Blasphemy! Unsealing vintage jazz records

[@djhostage2616]

I bought The same UA Jutta Hipp record about 12-15 years ago on a flea Market in Germany. I Had luck, i paid only 4€...very rare. Still beautiful you will enjoy it

[@jazzvinylcollector]

wow, definitely the sort of thing that could and did happen back then but would never happen these days

[@thibs2442]

Really great video of a topic that isn't talked about as much but is still on a lot of minds. I cover all the bases when it comes to sealed records. I definitely seek out sealed records when I can and if I can pick one up that I love, I look at it as a forever keeper copy in perfect condition. It couldn't get better than adding a truly mint previously sealed vintage record to the collection in my option mainly because you are the first to listen to it and get to experience it like someone in the past did. It's an experience you don't get with a used jazz record no matter the pressing. My best score was a grab of two sealed New Jazz records, McLean's Scene and Looking Ahead. They were likely third pressings on the blue trident label, which still would have been great, but they both turned out to be second pressings on the original label and not on recycled vinyl. I think I've maybe added 25-35 mint previously sealed jazz records to my collection. I also keep some sealed records sealed of mainly good deal buys that I may or may not sell in the future. I have a couple Jimmy Smith blue note reissues, the Gil Evans on New Jazz, stuff like that. I think in total I have 10-15 still sealed out of 600 jazz records. My best would probably be a sealed copy of Nica's Tempo on Savoy with the pink alternate cover. I keep that sealed because I have a 70s Savoy pressing of that record that I also bought sealed.

[@zacksjazz9172]

the jutta hipp album finally got a modern reissue as part of the BN80 campaign and even that record has gone up and value

[@rhaybans]

Glad I don’t have the OG bug. I stick with my Tone Poets and Classic series. I have unsealed some 80s OJCs. That was fun but even that felt a little criminal. Oh well, it’s all meant to be played and enjoyed.

[@casoncampbell477]

I am also a firm believer in opening vintage pressings. It definitely can invite disappointment! Once I opened a vintage Don Patterson Holiday Soul only to find it littered with pressing dimples. Its all in the game...

[@thesoulboy7976]

Jutta Hipp’s first name was/is pronounced “Yuh-tuh.” Just FYI. That’s a great record. She was an interesting lady. A Blue Note exec tracked her down shortly before her death to give her a rather large royalty check for amounts that had been accruing for decades. A touching story.

[@thomosburn8740]

Those black note label reissues invariably sound TERRIBLE. I have no reportable experience with first issue releases on that label though - I've only bought reissues - but I learned my lesson and now I leave them in the store rather than taking them home where they will piss me off.

[@OscarCrease-nd6js]

Interesting. This isn't my experience at all. I have about a dozen or fifteen of these and while there's some variation in sound quality, as long as they're Van Gelder mastered and in good shape, they tend to sound quite good.

[@AeroModule]

Great video, very interesting. One thing I've noticed about collectors w/r/t sealed records: it's easy to tell somebody else to unseal it. Harder to do that when it's yours. the Tyner record, I have that exact pressing. It sounds OK. the Tone Poet might sound better, but ultimately i didn't think the music was that great anyway, so I didn't double-dip.

[@marving1416]

Yeah, that exacto knife is excellent for opening LP's!

[@mmattfloyd1]

You could look at it like the $20 extra you spent for the Mccoy Tyner album was the $20 you saved on the value of the Jutta Hipp since it seems like the market suggests that around $130 is the price that Hipp record should go for.

[@AlanSenzaki]

at one point many years ago i was seriously thinking of buying a sealer!😅

[@1999zrx1100]

Just curious, how are you enjoying your new Luxman Turntable? I’m looking for a used unit but they never seem to surface. Maybe everyone loves them too much. Might have to bite the bullet and buy a new one. Thanks

[@Thestereosteve]

Thank you for sharing.

[@markpocock183]

Thanks for this, I agree on not keeping records sealed. Interested on your weight analysis...is there a resource you use to estimate what the weight of a sealed record should be?

[@jazzvinylcollector]

there has been some conversation on this topic over at the London Jazz Collector website. Typically the conversation is around the vinyl on its own, not the weight plus vinyl, but I was interested in this instance to mention it in the event others come across blue notes that are sealed. Perhaps I should start weighing some others from the 1966 - 1975 era and see if there are any commonalities

[@ergloo6660]

Great video, I'm with you always open sealed records but equally prefer not too buy them as too many disappointments over the years. It's your money and as long as "collectors" don't "slab" original or hard to find records I don't care

[@Suggsonbass]

great video !

[@jcbrooklyn4800]

Just do what pleases you ..

[@AccentShmaccent]

Yep!

[@itsvladzino3246]

Fun!

[@1999zrx1100]

The label isn’t as important as the sound quality, I have all sorts of Blue Notes from different decades, some are said to be lousy but sound great on my rig. I’ve bought sealed from the 70’s, same thing wishing for the best but slightly let down until I dropped the needle. Sure wish your videos were shorter. 🤔

[@celtic-audiophile]

I will only listen to mint quality records, new or used. Nearly 70 and falling apart physically with the exception of my hearing, which incredibly is that of a man in his twenties. So I’m super alert to clicks and pops which do my head in. I use a Degritter to alleviate as many issues as possible, otherwise it gets returned.