BESSIE SMITH ALBUM 78 Complete VINTAGE Columbia Set 8-C G/G+ ST. LOUIS BLUES +++

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75

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For our 78 RPM LP’s, U.S. shipping will be $4.00. International shipping will be $40.00. We use industry standard 10” mailers, inserts & mylar sleeves to protect your record(s). Please email in advance with any concerns or questions.

Please note that we have acquired these 78’s through an auction which mostly provided us with books and they do not come from our own privately held collection. As such, we have not tested them. Therefore, our grading is VISUAL only. Though these are highly collectible records, we want to be sure our customers understand that they were not previously stored or cared for by discerning collectors.

BESSIE SMITH ALBUM 78 COMPLETE VINTAGE ORIGINAL Box Set (Columbia Set 8-C 3171, 3172, 3173, 3174, 3175 & 3176-no date given c.1930’s). Here is a RARE wonderful collection of six 78 LP’s and 12 total songs by The Empress of the Blues, featuring guest appearances by her legendary contemporaries (see cover picture). The album book and sleeves are in GOOD overall condition (see picture), though there is separation at the spine (it can be saved with a good glue/tape job). Each 78 has DJ “X” markings on the labels (as well as what appear to be estimated values a few years back before they were historical). Though somewhat unfortunate as the markings mar the labels, they also provide historical perspective. Here are the complete listing of songs with A & B sides, and other notes about their overall condition:

3171 A/B: RECKLESS BLUES/ST. LOUIS BLUES (G/G+ light scratches)

3172 A/B: WEEPING WILLOW BLUES/CARELESS LOVE BLUES (G+/G light scratches)

3173 A/B: ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND/THERE’LL BE A HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN TONIGHT (G+/G+ light scratches)

3174 A/B: MONEY BLUES/MUDDY WATER (G+/G+ light scratches)

3175 A/B: YELLOW DOG BLUES/TROMBONE CHOLLY (G+/G+ light scratches)

3176 A/B: BACK-WATER BLUES/NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT (VG/G+ light scratches)

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