[78-L] Collections, lists

[J. E. Knox]

Greetings from FixitLand!

Steven C. Barr wrote:

> Well, at this point my main consideration is "do I already own this/ 
> these
> record(s)...?! So far the answer has been "no" (or more accurately
> "I don't THINK so...!). Keep in mind that the main reason I accumulate
> all these 78's is "discography"...I just started my edit/correct/ 
> update
> of the Abrams Files...which will keep me occupied for a while!

Nothing wrong with that. In fact, have you considered a much-lower- 
cost method of examining record labels for discography -- grabbing  
label scans online from places such as the Dock-o'-the-'Bay? That's  
the only way I'm gonna see some of the rare stuff. Only bad thing is  
that you can't aurally examine a label scan, and such scans often  
don't include the dead wax (so no takes or other ephemera are  
visible). And grabbing scans from the 'Bay is sometimes daunting. But  
I've seen, and grabbed, some interesting stuff I'll never own in  
physical form. (Welcome to discographical philately.)

Oh, and go grab the Billy Murray Discography at

http://www.denvernightingale.com/intro.html

Take care,


Joe
--
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heaven."--Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988), science fiction writer