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Hi there, I'd thought my 43 year quest had been finally realized when I found a listing this week, no such luck.
I was given my first 78 at age 5 and that's it. It's always had a half dime sized chip on the edge and I'd never had heard the song from start to end until earlier this year when a gent digitized his Romeo copy and emailed it to me. I did find an Imperial in the UK I bought, only to my dismay to discover that take was rather "phoned in".
I even spent a weekend at a Antique Phonograph society show here in Southern California last month only turn into a individual that proclaimed that a creepily scooped up every disc he found and had no interest in sharing a single one.
Apparently, the song is now public domain and is online at the archives of the Library of Congress website for download but naturally I really want the shellac in hand.
I'm just taking a shot in the dark here. I've been on the hunt for 43 years for a particular song. Thing is it's been released on three labels.
"Ride On, Vaquero" vocals by Irving Kaufman. Dixie Marimba Players AKA Royal Marimba Band
Perfect #15291 9477
Romeo #1281-A 19477
Imperial #2266 (however this record is a different take and not close to either other which are both the same take).
Thanks for hearing me out.
Regards, Frank
Also, always hoping to happen upon a blue label Victor 1924 Acoustical "Rhapsody In Blue" (you know the rest)

Shouldn't have too hard of hunt for that Rhapsody In Blue- though maybe a bit harder than the 1927 remake.

The 1924 Acoustical "Rhapsody In Blue" does turn up on eBay now and then. I have seen a couple there and bought the last one about 6 months ago. Prices have ranged from $40 - $65.

Keep watching eBay, all kinds of good stuff has turned up there that I probably would never find at a phonograph show if I went there for a lifetime.

I got my 1924 acoustic Rhapsody for .25 cents if I remember correctly. Maybe times have changed...

It's not a real common record in my experience, but they do turn up in the old piles.

I'd like to one day find the mispressed version that has one of the electrical sides on one side and the acoustic on the other.

Thanks for the input. That's what I referred to earlier as being inferior to the one aforementioned. I found out the hard way.