Holy cow is all I can say. It already has one bid...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/133862882600?_ ... nl%3Dmkcid
Here's that Tommy Johnson record you've been looking for...
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Re: Here's that Tommy Johnson record you've been looking for...
Expect a fair few more I'd say!
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Re: Here's that Tommy Johnson record you've been looking for...
Save your money...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcSLS26S4zE
I asked for water, and she gave me gasoline
I asked for water, she gave me gasoline
I asked for water and she gave me gasoline
Lord, Lordy, Lord
Crying, Lord, I wonder will I ever get back home
Crying, Lord, I wonder will I ever get back home
Lord, Lordy, Lord
I went to the depot, looked up on the board
I looked all over
"How long has this east bound train been gone?
Lord, Lordy, Lord
Lord, I asked the conductor, "Could I ride these blinds?"
(Want to know, can a broke man ride the blinds?)
"Son, buy your ticket, buy your ticket
'Cause this train ain't none of mine"
"Son, buy your ticket
Train ain't none of mine"
"Son, buy your ticket
'Cause this train ain't none of mine"
Lord, Lordy, Lord
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcSLS26S4zE
I asked for water, and she gave me gasoline
I asked for water, she gave me gasoline
I asked for water and she gave me gasoline
Lord, Lordy, Lord
Crying, Lord, I wonder will I ever get back home
Crying, Lord, I wonder will I ever get back home
Lord, Lordy, Lord
I went to the depot, looked up on the board
I looked all over
"How long has this east bound train been gone?
Lord, Lordy, Lord
Lord, I asked the conductor, "Could I ride these blinds?"
(Want to know, can a broke man ride the blinds?)
"Son, buy your ticket, buy your ticket
'Cause this train ain't none of mine"
"Son, buy your ticket
Train ain't none of mine"
"Son, buy your ticket
'Cause this train ain't none of mine"
Lord, Lordy, Lord
"The phonograph is not of any commercial value."
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife
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Re: Here's that Tommy Johnson record you've been looking for...
I'm with Curt on this one... Sounds like he is yodeling more than singing the blues.
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Re: Here's that Tommy Johnson record you've been looking for...
$10 economy shipping for an $1800+ item? Hmmm, sounds suspicious. Might want to insure that too.
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Re: Here's that Tommy Johnson record you've been looking for...
$2,080 and 3 or 4 bids... I can't even remember the last time I paid $80 for a record much less attaching another $2,000 to it!
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Re: Here's that Tommy Johnson record you've been looking for...
Mother!
I could buy 400 x 78s of my taste for this money, with many jewels in the lot!
I could buy 400 x 78s of my taste for this money, with many jewels in the lot!
Inigo