records, blew my allotted amount in about 2 hours. Saw some friends but was very tired after flying back from LA and staying up with the new family cat. 

[Dmitry]

1 hour ago, clifford_thornton said:

Most people probably grabbed the super high-dollar Blue Notes on Friday.

 

Yeah, I think so. It's the same with antiques also. Most trades take place the day before the shows open to the public. The early buying at WFMU attracts people with serious funds. One seller from Jersey City told me he sold 2k worth of records on Friday.

I was tempted to pull a trigger on a hand-painted Sun Ra Sleeping Beauty record, but it was priced out of my comfort.

Surprisingly to me, many punk records were priced very high, some in 4 figures. Go figure.

[clifford_thornton]

yeah, punk is expensive and very hot in collectors' circles. Many punk and DIY records are, understandably, far rarer than a choice Blue Note or even a Saturn LP. 

this site is often a fun gaze: https://ryebreadrodeo.com/

[Dmitry]

Did you see the table with all the Mosaics? Most of them were priced for selling. He had 3 boxes of them, probably 20+ titles in total. 

[clifford_thornton]

probably, if it was Mike Ascherman's table. Bought some other nice pieces from him.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

On 4/27/2017 at 8:02 AM, Dmitry said:

Saturday is the Sonny Rollins Tribute at the Purchase College - Ravi Coltrane, James Carter, Lovano, Jimmy Heath. 

https://tickets.artscenter.org/single/eventDetail.aspx?p=6144

I would be at this show in a second if I lived close enough! Killer band!

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

@Kevin Bresnahan do you know what i just learned this week dog, if we were from another planet, we could just conciously enter the the 2nd dimension to cut on travel time and step back into the 3rd on arival.  it sounds like sci fi but im telling you this stuff really happens, people in the us government know all about it.....but the president jasnt had control and congress havent had knowloege of new developements since 1956

[danasgoodstuff]

"if we were from another planet" first pressing Blue Notes would be expensive there too - it's a universal constant.

[robertoart]

5 hours ago, chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez said:

.....but the president jasnt had control and congress havent had knowloege of new developements since 1956

That's exactly what people say about Wynton Marsalis as well. 

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

lol

[Dmitry]

This year’s WFMU RECORD FAIR is October 14-15 at some place called the Knockdown Center in Maspeth.

52-19 Flushing Ave, Queens, NY 11378

 

[BFrank]

A friend of mine in Seattle is going