[78-L] warning ; on-topic - 78 trends

[simmonssomer]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven C. Barr" <stevenc at interlinks.net>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 12:33 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] warning ; on-topic - 78 trends


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "William A. Brent" <bbrent at pipeline.com>
>> Hi
>> Just wondering - what are the current trends in 1940s-50's sales of 78s.
>> I'm not talking about the one off anomalies (like Miss Clooney's
>> "Tenderly" selling
>> for more than 75 cents on ebay) - but what are the strong sellers
>> (if any) from that time period.
>> Are people actively looking for certain labels and artists - or has the
>> digital
>> age eliminated all but Elvis from the market?
>>
> AFAIK, the demand for 1946-1959 78's is minimal...with two notable
> exceptions! ANYTHING that was issued on 78 after such discs were
> no longer being pressed "south of the border" (there are a lot of folks
> with 78rpm jukeboxes, eh...?!) as well as ANY "Elvis" 78's (which
> are NOWHERE NEAR as valuable as their sellers assume/hope...?!)
>
> Once the 45 was introduced in 1949, 78rpm phonorecords became
> "obsolete"...! They only draw interest from (1) dedicated 78 fans,
> insofar as such exist; (2) owners of "antique" 78rpm jukeboxes; and
> (3) that handful of completists who MUST have EVERY issue of
> their "idol," in EVERY format...and even with EVERY variation of
> the copyright symbol/statement...that EVER existed...?!
>
> ...stevenc
>
I know of a maniac who transfers every 78rpm with "Moon" in it's title, that 
he can get his hands on, onto CD. He calls them "Moon Tunes."  He  already 
has close to twenty CD's of this genre.  I could ask him for a list of 
titles but he's too lazy. He says he's only scrached the surface and will 
dedicate the rest of his life to complete this project (among many others). 
If he weren't my closest friend I'd send him to a doctor.

Al Simmons

Al Simmons