[78-L] No -- this is the world's rarest record ....

[Malcolm - Venerable Music]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Malcolm Rockwell" <malcolm at 78data.com>
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Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] No -- this is the world's rarest record ....


> On 7/10/2010 4:58 AM, agp wrote:
>> I was kinda thrown by these statements, too:
>>
>> In describing Henry Burr....
>> --quote--
>> That recording of "Over There" is one of Billboard Top singles of
>> 1917.16 It can be heard at the Virtual Gramophone. He is described as
>> the original King of Pop.
>> --unquote--
>>
>> I also wonder what the reading between the lines is about these
>> responses from 'the usual suspects'' :-)
>>
>> --quote--
>> I have emailed a representative of Brian Rust at Rust Books with no
>> reply as of yet.
>> I have contacted John Tefteller of The World's Rarest Records! who
>> kindly responded:
>>       I looked at the information....unfortunately, since it is not a
>> Blues record I know nothing about it....but it is nice to know that a
>> missing record has been found, no matter what it is.
>> I have called a major 78 collector Ralph Deluca who was not able to 
>> assist me.
>> --unquote--
>>
>> I have a broken copy of a Jo Stafford 78 from 49. Its the only broken
>> copy I've every seen. That must make it pretty rare, too.
>>
>> Fascinating
>>
>> T
>>
>>
> *******
>
> Right. And I don't have a copy of that missing Buddy Bolden & Buddy Guy
> pairing doing "Buddy Can You Spare A Dime" on a Pink Lambert cylinder,
> produced by Buddy Sorrell. What's that you say? Bolden died before Guy
> was born? Sorrell was a fictional character?
> Rare? You wanna talk rare?? Hooboy is that rare.
> Mmmmm, rare,
> Mal

Mal - There was a copy of the cylinder you speak of that turned up and was 
discussed on the tele here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnsizkVjGm8
I know this video has been posted here before, but I love it & have been 
looking for an excuse to post it again - ha!
Malcolm in GA.

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