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Online Lignite

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78 Record Finds
« on: February 04, 2013, 07:39:48 PM »
Big score this weekend, kiddies! Good pre-war 78s (or any good 78s for that matter) are just hard to find anymore. I've been scouring the antique and junk stores for them since I was young and when they used to turn up more often. I was lucky enough to find 10 good blues and gospel records on such labels as Paramount, Columbia and Herwin. (Oh, be still my heart!). In the batch are 2 Lucille Hegamin records on Cameo, Maggie Jones backed by Fletcher Henderson's band on Columbia, 2 Norfolk Jubilee Quartet on Paramount, a Biddleville Quintette on Paramont, a sermon by J.C. Burnette on Columbia and Down Home Jubilee Quartette on Herwin! (I think they are Sunset Jubilee Quartet when issued on Paramount). Here is the crown jewel; Dark Was The Night-Cold The Ground by Blind Willie Johnson backed with Nobody's Fault But Mine. Haven't had this good luck in years and all records are in good shape and not trashed. 'Course friends and family never understand the excitement of a good record find. Only other record collectors and Weenies.
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Offline Rivers

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Re: 78 Record Finds
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2013, 07:53:33 PM »
Lignite! Awesome! You are the man!
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Offline uncle bud

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Re: 78 Record Finds
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2013, 08:38:14 PM »
Lucky dog! Congrats, Lignite.
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Re: 78 Record Finds
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2013, 08:56:37 PM »
Dark was the night, cold was the ground!?!  Holy Cow!

Fabulous Lignite! .. And we of course appreciate the ecstatic  collector photo!
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Offline frailer24

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Re: 78 Record Finds
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2013, 09:09:41 PM »
Found one myself. Edison Diamond Disc, Life's Railway To Heaven b\w My Mother's Bible. Edward Allen & Charles Hart. Thought I had lost it in the last move!
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Re: 78 Record Finds
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2013, 10:45:07 PM »
Good on you, Lightnin'!  That's really exciting.
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Offline Bill Roggensack

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78 Record Finds
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2013, 01:01:41 AM »
Blind Willie Johnson: now that's a once in a lifetime find! Lightnin', I'm hoping you can share some of the back story?


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Re: 78 Record Finds
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2013, 06:56:55 AM »
Wow, enjoy that one!
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Re: 78 Record Finds
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2013, 08:34:02 AM »
Way to go Lightning!! 
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Re: 78 Record Finds
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2013, 09:49:30 AM »
Great Lightnin' we know it is in
safe hands.
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Offline misterjones

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Re: 78 Record Finds
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2013, 12:50:27 PM »
I'm sure you'll want to keep it, but (as I've seen) the BWJ would fetch a good sum on eBay even in bad condition.
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Offline Mr.OMuck

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Re: 78 Record Finds
« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2013, 08:44:49 PM »
Can I borrow it? :P
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Offline Lwoodblues

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Re: 78 Record Finds
« Reply #12 on: February 09, 2013, 06:55:21 PM »
  Sometimes 78's are the only real deal there is. Can't find BWJ on 45 I don't think! Awsome.
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Offline Shovel

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Re: 78 Record Finds
« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2013, 12:51:01 AM »
Way to go, what a find! 

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Lightnin', I'm hoping you can share some of the back story?

Yes yes.  Tell it ...  slowly. 
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