Dozens of Blues 78s 1920s-1950s Lightnin' Hopkins Guitar Slim BB King Memphis

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This is my ever-evolving/updated Blues listing, available all together (make an offer for the collection), or you can buy individual records. I also have a similar Jazz listing as well as a Country/String Band listing.  Here are the ground rules for all three:

   
      -Treat this as an online record bin to thumb through.  Don't hesitate to ask for more information about any records.  Bookmark the list and check back, I will be adding more and more titles, including some very nice ones.

      -All titles are also available individually for the price listed at the far right.  ($20 minimum order, offers ok, some prices more flexible than others)

      -If you're interested in purchasing/learning more about any specific 78s, send me a message by clicking 'Ask a Question' and tell me what titles you would like to purchase. I'll set  up a separate listing just for you for one or multiple records from the below list.       

      -I'll update the title to show when the last date I added records was.
     

Remember to check out the other records (<----CLICK LINK) including a separate Blues listing and Country/String Band listing with many more titles to browse through.  All of these are focused on late 20's but ranging through 50s.


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ARTIST           LABEL NUMBER           SONGS                      GRADE              PRICE (USD)


Guitar and Vocal / Similar

Josh White    Decca    23582    Jelly, Jelly / Back Water Blues    Shiny V+    $20

LC Williams    Gold Star    667    You Can Take it With You Baby / Strike Blues    V     $40

Texas Alexander         Okeh   8526   Farm Hand Blues /  Range In My Kitchen Blues   GG+  Scratchy both sides, rough start Kitchen side, listenable copy  $55

Bessie Tucker     Victor 21708  (Memphis Session)   Fort Worth and Denver Blues / The Dummy   G - very scratchy, label tear side B illegible, rare one, she is wild   $100

Lightnin' Hopkins    RPM    346    Lonesome Dog Blues / Jake Head Boogie    V+ Needs Cleaned    $70

Lightening Hopkins     Mercury      70081        Ain't it a Shame   /   Crazy About My Baby     E- with rubs, plays great   $50

Yank Rachell      Bluebird    34-0715 A (Both sides same)     Bye Bye Blues    /    Bye Bye Blues     V+     some rubs, light wear one side, touch of wear on the other plays strong      $50

Lonnie Johnson     Okeh      8512      St. Louis Cyclone Blues     /     Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong    V decent gloss touch of groove wear  long straight lam/hairline Cyclone side, faintly shows up as a pressure line on Sweet Woman side, super light tic if at audible at all, depends on needle. Tiny edge flake not to grooves Cyclone side  $40

Tampa Red     Bluebird     34-0724        Lula Mae /   The Woman I Love      VV+   light wear $35

Oliver Sims       Columbia    15103-D     Hop Along Ladies  (VV+ Decent Shine)  /    Lost John  (VV-   Two digs around 2/3 through surface .. one is larger, will likely jump)   $40

Victoria Spivey and Lonnie Johnson   Okeh (Black Electric)  8652  Furniture Man Blues  Pt 1 / Pt 2    VV+, 4 deep scratches on Part 1 side Tic but not too bad still listenable  $30



Blues Combos w/ Vocals


Johnnie Temple    Decca    7825    Baby You Don't Love Me No More / Corrine Corrina    Black Shiny V+    $30

The Yas Yas Girl    Vocalion    4013    He May Be Your Man / My Independent Man    About V Condition Strong Player Light Background few dings and scratches but not bad overall    $20

Lil Johnson and her Chicago Swingers    Vocalion    3312    Let's Get Drunk and Truck / Hottest Gal In Town    V++ to E- / E- Shiny touch of wear side 1, plays strong!    $75

John Sellers    Rca Victor    20-2418    Let Me Be Your Sidetrack / Mama, What You Gonna Do    E+    $40

Guitar Slim  Specialty  482     The Things That I Used to Do / Well, I Done Got Over It   E    Glossy, Touch of Wear, light background plays strong     $35

BB King    RPM 459    Dark Is the Night (Part I and II)    V, OK Shine, scratches, plays strong     $20
 
BB King     RPM    363    You Didn't Want Me  / You Know I Love You    Glossy E-, wear both sides, plays with moderate backround $15

BB King   RPM 468    Sweet Little Angel /   Bad Luck    V++ with wear moderate background but plays strong $20

Memphis Slim   Mercury 8266   Gonna Need My Help Someday / No Mail Blues    VV+  Plays nicely  $20

James Waynes    Sittin In With 588    Tend To Your Business / Love Me Blues    E- a few smudges and blemishes   $25

Jimmy Wilson    7-11 Records  2104     Ethel Lee (V, Shine but Groove Wear Plays with Background ) /  Tell Me (E+)   $20  

Big Bill Chicago Five   Columbia   37196   Hard Hearted Woman / I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirst of Town    V+ Needs Cleaned  $20

Little David Wheaton   Capitol 40139     That's What I'm Talking About / It Just Ain't For Me    E         $25

Bumble Bee Slim Vocalion 03037  I Keep On Drinking (Part I and II)   - V+ w/ light wear both sides, plays strong, Side B has gouge out of first few grooves.  $25

Billy Brooks      Peacock    1629    I Called My Baby /  What Can I Do    V+ Light Wear Plays Well   $35

Clarence Gatemouth Brown   Peacock 1617   V-    Hurry Back Good News /  Boogie Uproar   $20

Clarence Gatemouth Brown   Peacock   1619   V-    Gate Walks to Board / Please Tell Me Baby   $20






1920s  Blues Queens / Vocalists and Similar, Vocal Groups Doo Wop at Bottom



Charles Tyus w/ Effie Tyus    Okeh    8459    Sweet Mama Goodie / Alibi-ing Papa    V++ Plays well touch of light noise from very slight needlewear hard to see but there not a big impact.    $50

John Henry and His Choir    Columbia    3041    Massa's In De Cold Ground Way Down Upon the Swanee    Blue Shellac Pressing 2 long straight lams edge to label Massa side. I'll grade it V+ the shine is actually better but it plays a little noisy for me for this type of pressing    $50

Butterbeans and Susie    Okeh    8556    Taint None of Your Business / Gonna Make You Sorry    Looks V with light wear, plays good about V+    $20

Clara Smith and her Five Black Kittens    Columbia    14240    Black Cat Moan / Strugglin' Woman's Blues    V++ lots of tiny lams at edge NAP    $65

Maggie Jones w/ L. Armstrong    Columbia (Flag)    14050    Poor House Blues / Thunderstorm Blues    E- few scattered light scratches Small Edge flake one side NAP  Plays nicely   $130

Trixie Smith    Black Swan    2039    Desparate Blues / Trixie's Blues     A-Side plays closer to V+, B-side closer to V, some scratches and groove wear, still plays good    $35

Clara Smith and her Jazz Trio    Columbia (Flag)    14041    Done Sold My Soul to  the Devil / Freight Train Blues    E- 1 edge chip, 1 flake NAP  Early Devil Blues stuff  $150

Bessie Smith    Columbia (Flag)    14031    Lou'siana Low-Down Blues / Mountain Top Blues    E+  Really nice  $225

Bessie Smith    Columbia (Flag)    13000-D    Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time / My Sweetie Went Away    E  / E-, both sides play nicely  $150

Paramount Jubilee Singers    Paramount    12073    When the Saints Come Marching In / That Old Time Religion    V+   Light background Used not at all abused $40

The Spiritual Singers    Harmony    141    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Roll, Jordan, Roll    EE-    $40

Diamond Jubilee Singers    Sterling    1507    We'll Stand the Storm / Weep Little Children    E+    $50

O. Roscoe Snowden    Okeh    8119    Misery Blues / Deep Sea Blues    G    $20

Eva Taylor            Okeh 8047    Down Hearted Blues / You Missed a Good Woman When You Picked All Over Me     VV-       $30

George Williams Bessie Brown        Columbia 14135       Hit Me But Don't Quit Me /   You Can't Proposition Me      VV+  $25

Saran Martin  Okeh   8041     Sugar Blues    / Achin' Hearted Blues   V+  Starts a little rougher, may clean up $25

Margaret Johnson       Victor     20178n         My Man's Done Me Dirty   /   Folks In New York City    Solid V+   $50

Victoria Spivey    Okeh   8481     Alligator Pond Went Dry   /   Arkansas Road Blues    G  Condition, Several Rim Chips/Bumps   $40

Mamie Smith   Okeh  4856      Frankie Blues (Internal Lams under label, not in playing surface this side only) / Mean Man  V+   $50

Sara Martin    Okeh   8045      Last Go Round Blues   / Mama's Got the Blues     V+ light wear Plays strong   $35

Laura Smith   Okeh 8157     Has Anybody Seen My Man / Texas Moaner Blues    V+ Good Shine, Few Stripped Grooves Early Each Side Tracks Fine    $50

Mamie Smith Jazz Hounds      Okeh 4511       Let's Agree to Disagree   / Sweet Man O' Mine    V+ $30

Mamie Smith &Jazz Hounds   Okeh  4228    Memories of You Mammy   /  If You Dont Want Me Blues   V+  $30

Clara Smith    Columbia    14368  Ain't Got Nobody to Grind My Coffee  /   Wanna G Home    V+ some scratches,  plays good!  $35

Priscilla Stewart w/ J Blythe    Paramount    12205    You Ain't Foolin' Me / True Blues     V+  A side plays better, pretty nice!  $40

The Midnighters    Federal 12185    Sexy Ways / Don't Say Your Last Goodbye     V    $20




Stay tuned and check back I'm going to be listing a great deal of nice blues, country, string bands, ethnic tunes and similar over the next several weeks.  Mostly from 20s and 30s but also some nice postwar titles as well as early rock and roll and doo wop.  Most will be Buy It Now, first come first served so check back often.

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RETURNS:  Returns are accepted, refunds minus postage upon receipt of item back safely.

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