The Talking Machine Forum — For All Antique Phonographs & Recordings

shopdoc wrote: Mon Nov 03, 2025 3:07 pm

GroverOverton08 wrote: Mon Nov 03, 2025 11:17 am

Phono-Phan wrote: Mon Nov 03, 2025 9:42 am Awesome records. Thanks for sharing. Did you find most of these locally?

Thanks! Yes. The Columbia's and Okeh Electrics were part of a lot at a yard sale. Someone had passed and these were her mothers.

The Louis Armstrong Okeh was from an antique store and the Parlaphone was ordered online.

Which came first, the intentional purchases or the yard sale finds?

GroverOverton08 wrote: Sun Nov 02, 2025 10:11 pm Here is my collection of "Race Records". Term for music us negros listened to around the 20s-30s. It's mostly blues here, but there were also a lot of spirituals, jazz, and of course hog-lollow and dirty blues. These blues records are pretty damn rare too, and poorly documented.

Some names are recognizable like Louis Armstrong & Ethel Waters but not so much Peg Leg Howell

Someday I might find a Blind Lemon Jefferson record. Those are really rare.

I could drone on for hours about these things- so ask some questions if you're curious.

ChesterCheetah18 wrote: Wed Nov 05, 2025 2:42 pm

GroverOverton08 wrote: Sun Nov 02, 2025 10:11 pm Here is my collection of "Race Records". Term for music us negros listened to around the 20s-30s. It's mostly blues here, but there were also a lot of spirituals, jazz, and of course hog-lollow and dirty blues. These blues records are pretty damn rare too, and poorly documented.

Some names are recognizable like Louis Armstrong & Ethel Waters but not so much Peg Leg Howell

Someday I might find a Blind Lemon Jefferson record. Those are really rare.

I could drone on for hours about these things- so ask some questions if you're curious.

There’s a Blind Lemon Jefferson record listed on eBay now.

https://ebay.us/m/wbmNxO

Steve

GroverOverton08 wrote: Mon Nov 10, 2025 6:08 pm

ChesterCheetah18 wrote: Wed Nov 05, 2025 2:42 pm

GroverOverton08 wrote: Sun Nov 02, 2025 10:11 pm Here is my collection of "Race Records". Term for music us negros listened to around the 20s-30s. It's mostly blues here, but there were also a lot of spirituals, jazz, and of course hog-lollow and dirty blues. These blues records are pretty damn rare too, and poorly documented.

Some names are recognizable like Louis Armstrong & Ethel Waters but not so much Peg Leg Howell

Someday I might find a Blind Lemon Jefferson record. Those are really rare.

I could drone on for hours about these things- so ask some questions if you're curious.

There’s a Blind Lemon Jefferson record listed on eBay now.

https://ebay.us/m/wbmNxO

Steve

There's another with more bidders and a crack. I won this one but since I don't have enough, I'll have to owe my pa. $92 ain't bad for BLJ.

ChesterCheetah18 wrote: Mon Nov 10, 2025 8:34 pm

GroverOverton08 wrote: Mon Nov 10, 2025 6:08 pm

ChesterCheetah18 wrote: Wed Nov 05, 2025 2:42 pm
There’s a Blind Lemon Jefferson record listed on eBay now.

https://ebay.us/m/wbmNxO

Steve

There's another with more bidders and a crack. I won this one but since I don't have enough, I'll have to owe my pa. $92 ain't bad for BLJ.

Not bad. Some years ago I listed two Paramount 12K records on eBay, a Blind Blake and a Blind Lemon Jefferson (the only copies of either artist I’ve ever found “in the wild”). The Blind Blake was more or less unplayable, while the Jefferson was only slightly better. Noisy, but still enjoyable. They brought $150 each. Congrats on your purchase!!

Steve

GroverOverton08 wrote: Mon Nov 10, 2025 9:47 pm

ChesterCheetah18 wrote: Mon Nov 10, 2025 8:34 pm

GroverOverton08 wrote: Mon Nov 10, 2025 6:08 pm

There's another with more bidders and a crack. I won this one but since I don't have enough, I'll have to owe my pa. $92 ain't bad for BLJ.

Not bad. Some years ago I listed two Paramount 12K records on eBay, a Blind Blake and a Blind Lemon Jefferson (the only copies of either artist I’ve ever found “in the wild”). The Blind Blake was more or less unplayable, while the Jefferson was only slightly better. Noisy, but still enjoyable. They brought $150 each. Congrats on your purchase!!

Steve

Thanks & congrats for selling those!

Yeah, most of the time Paramounts are in foul condition. No blacks really had the money back in the day to be purchasing new, fine needles, constantly or a quality phonograph. I've seen improvised nails or scrap stick a lot of the time.

GroverOverton08 wrote: Mon Nov 10, 2025 6:08 pm
There's another with more bidders and a crack. I won this one but since I don't have enough, I'll have to owe my pa. $92 ain't bad for BLJ.