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Kind Of Blue 1st pressing stereo...

I picked up a mint copy of this 1st pressing, the guys at the record store thought it was mono, but it is actually stereo, the labelling on the back is a bit confusing, under the columbia logo it says mono-clxxx, but in the upper right corner it says stereo-csxxx... I went online, and discovered some copies of this album going for ridiculous prices. A sealed copy sold for 1500 smackers(how? why)???!
I am wondering if my opened, played, yet mint copy is worth considerably more than I paid for it, It sounds wonderful, warm, and clean, but not as clear as the classic reissue.... I find on the original pressing, the individual instruments seem to occupy a more well-defined space, if that makes any sense. I want to do more listening to this wonderful album, but I am almost afraid to play it for fear of doing damage! I realized yesterday that I actually put spindle-marks on the label, I think it may have been unplayed before I bought it!!!
If anyone knows what this album goes for, and if it is very rare or not, any info would be well appreciated.
fwiw, the record store guys were 'concerned' when I returned and told them it is actually stereo and not mono.
thanks, Harv
hxt1
chazzbo
1,007 posts
 
$400 is nuts for 45RPM.Hell you can find a good cond white/red promo 6 eye for $300.Jeeez
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mothra
110 posts
 
it's not a rare record by any means, but people have funny habits on ebay. It all depends on how much you care about the money. You can always put it up on ebay and see what happens. Modern jazz prices are certainly down right now, but kind of blue has a life of its own.
zowie
68 posts
 
I gave my copy away to a thrift shop for the tax deduction. Someone probably bought it for $1.
hxt1 OP
141 posts
 
Well, I sold the record to a local lawyer for $250.
I used that $$ to buy a 1/4" 15ips Dutch CBS safety master dub of Kind of Blue. It sounds much better than the vinyl or any other source I've yet heard. I still love my Lenco, and good pressings with the strain gauge cart can be as gratifying as tape but MAN do some of those safety dubs sound good!
The lawyer framed the record and hung it on a wall.
Go figure.
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oregonpapa
4,867 posts
 
A number of years ago, I walked into my favorite thrift store where they had just put out the records for the day. Right there in front ... and I mean the first record, was Kind of Blue. The jacket was almost mint. As I reached in to pull the record out, I said the record collector's prayer that we've all said: "Please be mint! Please be mint!" Well, out slid the six eye Columbia ... in mind condition. Here's the kicker ... the very next record was Mile's "Some Day My Prince Will Come." Also a mint Six-Eye. The price? Fifty Cents Each. Some days it just pays to stop by those thrift stores. Kinda like fishing.
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