Monday, September 27, 2010

Comedy lps selling for over $25

Selling comedy records is not a good way to get rich. The highest priced one went for 70 last week - it was Napoleon IV's "They're Coming to Take Me Away" featuring the novelty single of the same name. Another copy went unsold with an asking price of 40, which I think is more in line with the market.

The $50 Big Bambu was sealed, the others were unsealed, but contained the rolling paper. This one is still very findable at record stores, flea markets and yard sales. You'd be safe paying up to $10, as long as the rolling paper was included.

The 2 Buzzy Greenes are nudie covers, including one on the Fax label. This is always a good label to pick up - they're a solid bet to sell for at least $25.

The Ruth Wallis Ubangi Me is an aberration - most of her stuff goes for $10 or less. Ditto for the Bill Dana - if I could get $25 each for my Jose Jimenez records, I'd be writing this from the Bahamas.

The Eddie Lawrences don't come up very often, but I'm surprised at the $25 each they commanded - I would have guessed less.


Rudy Ray Moore - one of my faves - great covers and great stuff. Unfortunately, his lps have been dropping like a rock. If you keep an eye out, you can pick up gorgeous copies on eBay for 5 to 8 bux. You'd do better with these in a retail environment where you could show off the covers.

So here's this month's short list of comedy lps selling for more than $25. All items are in strong vg or better condition.

Napoleon XIV They're Coming to Take Me Away 70
Cheech & Chong Big Bambu 50
Conried,Hans & Pearce, Alice Monster Rally 50
Sacks, Sam Sing It Again, Sam 40
Greene,Buzzy Party Time 40
Greene,Buzzy Stag Party Special 35
Pryor,Richard Recorded Live at the Troubador 32
Katz,Mickey Katz At The U.N. Kleezmer 31
Wallis,Ruth Ubangi Me 30
Dotan,Dudu 30
Moore,Rudy Ray Below The Belt 30
Laff Skillet & Leroy 2 or 3 Times a Day 28
Kapp Dana,Bill Jose Jimenez in Orbit 25
Lawrence,Eddie The Side Splitting Personality 25
Lawrence,Eddie The Kingdom of Eddie Lawrence 25

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Strata East jazz lps sale prices for the last 2 weeks

Prices are bouncing back up for the Strata East records the last few weeks. Here's the top ten:

Weldon Irvine In Harmony $196
Heath Brothers Marchin' On 125
Mtume Umoja Ensemble Alkebu-Lan: Land of The Blacks 100
Clifford Jordan In the World 80
Ensemble Al-Salaam Sojourner 76
Larry Ridley Sum of the Parts 66
Milton Marsh Monism 57
Charles Sullivan Genesis 57
Charles Rouse Two is One 56
M'Boom Re: Percussion 51

All are vg+ or better, none sealed. Nice to see some prices over $100 again - the Weldon Irvine does not come up very often - I think this was a real deal. The Charles Rouse and the M'Boom are still down from their highs. If you have spare cash (ha! what's that?), you should consider filling in your Strata East collection before prices rebound more