[78-L] Robeson PEACE ARCH & Transatlantic Concerts waseBay puzzle

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Thu Apr 18 21:01:35 PDT 2013


Thomas found a listing on Collectors Frenzy which also confirmed the 3 discs. 
Isn't it wonderful when someone not only lifts your transfer, they lift your 
mistake?

dl

On 4/18/2013 11:58 PM, Robert Shirer wrote:
> Hi David and all,
> I have the 1952 concert on 78s.  There are 3 12" discs.
> Cheers,
> Bob Shirer
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Lennick"<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 6:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Robeson PEACE ARCH&  Transatlantic Concerts waseBay
> puzzle
>
>
>> Ah, I didn't know the 1952 concert was also on a ten-inch lp. I have the
>> 78
>> version, which as I say may be missing a disc I wasn't aware was there
>> (see
>> recent e-mail). I also have the Folk Era CD (as well as the 1953 concert
>> on a
>> full track open reel tape, source unknown).
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 4/18/2013 6:51 PM, Thomas Stern wrote:
>>>
>>> Can anyone fill in details, corrections, or additions to these events?
>>> Thanks!
>>> Best wishes, Thomas.
>>>
>>>
>>> I came to sing                                    10" LP
>>> Canada : International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, [1952]
>>> Recorded on the Peace Arch, Canadian-U.S. border, May 18, 1952
>>>
>>>
>>> Detroit African American Museum / RITE 32159
>>> PAUL ROBESON AT THE PEACE ARCH PARK-1953
>>>
>>>
>>> FOLK ERA FE1442CD                                     CD 1998
>>> Recorded live May 18, 1952 and Aug. 16, 1953, in Peace Arch Park, Blaine,
>>> Wash.
>>>
>>>
>>> TOPIC 10T17                 10" LP   1957
>>> La Gloria (NZ) GLP 604      12" LP        (includes messages of greeting
>>> before Ol Man River)
>>> Paul Robeson's Trans-Atlantic Concert
>>>
>>>
>>> ??????????????
>>> South Wales Miners Eisteddfod
>>> Greetings to Welsh Miners 1953, 1956
>>> Concerts May 1957, October 5, 1957
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> FOLK-ERA  PRO 1477D                  CD 2004
>>> Freedom Train And The Welsh Transatlantic Concert
>>>
>>>
>>> SAIN(Wales) SCD 2574                 CD xxxx
>>> Paul Robeson sings 20 of His Favourite Songs (March 1954, recorded by
>>> Peter Bartok)
>>> Piano, Alan Booth
>>> &   The Transatlantic Exchange Concert (5 October 1957)
>>> Piano, Alan Booth
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
>>> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of David Lennick
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 1:03 PM
>>> To: 78-L Mail List
>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Robeson PEACE ARCH was eBay puzzle
>>>
>>>
>>> Mine's definitely going on. I was originally looking to see if the Peace
>>> Arch
>>> Concert attracted high bids..surprisingly it doesn't, unless it's so rare
>>> that
>>> nobody sells it.
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>> On 4/18/2013 12:00 PM, Cary Ginell wrote:
>>>> "Chee Lai" sold for that much? I have a copy but the album spine is
>>>> completely gone. Records and cover are in good shape,
>>> though.
>>>>
>>>> Cary Ginell
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 18, 2013, at 8:56 AM, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Okay. In this case, it's an album that regularly sells for large bucks
>>>>> (Paul
>>>>> Robeson's CHEE LAI) and other Popsike listings showed starting bids and
>>>>> number
>>>>> of bids, but I couldn't understand how this one took that giant step
>>>>> with only
>>>>> one bid.
>>>>>
>>>>> dl
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4/18/2013 11:52 AM, Peter Fraissinet wrote:
>>>>>> If the reserve price was $550 and the bidder placed a single bid at
>>>>>> least that high, the winning bid will be the reserve price
>>> regardless of the "starting" price.
>>>>>> ________________________________________
>>>>>> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
>>>>>> [78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] on behalf of David Lennick
>>> [dlennick at sympatico.ca]
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 11:40 AM
>>>>>> To: 78L
>>>>>> Subject: [78-L] eBay puzzle
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How can an item have a starting price of $100, have one bid, and sell
>>>>>> for $550?
>>>>>> Am I missing something here? Or would the seller have posted BUY IT
>>>>>> NOW at that
>>>>>> price? This is an item that sold a few months ago so the listing isn't
>>>>>> available, only the price via Popsike.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> dl
>>>>>>


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