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.
Welcome back to my friends, and if you have not ordered before, please note my feedback and bid with confidence.
Domestic U.S. Shipping via Media Mail is generally $4 for the 1st record + $1 for each additional.
Priority Domestic is generally $10 + $1 for each additional record.
International Priority Mail to anywhere worldwide insurance and tracking is available. Includes shipping and insurance at $45 for the first record +$1 for each additional.
International First Class Shipping to countries indicated, no insurance or tracking, buyer assumes risk, is generally $25 + $1 per record.
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.
*Ask any questions I’ll do my best to answer as quickly as possible*
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INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING TO COUNTRIES INDICATED generally $25 USPS 1st Class w/ no Insurance or Tracking, Buyer Assumes Risk of loss or damage since there is no tracking. $45 is USPS Priority, fully insured with tracking. but check my feedback, I mail overseas all the time with no issues.
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