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

[Royal Pemberton]

I lucked out in late 1991 and found a mint FR-1 pressing of Mercury
Living Presence SR 90169 (Marcel Dupré Organ Recital) at a Goodwill in
Longview, Texas for all of $1!  The last I knew it was about a $200
LP.

On 6/15/09, Robert M. Bratcher Jr. <bratcher at pdq.net> wrote:
> At 10:59 PM 6/14/2009, you wrote:
>>
>>In a message dated 6/14/2009 11:11:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>bratcher at pdq.net writes:
>>
>>Try  dropping $400 at a record collector show for a near mint 45 of
>>Mickey  Gilley's first record that he ever made. It was on the Minor
>>label &  yes I still own it. Another record I picked up at a different
>>collector  show was a near mint stereo copy of Offenbachs Gaite
>>Pairisianne  by  Author Fiedler & The Boston Pops (RCA LSC-1817) that
>>was worth $350 at  the time (collector book value) & I only paid $6
>>for it. I still have  that stereo LP as well as the 1954 mono copy of
>>the same recording. Either  the dealer didn't know that a valuable
>>record was in the box I dug though  or he didn't care at the time on
>>what it might bring. Today that LP is  worth about $500 & yes I'm keeping
>>it.
>>
>>
>>
>>What makes this particular record so valuable?
>>
>>Don Chichester
>
> Which one?
>
> The Gilley 45 Minor MH-106 Tell Me Why/Ooh Wee Baby was the first one
> he put out. I guess collectors like me are looking for it & that
> drives prices up. As to RCA stereo shaded dogs (LSC series) & the
> stereo Mercury Living Presence LP's, both sound great for late 50's
> early stereo & classical collectors will pay good money for better
> condition copies. The mono's of these are less desirable but easier
> to find. I've got mono's from both labels & still trying to find the
> stereo versions of the same recordings. When I do find them they are
> played, enjoyed & kept!!
>
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