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Post by hankmobley on Jan 2, 2020 21:22:23 GMT
Hello everyone I’ve recently bought a few LPs from Japan, including some lovely Blue Note first presses. I’ve noticed they often use the usual lingo like ‘RVG, DG, etc’ to describe their used records. But also some other things I’m not aware of, mainly this ‘GG’ lark. I wondered if anyone knows what ‘GG’ could possibly mean!? Any help most appreciated All the best, and happy collecting  |
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Post by gst on Jan 3, 2020 15:08:59 GMT
Good groove?  I obviously have no idea, but welcome to the board!
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Post by Doom Girl on Jan 3, 2020 15:36:58 GMT
I wondered if anyone knows what ‘GG’ could possibly mean!? Hi Hank Are they records pressed in US and shipped to Japan or pressed in Japan? Toshiba? King? Is "GG" an inscription on the records or mentioned in description of the record? I don't know what it means.  microgroove.jp/bluenote-jpn/ |
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Post by gregorythefish on Jan 3, 2020 17:30:31 GMT
welcome. no idea what GG means. best to ask them as it doesn't seem to be common parlance at all. may be common in japan.
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Post by nicknick on Jan 9, 2020 11:32:53 GMT
I wondered if anyone knows what ‘GG’ could possibly mean!? Hi Hank Are they records pressed in US and shipped to Japan or pressed in Japan? Toshiba? King? Is "GG" an inscription on the records or mentioned in description of the record? I don't know what it means. microgroove.jp/bluenote-jpn/I also have no idea what GG could mean but I've found a couple of examples on the Japanese HMV Record Shop website:
◆LEE KONITZ/WITH WARNE MARSH(規格番号:1217)【ATLANTIC】
盤質B ￥9000+TAX
【 EX-/VG+)US-ORIG/黒ﾗﾍﾞﾙ/DG/B2ｷｽﾞ/GG/MONO/ｺｰﾃｨﾝｸﾞCvr.】
◆LEE MORGAN/PRESENTING(規格番号:BLP1538)【BLUE NOTE】
盤質B ￥22000+TAX
【 VG/VG)US-ORIG/LEX(片63RD,23付)/DG/GG/額縁】
Perhaps this could help better investigators or just guessers...
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devon
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Post by devon on Jan 10, 2020 15:42:10 GMT
There's a list on Discogs with a few standalone mentions of GG |
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Post by Doom Girl on Jan 10, 2020 16:31:55 GMT
From our dear London Jazz Collector site: londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/2017/10/24/savoy-records-ljc-vinyl-collectors-field-guide/"Example of how our friends in Japan catalogue the features of individual titles, in the manner of Cohen for Blue Note. As I own just one original Savoy, I am not about to go into this depth, but I salute those who do: RVGe: handwritten RVG stamp RVGs: Machine RVG Marking X20e: Handwritten X20 mark X20s: machine X20 stamp lam: Coating available non-lam: no coating 12017 Red-NLF, RVGe, DG, X20s, flat / 58Mar, lam, paste 12019 Red,RVGe,DG,X20s,GG/58Mar,lam 12019 Red, RVGe, DG, X 20 s, GG / 58 Mar, lam 12029 Red,RVGe,DG,X20s,flat/58Mar,lam 12029 Red, RVGe, DG, X 20 s, flat / 58 Mar, lam 12036 Red,RVGe,DG,X20s,GG/58Mar,lam(title-white) 12036 Red, RVGe, DG, X 20 s, GG / 58 Mar, lam (title-white) 12073 Red,RVGe,DG,X20s,GG/NJ,lam 12073 Red, RVGe, DG, X 20 s, GG / NJ, lam 12083 Red,RVGe,DG,X20s,GG/NJ,lam 12083 Red, RVGe, DG, X 20 s, GG / NJ, lam 12091 Red,RVGe,DG,X20s,GG/NewJer,lam 12091 Red, RVGe, DG, X 20 s, GG / NewJer, lam 12092 Red,RVGe,DG,X20s,GG/NJ,lam 12092 Red, RVGe, DG, X 20 s, GG / NJ, lam " etc, etc..... A Japanese site is also referenced, but I can't read Japanese to explain further..... |
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Post by Doom Girl on Jan 10, 2020 18:16:31 GMT
So, in other words, to paraphrase Lewis Carroll (or was it Grace Slick): "Go ask Andrew....."
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Post by Doom Girl on Jan 14, 2020 18:50:07 GMT
Reply from the London Jazz Collector:
GG/____ is not an industry-recognised abbreviation like WOL and WOC. It relates to the form of the company postal address on the back cover, but it has no obvious meaning to me. You will have to get Disk Union or one of the other record stores in Tokyo’s Shibuya district or similar to explain.
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