Ten Early COLUMBIA 78's -- AL JOLSON, Frank Crumit, HARRY FOX, Fred Duprez

$

30

This lot contains ten 10-inch 78 RPM records, all on the early Columbia "gold band" label, which was in use for a few years either side of 1920. They cover a broad range of styles, including popular, dance band, comedy and vaudeville - style descriptions that appear on the labels are added (in parentheses) in the list below. All ten records showed up for the first picture, then they are shown in pairs, both sides, in the following order:

Columbia # A2058 - "Uncle Tom" and "Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula" by Howard Kopp and Samuel Jospe (labeled "drum and piano duet" on both sides)

Columbia # A2427 - "Way Down Yonder in the Cornfield" (Male Voices) and "S. R. Henry's Barn Dance" (Male Voices, Orchestra Accompaniment"), both by Columbia Stellar Quartette

Columbia # A2874 - "Apple Blossoms" and "Old-Fashioned Garden" by Prince's Dance Orchestra (labeled "dance music" on both sides)

Columbia # A3324 - "Palesteena" and "I Wish That I'd Been Born in Borneo" by Frank Crumit (labeled "orchestra accompaniment" on both sides)

Columbia # A3465 - "Tuck Me to Sleep in My Old Kentucky Home" by Edwin Dale and George Reardon; and "My Sunny Tennessee" by the Broadway Quartette (labeled "orchestra accompaniment" on both sides)

Columbia # A3880 - "Morning Will Come" ("comedian with orchestra accompaniment") by Al Jolson; and "When Will the Sun Shine for Me?" ("duet with orchestra accompaniment") by Charles Hart and Elliott Shaw

Columbia # A2732 - "Anything Is Nice if It Comes from Dixieland" ("character song, orchestra accompaniment") by Harry Fox; and "You Can't Blame the Girlies at All" ("baritone solo, orchestra accompaniment") by Arthur Fields

Columbia # A3383 - "Beela Boola" and "Toddle" by the Paul Biese Trio (labeled "dance music" on both sides)

Columbia # A1085 - "The 11:69 Express" ("musical monologue, orchestra accompaniment") by Fred Duprez; and "Darktown Poets" ("comedy vaudeville sketch") by Golden and Hughes

Columbia # A2092 - "Baseball Game" and "The Marriage Market Scene" by Joe Weber and Lew Fields (labeled "comic sketch, orchestra accompaniment" on both sides)

They all look to be in VG+ condition, still nice and shiny, but a few scuffs and scratches, although most of them have very little visible surface wear of any great significance. I've played all 20 sides on my Audio-Technica turntable, and - apart from a mysterious forward jump in the middle of "Beela Boola" - there were no skips or jumps and mostly just typical light background hiss, with some scattered clicks or pops or ticking. Because of variations in tracking ability, filtering technology and needle weights, I can offer no guarantees as to how well they will play on your equipment. Please also check the pictures for any label damage or inscriptions or stickers.

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