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CarlosV wrote: Fri Oct 25, 2024 2:10 pm I'm still pondering however about what to do with the circa 20 copies of Harry Lime's Theme from the Third Man - this record seems to sneak in every lot I buy, and probably found a way to breed in the dark corners of the record collection.

I have only three or four copies. They are safely isolated in separate boxes, at least I hope so.

Marco Gilardetti wrote: Sat Oct 26, 2024 1:10 pm Finally, I can hardly believe anyone having a wife that would happily listen to 78s and help selecting them as a sort of game. Now that's what I call luck.

Yes very lucky.

Orchorsol wrote: Sat Oct 26, 2024 3:32 am

kirtley2012 wrote: Fri Oct 25, 2024 6:19 pm I’m ever trying to build my 78 collection, records have seem to become rarer to find where I live these days, wonderful job lots still occasionally show up, but not very often, and I’ve nearly filled the record shelves I built a couple years ago, ever looking for an excuse to build another, mind there is some absolute rubbish in a pile in a hallway that will never reach the shelves, it’s been picked through time and time again and they’re still rejects.

In that vein, here’s a little plaque I made during a particularly slow day in the workshop

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Well really Alex, you know what Richard Thompson says about Jimmy Shands - still at least it wasnt a "Beltona brand / Finest label in the land"

(For anyone unfamiliar, https://genius.com/Richard-thompson-don ... nds-lyrics)

I invite everyone that visits to sit on my Jimmy Shands, he gets right on my wick haha

kirtley2012 wrote: Sat Oct 26, 2024 2:52 pm

Orchorsol wrote: Sat Oct 26, 2024 3:32 am

kirtley2012 wrote: Fri Oct 25, 2024 6:19 pm I’m ever trying to build my 78 collection, records have seem to become rarer to find where I live these days, wonderful job lots still occasionally show up, but not very often, and I’ve nearly filled the record shelves I built a couple years ago, ever looking for an excuse to build another, mind there is some absolute rubbish in a pile in a hallway that will never reach the shelves, it’s been picked through time and time again and they’re still rejects.

In that vein, here’s a little plaque I made during a particularly slow day in the workshop

IMG_5205.jpeg

Well really Alex, you know what Richard Thompson says about Jimmy Shands - still at least it wasnt a "Beltona brand / Finest label in the land"

(For anyone unfamiliar, https://genius.com/Richard-thompson-don ... nds-lyrics)

I invite everyone that visits to sit on my Jimmy Shands, he gets right on my wick haha

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kirtley2012 wrote: Sat Oct 26, 2024 2:52 pm I invite everyone that visits to sit on my Jimmy Shands, he gets right on my wick haha

Mine too!

Having fallen heir to a friend's entire collection of vocal 78s, I actually wrote an article on the subject of handling large acquisitions of records; it's in two parts, the first linking the second, starting here: https://www.tnt-audio.com/vintage/colle ... ds1_e.html

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Having fallen heir to a friend's entire collection of vocal 78s, I actually wrote an article on the subject of handling large acquisitions of records; it's in two parts, the first linking the second, starting here: https://www.tnt-audio.com/vintage/colle ... ds1_e.html
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I read both parts of your very good and informative text. What immediately excited me was your mentioning of artists like Lillian Blauvelt, Amelita Galli-Curci, Adelina Patti, Corinne Morgan and Suzanne Adams; and in the next part "some rare and valuable disks, including test pressings". Can you give a few examples of your best finds in your friend's collection? I'm really just asking out of interest.

All this is very helpful and interesting. But for collectors with multiple interests it is not so easy... Records which have the bad music can be historically interesting, or carry rare beautiful labels, so it can be very difficult. Also, for instance, I love the music on many non valuable records, because they are common, etc. And I have valuable records (arguably valuable by others) which indeed I don't like to play! So for me it's very difficult.
As I've said, also my humour and taste changes from day to day, and if I discard one record it's not rare that the other day I find it nice or interesting and want to rescue it...
I understand from it all that a sacrifice must be done and not look backwards anymore, and sell out records you don't want to keep at home ASAP!

Agree. At times there is even the odd "danceable" tune - with no singer and worth absolutely nothing - that is particularly amusing or entertaining and you definitely don't want to dump.

In my opinion there is no shortcut: all records have to be listened to, possibly more than once in order to compensate for the mood.

When i go to thrift stores/flea markets/etc. i sometimes find broken 78's in the record crates. If i do, i try and find the remaining pieces and then attempt to ask for the broken 78's for free. It's worked every time so far and i now currently have ~5-ish broken 78's waiting to be repaired.

Yes, they sometimes give you the broken ones for free, especially if you also buy other good records.
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I'm lately revising my discarded records and rescuing to the collection 95% of the ones in the pile I'm examining right now... It's impossible to let them away... Even done of them are really good... What was I thinking of, me stupid ..?