Pathe 447 Ragtime King GENE GREENE Charley Straight COONTOWN QUARTET 1913 78 rpm

$

338

Here we have a copy of 1913 Pathe 447 by "Ragtime King" GENE GREENE - THAT COONTOWN QUARTET/Maybe You Think I'm Happy..with great piano by Charley Straight ( future band leader)..these GREENE Pathe's are amoung the rarest and most desirable of the true ragtime vocal/piano recordings of the era...free and easy performances unlike the largely stiff studio produced ( with the standard regular studio singers) stuff that you usually find from this era...nice E copy VERTICALLY RECODED in London..no US issue..rare even in the UK
.......... ................... .. ..............  NOTE: Mailing rates have again increased..we will keep our domestic rates the same but international is going up 50 cents for the first record and Canada is now $15 for the first
  PLEASE READ OUR GRADING AND SHIPPING INFO BELOW  NOTE: Do not pay until you have been invoiced by us! PAYMENTS BY PAYPAL ONLY...PLEASE DO NOT BID WITHOUT A PAYPAL ACCOUNT  GOT RECORDS TO SELL OR CONSIGN?? - CHECK OUR HISTORIC MUSIC WEBSITE FOR INFO!!
                   
           NOTE: WE GRADE VISUALLY UNLESS THERE IS A DEFECT WHICH REQUIRES US TO PLAY THE RECORD TO PROPERLY GRADE IT ( like a needle dig of bad crack)
 - we follow the standard 78 rpm VJM/JJJ grading system:
N- = like new (a 9 1/2 to 10 out of 10!), E+ = a virtually perfect copy with only minor signs of having been played ( a 9 out of 10), E = very slight signs of wear, maybe some minor scuffing and/or light scratches but a very clean copy with little groove wear ( 8 out of 10),E- = slightly above average copy, some groove wear and minor blemishes but a very decent copy ( a 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 out of 10), VG+ = an average copy, signs of use, some groove wear but still a decent copy ( 5-6 out of 10), VG = wear, scuffing, light scratches but a very playable copy ( 4 out of 10), VG- getting scary!...will play but is quite worn ( 3 out of 10), G+ = a playable copy but very very worn ( 2 out of 10), G through G- = in the words of my pal RUSS SHOR " a wall hanger!" P = a hunk of shellac which once might have been a phonograph record!

SHIPPING
our standard domestic shipping method is media mail with a delivery receipt
We use a BRAND NEW strong box, new cardboard packers, peanuts, and labels...we buy this material in large batches and must pay substantial trucking fees to get the material delivered to the rural island we live on. PLUS we pay a packer. MEDIA MAIL FOR ONE 10 or 12 inch 78 is $7.08 for our materials and packing, each additional item is .50 cents...If you prefer, PRIORITY ( with delivery receipt ) is $10 for the first item and $1 for each additional. CANADA is $15 for the first item and $3 for each additional up to 4 pounds. Above 4 lbs we will advise you as to the S&H with your invoice. ...EUROPE / UK & MOST OTHER COUNTRIES is $22.50 for the first disc and $4 for each additional up to 4 lbs ..then we will advise..INSURANCE IS UP TO YOU AND MUST BE CALCULATED BY YOU....if your item is lost or broken in the mail and you DO NOT have insurance we ARE NOT LIABLE to repay you......