5 prewar Classic Blues 78s, including first blues hit
$
30
$ 30
Sold For
Apr 23, 2011
Sold Date
Apr 20, 2011
Start Date
1
Number Of Bids
USA
Country Of Seller
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Description
This is a lot of five prewar blues 78s from the early 1920s. Included are two of the first big hits in the "race record" market:
- Mamie Smith and her Jazz Hounds: Crazy Blues / It's Right Here for You. OKeh 4169, V to V- condition, minor label damage. First pressing on "plain" label -- not "truetone"
- Bessie Smith: Down hearted Bls / Gulf Coast Bls. Columbia 3844, V; first pressing on blue label
- Laura Smith: Cool Can Blues / Lucy Long. OKeh 8366, V to V- , good labels; acc by hca, vln, gtr & pno -- scarce record!
- Irene Gibbons: Last go Round Bls / That Da-Da Strain. Columbia 3834, V++ / V+, clean wax and label, good gloss
- Victoria Spivey: Hoodoo Man Bls / Spider Web Bls. OKeh 8370, V, 1/2" tight hair crk.
High bid or Buy It Now takes all five records.
PayPal only, please. Add $4.00 for insured Media Rate Postage to USA addresses; $13.00 (First Class Int'l, no insurance) to Canada; or $21.00 (FCI, no ins) anywhere else. Thanks for looking!
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