"FATS" WALLER & BUDDIES 78 MINOR DRAG / HARLEM FUSS VICTOR V-38050 EX+

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Jul 15, 2012 Sold Date

Jul 8, 2012 Start Date

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A REALLY EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS MEGA RARE 78 FROM "FATS" WALLER AND HIS BUDDIES

THE MINOR DRAG

b/w HARLEM FUSS

ON THE ORIGINAL US VICTOR LABEL IMPORTED INTO THE UK BY LEVY'S OF LONDON

Fats Waller was the son of a preacher and learned to play the organ in church with his mother. In 1918 he won a talent contest playing James P. Johnson's Carolina Shout which he learned from watching a pianola play the song. He would later take piano lessons from Johnson. Fats began his recording career in 1922 and made a living playing rent parties, as an organist at movie theatres and as an accompanist for various vaudeville acts. In 1927 he co-wrote a couple of tunes with his old piano teacher James P. Johnson for his show "Keep Shufflin'". Two years later Waller wrote the score for the Broadway hit "Hot Chocolates" with lyrics supplied by his friend Andy Razaf. Fats' most famous song, "Ain't Misbehavin'" was introduced in this show which featured Louis Armstrong. Fats Waller's big break occurred at a party given by George Gershwin in 1934, where he delighted the crowd with his piano playing and singing. An executive of Victor Records, who was at the party was so impressed that he arranged for Fats to record with the company. This arrangement would continue until Waller's death in 1943. Most of the records he made were released under the name of Fats Waller and his Rhythm. The group consisted of around half a dozen musicians who worked with him regularly, including Zutty Singleton. Throughout the 1930s and early 1940s Fats was a star of radio and nightclubs, and toured Europe. He unexpectedtly died on board a train near Kansas City, Missouri of pneumonia in 1943.

DISC DETAILS US VICTOR V-38050 10" 78rpm (Imported into the UK by LEVYS of London) Title Recording Date Recording Location Company Harlem Fuss
(Fats Waller) 1st MARCH 1929 New York, New York Victor
V-38050 The Minor Drag
(Fats Waller) 1st MARCH 1929 New York, New York Victor
V-38050 10" 78rpm SHELLAC CONDITION IS RATED AS EX/EX+ HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO PICK UP THIS MEGA RARE 78 IN GREAT CONDITION

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10" 78 RPM RECORDS NEED CAREFULLY PACKING, AND I CLAIM TO HAVE THE BEST PACKAGING IN THE WORLD FOR DISPATCHING THEM!!

THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A DOUBLE CORREGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS,

USUALLY FOR MAILING OVERSEAS, I RECOMMEND NO MORE THAN 7 IN A BOX, OTHERWISE IT GOES OVER THE AIRMAIL SMALL PACKET MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 2Kgs WHICH CAUSES A LARGE HIKE IN POSTAL RATES.

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MY STANDARD DISPATCH TIME IS TEN WORKING DAYS!

I SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 30 PARCELS A WEEK AND DISPATCH IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK - SO IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR RECORD WITHIN A WEEK, PLEASE DON'T BE TOO SURPRISED !

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