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Jazz Pressings - Originals

iconicon 86 Posts
edited October 2006 in Strut Central
I know for the most part how the sequence of Blue Note pressings goes:Lexington Address -> 47 W. 63rd Address -> New York USA Address -> Division of Liberty -> Division of Univeral (all blue/white labels)Then the modern blue/black and baby blue/black labels.Is there a similar sequence for Prestige and Impulse?Prestige would be something like yellow/black labels -> blue labels with trident at the right -> blue labels with trident at the top -> purple labels -> green labelsCan anyone elaborate, especially with Impulse.

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  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts
    Impulse!

    Black/orange > Black w/ red band > rainbow label > black w/ neon logo

    could have the last two switched...
  • iconicon 86 Posts
    Do you know if the orange/blacks are Van Gelder masterings and future pressings aren't?
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts


    could have the last two switched...

    Yeah you do. Pretty sure the "neon" logo was mid-70s while the blue/green label was the equivalent of the Blue Note UA "Note" pressing.

  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    Everything I saw at 1/2 Price was 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th pressings....only a couple of RCA titles were OG...of course the later 60's/70's stuff was original too.
  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts


    could have the last two switched...

    Yeah you do. Pretty sure the "neon" logo was mid-70s while the blue/green label was the equivalent of the Blue Note UA "Note" pressing.


    that's right... my late steely dan's are rainbows...
  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts
    Do you know if the orange/blacks are Van Gelder masterings and future pressings aren't?

    hmmm... do Impulse!'s have RVG stamps?
  • iconicon 86 Posts
    Depends on what day you were there. There were some Blue Note New York pressings.

    But yeah, Impulse I'm not so familiar with and there's a ton.

    Did you get anything worth mentioning? Weekly jazz finds post?
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    Depends on what day you were there. There were some Blue Note New York pressings.


    Absolutely....I got there late.....I saw plenty of Liberty & United Artist NYC address pressings.....at $20.00 just a little too steep......I bought one LP and it wasn't from the jazz score.....Bobby Lester on Columbia.

    Pulled an OG Lee Morgan "lee-way" from there last month for $14.98 so I guess I was jaded.
  • the3rdstreamthe3rdstream 1,980 Posts
    Do you know if the orange/blacks are Van Gelder masterings and future pressings aren't?

    hmmm... do Impulse!'s have RVG stamps?

    Yes
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