Young 78 collectors
meatyogre
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Whats the youngest dude you've met who collect 78's? I only know a guy who was like 35 or so.
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40s... but that was like 15 years ago.
E+ BEST Almost as new, very few signs of handling
E Same, with a few scuffs
E- Less shiny in appearance, some scuffs, plays distortion-free
V+ Average, with scuffs and scratches, surface somewhat dulled
V Moderate wear, dull surface, still playable
V- Fairly playable, some distortion, numerous scuffs and scratches, serious greying of surface
G+ WORST Grey throughout, music sounds muffled.
[NB: grades better than E+ (N and N-) and worse than G+ (G, G-, F+, F, P) are not applicable to any of the records in this collection]
In addition, the following abbreviations are used to describe record condition:
ECAP= Edge Chip Affecting Play
ECNAP= Edge Chip Not Affecting Play
CAP= Crack Affecting Play
We're gonna get old and start fiending for that shit...
Laugh now. It's gonna happen.
there's a dude here like early ta mid 20s
'Johnny Williams' is indeed John Lee Hooker recording under an alias - I think he was under contract to Modern at the time.
I saw a list somewhere once of all the aliases Hooker used to skirt his contract, including the incredibly unimaginative John Lee Booker[/b]...
this one is seasonal - not a 78 though...
"blues for christmas, I haven't got a dime..."
it's - I've rec'd some pretty good trade offers on it from JVB-collectros trying to 'run the label'
the john lee hooker('house rent boogie') & one string sam( 'i need a hundred dollars') on JVB are holy-grail type rarities though.
Why is that embarassing? I have some great 78s - there's a ton of blues, jazz and gospel that never saw the light of day on any other format and will probably never get a reissue. If you want to hear a recording you get it where you can. That's why I'm still into vinyl records.
...and that's why I'm not too proud to buy a reissue. Vinyl or CD.
While I'll admit, I never really took the plunge into buying 78's, I totally agree with that statement in boldface.
(I do draw the line at cassettes, though...)
Is this Andrew Galloway (who runs Electro-Fi Records)?
The only reason I'd smirk at a young 78 collectro is because I'd think it would be absolutely futile to expect to find anything quality out in the field... and round these parts, it would be... if you're finding the goods then get in where you fit in, I'd go nuts if I found a stack of blues 78s...
Oh, and having a dedicated setup for playing them does not help either.
Slightly under-represented, here is a grading scale I saw in an old issue of 78 Quarterly:
N = 17-year old virgin
N- = 17-year old virgin who gave it up once
E+ = 18 and engaged
E = 21 and married to a decent guy
E- = 25, divorced and living with third Mr. Right
V+ = 35, three divorces, lives with motorcycle weiner and shows the wear
V = 40, too many men, too many hangovers, too many psychos in singles bars
V- = working the streets
G+ = still working the streets at age 50
G = too sick to work the streets at 50, has AIDS
G-,F+, F = successive last stages
P = terminal
"sitting here wasted..." sings john...just played this!!! the flipside is dope dirty-ass detroit blues nastiness
eli reed?
I don't hate on this format at all, just not something I'm interested in really collecting at the moment.