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Re: Alabama Man inherits massive 78 record collection
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 5:46 pm
by Victrolacollector
Curt A wrote:"The most valuable records are "race" records, pretty much- and those markets were very small and poor."
True, and because of that not many have survived in good, playable condition - hence the premium price for good examples. The majority of those records, as well as desirable early hillbilly or country records are worn out and look like they were played with rusty nails (they probably actually were)...
That’s true. But then look at the Red Seal Opera records, most are in mint condition, they were probably bought by the wealthy to say I own opera records. Not many want them regardless of condition.
Re: Alabama Man inherits massive 78 record collection
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 6:56 pm
by VanEpsFan1914
I like the Red Seals but have trouble finding the classical instrumental pieces. They're probably my favorite old records just for general listening but I only wish there were more of them in my neck of the woods.
Re: Alabama Man inherits massive 78 record collection
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 7:43 pm
by Curt A
VanEpsFan1914 wrote:I like the Red Seals but have trouble finding the classical instrumental pieces. They're probably my favorite old records just for general listening but I only wish there were more of them in my neck of the woods.
I know you have "both" kinds of music - classical and ragtime, but if you're going to collect records in your neck of the woods - SC, you need to add a third genre which takes in Charley Poole, Flat & Scruggs, Uncle Dave Macon and Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, along with others...
Uncle Dave Macon ~ Take Me Back to My Old Carolina Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hh08OTLiY8
The Skillet Lickers - Pass Around The Bottle And We'll Take A Drink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ApHuP_ ... 9&index=22
Re: Alabama Man inherits massive 78 record collection
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:58 pm
by VanEpsFan1914
It's very hard to find those here! Up in North Carolina is about the only place I've been able to dig up discs like that, at the swap meets. Actually, the middle of South Carolina is hard to find records from our favorite era in, really. Acoustic discs aren't so easy to find, even batwing Victors can be tricky.
Their music I generally have to get through YouTube and honestly I think the Victrola has better fidelity than my laptop speakers.