[78-L] Introduction (a bit long)

[Bill McClung]

For information about the Austin Record show go to austinrecords.com.  Next
show is in October.


> [Original Message]
> From: Bart <garioch at texas.net>
> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: 6/28/2009 4:52:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Introduction (a bit long)
>
> At 04:43 PM 6/27/2009 -0700, "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:
> >
> [snipped]
> >
> >That 12-inch Bing/Duke record was in the catalog a
> loooooonnnngggg time,
> >and shows up often, most commonly as a red label
> Columbia, but still
> >using the original matrices.  It was originally a
> Brunswick.  Look for
> >the Show Boat album or individual discs from it,
> which also started life
> >as 12-inch Brunswicks but ended up as red label
> Columbias in set C-55.  
> >
>
> I've only got about five 12" records.  Or nearly 12" - the Pathe is a bit 
> smaller.  One is the Bing/Duke but it's not handy, I haven't looked at it 
> for some years.  Red Columbia sounds about right.  I do have Showboat's 
> "Ol' Man River" backed with "Selections from Showboat" but it's a Victor
> 35912, Paul Whiteman and Paul Robeson / Whiteman and Chorus.
>
> >
> >Central Texas, eh?  There are a lot of important collectors in
> that
> >area, as well as Kurt Nauck, one of the most important 78
> auction
> >dealers.  He just told us that the unsold list is up on his site.
> If
> >you are close to Spring you might want to go there.  
> >
>
> Funny, a lot of the second box's records have sleeves stamped with
"Nauck's 
> Vintage Records" and the address.  It's not exactly near - I'm in Austin -
> but the trip would be feasible. 
>
> >
> >The two boxes you got sound interesting.  You seem to have gotten a
> good
> >start. Maybe the Texas people can steer you to some good record
> shows. 
> >I had a chance to go to the annual sale in Austin a few years ago
> when
> >it happened the same weekend that ARSC ended.  There were some 78s
> there
> >but not like the Jazz Bash we had in New Jersey last week.  
> >
>
> I live here and didn't know there was an annual sale in Austin!
>
> Bart
>
>
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