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

[Erwin Kluwer]

I once raised my morgage when I could purchase all of Caruso's Zonophone In
one shot....

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Steven C. Barr <stevenc at interlinks.net>wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> > 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!!
> >
> And...but...there is a particular (wierd) mentality among rock'n'roll-era
> collectors whereby records on the SAME label, but with puce rather
> than mauve lettering, become a separate (and seperately valued) entity!
> Yup, collectors can get WAY out of hand when defining what is, and
> what isn't, a "rare collectible item!"
>
> Some of my HMV-Victors have "Victor" on their labels...many DON'T!
> Do I promote these records based on that fact, with the scarcer sort
> (with "Victor") thus being much higher-priced?!
>
> And are (like stamps) records whose labels lack a comma therefore
> worth unimaginable sums...?!
>
> ...stevenc
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