[78-L] 78s in France (Provence) - WHERE ???

Iñigo Cubillo ice261263 at gmail.com
Wed Jul 21 07:47:15 PDT 2010


I'll be living in Aix-en-Provence for the next two years.

I arrived here last May 9th for the first time, and the very first day I
went to the beach at Carro, near Martigues (Marseille area), I found a flea
market where I bought some 78s at a very nice price, from a very kind lady.
The  lot included Les Gardes de la Marine on a french HMV by the Comedian
Harmonists !

On the flea market in Aix, some sections are devoted to old books and LPs. I
bought a tremendous EP by Django Reinhardt. I asked the man in charge if he
used to have 78s (in my very poor french) and he said something that sounded
like ---not today, but if you come next week I can bring some 78s---.

Also last Sunday I went to Avignon, where I found a huge records & books
fair, to be held during July.
I've seen also many brocantes or antique shops in little towns around Aix.

>From our french colleagues, I'd like to have some guidance about what kind
of shops are likely to have 78s in Provence, and where can I find more.
Shops in Aix, Avignon, Marseille, etc. would be fine, as I live in Aix, and
those others are near. Specially Marseille, which is a big city, and I'm
sure they have lots of 78s in there !!!

Thanks in advance,

Inigo Cubillo



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