[78-L] Why I love collecting 78's

Mon Apr 4 07:28:02 PDT 2011

 "it's now worth around $500 last time I checked"..

Only so for Stamper 1 pressings...! Higher stampers are considerably less!!

Erwin "I didn't mean to spoil the party" Kluwer

On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 4:15 PM, Robert M. Bratcher Jr. <
rbratcherjr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Plus digging for records is usually loads of fun!! Also the thrill of
> buying a
> record very cheap thats worth quite a bit of money (on the collectors
> market)
> when you got it. Like when I paid $6 at a record collector show for RCA
> LSC-1817
> (Offenbach Gaitie Parisienne by Author Fiedler & the Bosten Pops) that was
> worth
> about $300 & it's now worth around $500 last time I checked. It was near
> mint
> condition too. Sometimes I wish I could have found other stereo LSC's &
> Mercury
> Stereo SR series classical LP's that cheap or cheaper but sometimes I
> really had
> to shell out the bucks for them & not always on Ebay. But then I may have
> some
> high dollar ($100 & more) 78's in my collection & I'm not aware of the
> current
> value of the disc. However I don't really collect for the money aspect.
> Instead
> I like to play the music thats on my records even if they are only worth a
> few
> cents. To me it's all about the music......
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com>
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Sent: Mon, April 4, 2011 8:23:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Why I love collecting 78's
>
>
> Beautifully written and capturing not only the essence of the hunt, but the
> reaping of the rewards of diligence without obsession. Sometimes you find
> the
> best records when you're not looking for them. All of us have stories
> similar to
> these, but each one is unique to us and our individual experiences. Not
> many
> collectibles can be enjoyed the way records can. Most are just looked at,
> hung
> on a wall, or displayed in an album. Records remain as useful and enjoyable
> as
> they were made to be. Good music, no matter what it is, is never out of
> date,
> never obsolete. Each record we own has a story behind it - the creation of
> the
> music and then, years later, our discovery and appreciation of it. I love
> this
> story and encourage others like it. That's what this list is all about.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
> > Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:16:46 -0500
> > From: citrogsa at charter.net
> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > Subject: [78-L] Why I love collecting 78's
> >
> > Returning via a circuitous route from Ames, Iowa back to Cambridge,
> > Wisconsin, we decided to stop for lunch in a very unassuming, out of the
> > way little town called Mount Vernon. The grill in the little restaurant
> > was pumping hot eggs and hash browns and other delights for the hungry
> > locals and of course us. Across the street and up a ways were several
> > antique stores, one a house packed to the rafters with whatever was old
> > and could hold a price tag. Fascinating, but no 78's.
> > Towards the end of town and easily in view was the old high school, now
> > a covey of shops. Inside the lockers still remained, and the place
> > looked as if the kids had just left for the summer except for the old
> > tchotchkes cluttering the edges of the halls. Three shops later and we
> > we on the top floor, still not a record, but a comment from one owner
> > stating, "There's not much interest in those here!"
> > This one looked the most unlikely of all. A late middle aged lady with a
> > strange hat was busy rearranging framed cut out ads from old magazines
> > and a local brand of pottery on tables threatening to pour their
> > contents onto the floor with a careless brush of the hip.
> > But there were in one room 2 stacks of 78's. The majority were badly
> > worn polkas and major label commons in need of more rest. I restacked
> > them with fallen hopes.
> > There was then a basket with records leaned haphazardly into it, half
> > hidden, pushed under one of the crowded tables. Shards of black
> > crescents could be seen under the pile. I told the hatted lady that I
> > would be happy to find a better place for the poor things. While
> > relieving the saggy basket of its contents I found a complete set of
> > "Two Black Crows" on Columbia Viva-tonals nestled in with several
> > crumbled records. One had a chip, but not into the grooves and another
> > had some gouges. For a buck a piece I relieved them of their distress
> > and rescued their companions, finding a safer resting spot next to the
> > first finds.
> > I had paid for them and was fixing to leave when I saw another small
> > room, packed with even more frames and washboards. There on the table
> > were 2 more piles of 78's. This time, things went better. Their
> > condition was better and so was the selection. I picked up Ella singing,
> > "It's Only A Paper Moon" and Claude Thornhill's "Snowfall".
> > But the big find was a fairly decent copy of "Breezin' Along (With The
> > Breeze)" by the Seattle Harmony Kings on Victor. Most of you know I have
> > been researching and collecting Lou Breese for the time I have been
> > here, so I thought this was a good enough find and that I would have yet
> > another rendition of the now familiar little ditty that was Lou's theme
> > song.
> > When I got home, I had to play it 3 times to get enough of it. It was
> > AMAZing!
> > The beauty of this hobby is walking into a store and finding a
> > delapitated, forgotten pile of old, brittle survivors, taking a few of
> > them and carefully stacking them on the back seat. Then comes the long
> > drive home. Slipping the shaft through the hole and waiting for the tone
> > arm to drop, this one looks just like so many thousand others you have
> > seen, those grooves untraveled for so many years, the sounds preserved
> > there made by people long dead. After all, don't they all look alike?
> > But then the sound reaches you and sets your foot tapping and your heart
> > racing.
> >
> > This version of Breezin' is now my favorite. Fantastic trumpet and
> > trombone solos surrounded by a great lively rhythm and plenty of fresh
> > improvs! I found it on YouTube. Enjoy!
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRiXTO6UGV4
> >
> > Here's some background info on the Kings, actually from Chicago
> >
> http://nw-music-archives.blogspot.com/2010/03/seattle-harmony-kings-1920s.html
> >
> > --
> > Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. #:?)
> > Technology, thoughtfully, responsibly.
> > Visit me at http://www.candokaraoke.com
> >
> >
>
>
>
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