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

[Malcolm Rockwell]

On 7/10/2010 6:43 AM, Malcolm - Venerable Music wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Malcolm Rockwell"<malcolm at 78data.com>
> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> 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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Great clip, thanks! Check out the one about the samurai sword (katana) at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQV6_Pd3BOI&feature=related
Has nothing at all to do with records but wot an idjit.
BTW that cylinder in your clip was the black cylinder dubbing of the 
Pink Lambert original, obviously. Exceedingly rare.
Mal