78 RPM Clarence Williams Orch (2 78s), Columbia 14666 & Harmony 1368, EE+ Jazz

$

400

ARTIST:  Clarence Williams Jazz Kings (Bingie Madison's Orchestra)
LABEL:   Columbia 14666-D, Harmony 1368
TITLES:  Papa-De-Da-Da / Baby Won't You Please Come Home; Shout, Sister, Shout / Baby Won't You Please Come Home
CONDITION:  EE+
DESCRIPTION: A pair of scarce, shiny 78s under Clarence Williams name with 3 sides encompassing the complete output of the February 19, 1931 session.  This is not a typical Jazz Kings session.  Clarence brought in Bingie Madison's band, a top Harlem group that never recorded under Bingie's name and that's who you're hearing on these sides.  There is wear the first few grooves on the Harmony "Baby" side, but it's the same master in perfect shape on the Columbia. This version of "Shout, Sister, Shout"is very rare and was only on the Columbia dime store labels, only appearing twice on eBay.

78 GRADING:  We use the universally recognized VJM (Vintage Jazz Mart) 78 rpm system in grading our 78s with some streamlining as noted,  eliminating some of the hair splitting on records graded V- and below (G+, G, G-, F).  

E+

Highest grade used. A record that might have minor handling marks but has no visible signs of wear.  N, N- and E+ records will all be graded as E+.

E
Record has slight signs of handling and use but groove wear should be barely detectable and grooves should still be glossy and black. 

E-
Light groove wear with grey rubbing and light circular gray grooves starting to appear, but record should still retain glossy black grooves for almost all of the surface.

V+
Grey wear, handling and groove wear more apparent, but much of the groove area will still have black.

V
Record is approaching an overall grey surface with uniform wear, but will still play well even though the level of surface noise and distortion could be distracting.

V-
Record has wear throughout, and was subject to continual playing to wring more sound out of it, so even the grey is in a more advanced state of deterioration with groove walls disappearing.

P
This grade generally indicates poor condition on a good title.