[78-L] Value of 78's

[buster]

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On Mar 21, 2009, at 2:02 PM, agp <agp2176 at verizon.net> wrote:

> My collection is a bit odd -- stuff of genres. Some of it is common,
> some maybe not so. The value -- who knows .. more 25 cent records
> than $25 ones I suppose. But they are of great value to me as they
> enable me to hear voices of long ago. Years ago I bought a box (about
> 250 for $15) of what one might consider to be junk records. And
> perhaps they are. But I can't destroy any of them just because one or
> two might be something that no one collects or wants.
>
> So when someone asks me if a Glenn Miller, Bing Crosby or Spike Jones
> 78 is worth something because its old, I merely ask them to think of
> the memories of listening to it when it was new .. and the value of  
> that.
>
> For -- I wasn't around when most of of my 78 were new .. but still,
> that little by say, the Glahe Musette Orchestra, really is pleasant
> to my ear, and allows me to close my eyes and take me mind back,
> imagining that I was there.
>
> Tony
>
>
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