Euday Bowman 1940s Personal Pressing 78 Signed Jazz Ragtime History 12th St Rag

$

200

Scarce Important Example of Euday L. Bowman Personally pressed
78rpm record from 1948 featuring 12th Street Rag .. as a B-Side!
Label is is signed Euday L. Bowman though it is very difficult to make out, you have to tilt it to see it faintly in the light.  I might not have noticed it if this weren't the second copy of this one I've owned and the other was a little easier to see so I looked for it on this one and noticed it.

Solid V+ copy with storage marks and some scrapes, plays loud with light background.  

This clip is from the other copy that I sold a few years ago, so a different copy, but same songs for reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77I4qTtS6r8&feature=youtu.be

Please note, ^^that clip^^ is from my old 78s channel.  My new channel is here:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5s4KqBRDrdq_R-S_vOMV7g/videos?view=0&sort=p&flow=grid

From the Texas State Historical Association Article:
BOWMAN, EUDAY LOUIS (1886–1949). Euday Louis Bowman, composer of the famed "Twelfth Street Rag," was born in Fort Worth on November 9, 1886

Although first published in 1914, "Twelfth Street Rag" had a profound influence on jazz from the late 1920s through the 1940s. Among the dozens of musicians, groups, and arrangers to interpret Bowman's rag are Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven (1927), the Bennie Moten band (1927), Duke Ellington with Benny Payne (1931), Fats Waller and his Rhythm (1935), Count Basie with Lester Young (1939), Andy Kirk and his Twelve Clouds of Joy with Mary Lou Williams (1940), Sidney Bechet and his New Orleans Feetwarmers (1941), and Walter "Pee Wee" Hunt (1948). Jazz critics and enthusiasts credit "Twelfth Street Rag" with helping reignite an interest in ragtime. Because of their musical features—descending and ascending arpeggios, exaggerated syncopation, call-and-response motifs, sophisticated swing and stride styles, cool and bop interpretations—the various recordings of the piece chronicle the progression of jazz over the decades. Besides the more than 120 versions recorded by other artists, Bowman recorded his rag in 1924 and in 1938, although his interpretation was never issued until he released his own recording of the song in 1948.
Bowman's songs appear on many albums by various artists, including Albert Ammons, Louis Armstrong and his All Stars, Count Basie, Teddy Buckner and his Dixieland Band, Al Caiola, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Fats Waller, Bob Wills, and Lester Young.

No matter the price or number, records are always packed with extreme care. 



SHIPPING
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PRIORITY U.S.A. $13


INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING FOR RECORDS UNDER $100:

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Priority Mail Fully Insured Tracked $55 (Will arrive faster too!)

RETURNS: 

Refunds minus postage upon receipt of item back safely in same condition mailed. 

GRADING

I like the VJM grading system for 78 RPM records:

• N. As new and unplayed (there are virtually no 78s that can categorically be claimed to be unplayed).
• N-. Nearly Mint, but has been played. No visible signs of wear or damage.
• E+. Plays like new, with very, very few signs of handling, such as tiny scuffs from being slipped in and out of jackets.
• E . Still very shiny, near new looking, with no visible signs of wear, but a few inaudible scuffs and scratches.
• E-. Still shiny but without the lustre of a new record, few light scratches.
• V+. An average condition 78 in which scuffs and general use has dulled the finish somewhat. Wear is moderate but playing is generally free from distortion. Surface noise not overly pronounced
• V. Moderate, even wear throughout, but still very playable. Surface noise and scratches audible but not intrusive.
• V-. Quite playable still, but distortion and heavy greying in loud passages.Music remains loud in most passages.Surface noise and scratches well below music level.
• G+. Grey throughout but still serviceable. Music begins to sound muffled. Heavy scratches.
• G. Quite seriously worn and scratched, but music level is still higher than surface noise.
• G-. Music still prominent, but wear and scratch damage extensive.
• F. Most of music remains audible over surface noise, but listening now uncomfortable.
• P. Unplayable