[78-L] Why Hoard 78s as "Trading Copies"?

[David Lennick]

There's one in that list I'd trade my first born for if I had a first born. 
Wife and cat an option?

dl

Jack Raymond wrote:
> Over the years as a collector of 78s I set aside the very best of my 
> duplicates as "trading copies," although in fact I never did much 
> trading.  So somewhat reluctantly I've decided to part with these 
> records.  They are being auctioned at http://www.jazz78s.com.  The 
> listings begin at Item 1914.
> 
> The records are all historical 78s of show music and personalities.  The 
> album listings include the original Brunswick edition of SHOW BOAT, 
> Blitzstein's NO FOR AN ANSWER, LEND AN EAR, and LET'S FACE IT.  There 
> are individual 78s by Harold Arlen, the Astaires, Irving Berlin, Burns & 
> Allen (both the US & English recordings), Marie Cahill, George M Cohan, 
> Jackie Coogan, Maurice Farkoa, George Gershwin, Jack Haley, Joseph 
> Hortiz, May Irwin, George Jessel, Al Jolson, Grace La Rue, Gertrude 
> Lawrence, Beatrice Lillie, Christie MacDonald, Everett Marshall, Ethel 
> Merman, George Metaxa, Helen Morgan, Anna Neagle, Pola Negri, Zelma 
> O'Neal, Dick Powell, Walter Pidgeon, Gene Raymond, Harry Richman, Ginger 
> Rogers, Harold Rome, Thomas Seabrooke, Noble Sissle, Mae West, Wheeler & 
> Woolsey, Peggy Wood -- and dozens more.
> 
> I feel pretty sure that there are people on 78-L who will find this list 
> of interest.
> 
> -- Jack Raymond
>