Kenny Burrell and Andy Warhol

Posted by: P on 16 June 2001

I'm a really big Kenny Burrell fan.

Can anyone shed any light on the Andy Warhol covers?

I came across this album for sale recently. It's on Blue Note - 1543 and it's extremely expensive!

How much should one pay and are the Warhol sleeves collectable?

Thanks

Posted on: 18 June 2001 by richard goldsmith

It's a bit hard to tell from your scan - is it entitled "Kenny Burrell, Volume 2"? The Goldmine guide says it's worth between US $12.50 and $50.00 [VG - NM] if it is a W.63rd St address. OTOH, if it is a "New York USA", it is $6.25 to $25. How much is the one you're looking at? IME, Blue Notes are "overpriced" ie they bring big money, irrespective of the price guides.

Posted on: 18 June 2001 by P

Thanks for the reply Richard

Take a look at this:-

I think it might just be a little bit overpriced yes?

Regards

Posted on: 18 June 2001 by richard goldsmith

And look at the number of bids! (And it's only graded VG+.) Blue Note seems to go ballistic on e-bay. Perhaps one could argue that the final price represents a true indication of the market value, rather than what the Goldmine says. I saw a Sonny Clark Cool Struttin' go for over $1500 US once, to a Japanese buyer (apparently Sonny was very popular in Japan). I think "book value" for than one was $100 or so. Notwithstanding such differences, this still seems rather high. I've paid rather less for vinyl buying from dealers than e-bay prices, but it depends on the item. But I've never paid anywhere near that much!!!

Posted on: 18 June 2001 by Former member

While providing a good service, Ebay caters to the whims and fancies of the newly rich (e.g. dotcomers, previously) who have no sense of real value. Easy come, easy go.

A while back, people bid several hundreds of dollars for an OOP Blue Note Mobley CD. The winner apparently was a woman who wanted to get it for her boyfriend who was a Mobley fan. Now this is absolute craziness -- there is no real value in a recently OOP CD which eventually will be rereleased in probably better sounding remastered version. And I believe it has!

Apparently, some people also have been buying up Mosaic limited editions so that they may be sold on Ebay at a huge premium once they go out of print.

Rare OOP albums, I suppose, are no different from rare watches or books. They have value (historical or pure scarcity) only to the collector. As a lover of music, I do not believe in the "collectable" value of vinyl -- you will not see me paying anything more than $20-25 for rare used vinyl. There's plenty of decent sounding reissues on CD and LP out there costing far less.

Hock

Posted on: 19 June 2001 by fred simon

quote:
I'm a really big Kenny Burrell fan.
Can anyone shed any light on the Andy Warhol covers?

I had no idea that Andy Warhol had written any tunes, much less that Kenny Burrell covered them.

Posted on: 21 June 2001 by P

You a funny guy!

Most cerebral

You must have heard of the Exploding Plastic Inevitable?

This is what happens when a vinyl junkie goes shopping on Ebay!

Go Easy

Loved Dreamhouse BTW - when you playing the UK again?

Posted on: 21 June 2001 by fred simon

quote:
Loved Dreamhouse BTW - when you playing the UK again?

Have I ever played the UK before? How did I sound?

I'd truly love to play in the UK anytime "they" would have me ... If "they" build it, I will come.

Thanks for your kind words.