[78-L] how rare are records?

Erwin Kluwer ekluwer at gmail.com
Mon May 21 10:26:12 PDT 2012


Some of my " dream"  records:


Jean Lassalle on Pantophone

Charley Patton's  Pea Vine Blues in good condition

Bettini cylinder with a major opera voice (I already settle with a Rosalia
Chalia or Mantelli)


ERWIN







On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Malcolm Rockwell <malcolm at 78data.com>wrote:

> Most of the Black Pattis I know of are in the hands of a few old line
> Blues collectors. I know one guy who has an amazing collection of them,
> many in V+ or better condition. Fortunately for us most of them have
> been re-released on Document.
> Hell, I'm still trying to find a Robert Johnson Vocalion for a
> reasonable price. Just one. Title and condition be damned!
> Malcolm
>
> *******
>
> On 5/21/2012 3:00 AM, neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com wrote:
> > I used to think that Berliners were very rare records. I've been
> > searching ebay for a while now, and Berliners come up often enough. On
> > one occasion there was even a 5" from Germany IIRC. I don't think I have
> > seen Monarchs and pre-dogs as often, but this is probably more a
> > reflection of my search parameters.
> >
> > I have seen one 20" Pathe in all the time I have been running searches
> > on ebay.
> >
> > I have never ever seen a Black Patti offered.
> >
> > Is this experience representative of how rare these records are?
> >
> > If so, 20" Pathes are more rare than 7" Berliners. Black Pattis are most
> > rare of those listed here.
> >
> > Joe Salerno
> >
>
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