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Post by workingmensclub on Jul 14, 2020 18:47:42 GMT
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Post by gregorythefish on Jul 15, 2020 14:58:27 GMT
The Lee Morgan is a low-end modern reissue known as a "Scorpio", worth perhaps $10-$15 in nice shape. The Rollins appears to be a nice Liberty-era repress. Harder to value, but perhaps $35-$40 in nice shape? Others should feel free to jump in.
Both great music. Enjoy!
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Post by workingmensclub on Jul 15, 2020 18:32:34 GMT
The Lee Morgan is a low-end modern reissue known as a "Scorpio", worth perhaps $10-$15 in nice shape. The Rollins appears to be a nice Liberty-era repress. Harder to value, but perhaps $35-$40 in nice shape? Others should feel free to jump in. Both great music. Enjoy! Thank you ! very much appreciated, you're right the music is great and I think for those values I will be holding on to them for myself. |
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Post by djpari on Jul 16, 2020 17:59:10 GMT
Might be worth noting that the Scorpio pressing of Lee Morgan is essentially a bootleg. They're based in NJ and have been around for a long time, since the late 1960s, and there are rumors that they were associated with the Mob at some point. All their Blue Note reissues are unlicensed, unofficial, and because they don't have access to the masters, they are CD-to-vinyl transfers, which is why they don't sound very good. You can find them for cheap, but some people make money off of them on eBay because some buyers aren't paying attention, thinking they are bidding on an original.
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Post by Doom Girl on Jul 16, 2020 18:40:45 GMT
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Post by bassman on Jul 17, 2020 8:47:53 GMT
Might be worth noting that the Scorpio pressing of Lee Morgan is essentially a bootleg. They're based in NJ and have been around for a long time, since the late 1960s, and there are rumors that they were associated with the Mob at some point. All their Blue Note reissues are unlicensed, unofficial, and because they don't have access to the masters, they are CD-to-vinyl transfers, which is why they don't sound very good. You can find them for cheap, but some people make money off of them on eBay because some buyers aren't paying attention, thinking they are bidding on an original. But, but ... a "late 1960s" pressing couldn't possibly be a CD-to-vinyl transfer, could it? There were no CDs available until ca. 1983.
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(After reading DoomGirl's post:) OK, I understand that the first Scorpios were issued in 1998.
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Post by gregorythefish on Jul 17, 2020 13:15:04 GMT
Yeah I didn't want to get into the ethics of it, but DJPari is quite right. Scorpio is not a very above-board company, but if you already have the disc, you might as well enjoy it!
The early Liberty era is a quite acceptable alternative to 'true' originals in my experience, and plenty of fine discs has their first pressings in that era, to great sonic success.
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Post by djpari on Jul 17, 2020 16:59:39 GMT
Might be worth noting that the Scorpio pressing of Lee Morgan is essentially a bootleg. They're based in NJ and have been around for a long time, since the late 1960s, and there are rumors that they were associated with the Mob at some point. All their Blue Note reissues are unlicensed, unofficial, and because they don't have access to the masters, they are CD-to-vinyl transfers, which is why they don't sound very good. You can find them for cheap, but some people make money off of them on eBay because some buyers aren't paying attention, thinking they are bidding on an original. But, but ... a "late 1960s" pressing couldn't possibly be a CD-to-vinyl transfer, could it? There were no CDs available until ca. 1983.
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(After reading DoomGirl's post:) OK, I understand that the first Scorpios were issued in 1998.
Exactly, they didn't start issuing Blue Note Scorpios until the 1990s, when digital copies were widely available. |
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