[78-L] When the Holy Grail of 78s appears, what should you do?

[David Lennick]

Probably the Edison that was neither issued nor even recorded....or maybe a 
test of one of the unissued Victors..nothing important.

dl

Ron L'Herault wrote:
> What was the Jolson?
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> Ron L 
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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of krabgrass at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 1:16 AM
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com; dennis.flannigan at gmail.com
> Subject: [78-L] When the Holy Grail of 78s appears, what should you do?
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> For a country music collector, the legend of Hank Williams and the Sterling
> sides seems like something
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> you'll probably never see, nor own. But it remains coveted. Today, I stopped
> into Golden Oldies
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> in Tacoma, WA, operated by a music loving Northwesterner, Jeff Miller. While
> there, a fellow he knew
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> walked in and said he had a few acetates of his early 1960's band, and a
> couple of 78's. One, an Al
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> Jolson, and the other Sterling 201, in V+ or better shape. There it was,
> Hank Williams and the record
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> I've know about, but never seen. Anyway, the result is I spent more money on
> a single record than my 
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> wife will ever know, and I now have the record. Just wanted to bask in that
> it was a hell of a day
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> feeling for a little longer. Have any of you stumbled upon your Holy Grail
> record in such a casual way?
> 
> Dennis Flannigan, 
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