Too early on a Tuesday for one of these stories?
This 45 showed up yesterday and it looks like someone jumped and made the dealer an offer he couldnt refuse because it is no longer available. That or they were informed that this is NOT the same Tommy Johnson they think it is.
Link
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&hash=item1c2779f7c8&item=120921389000&nma=true&pt=Music_on_Vinyl&rt=nc&si=d1ajx6gdQ2jbL2NlmRySNM4ei28%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
Description
TOMMY JOHNSON- FAMOUS BLUES/JAZZ GUITARIST AND SINGER - THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SOUL TO THE DEVIL-{NOT ROBERT JOHNSON - HIS CLOSE FRIEND} RECORDED THIS RARE UNKNOWN 45 WITH THE HELP OF JEAN ALFORD, CO-OWNER OF ALEAR RECORDS INC., WINCHESTER VA. ALFORD WAS A SINGER/SONGWRITER IN HIS OWN RIGHT. SONGS ON BOTH SIDES CO-WRITTEN BY JOHNSON AND ALFORD {SEE PICS}. THIS BEING A MAINLY REGIONAL SMALL RECORDING COMPANY LENDS CREDIT TO THE FACT THERE IS NO REFERENCE TO THIS 45 EVER BEING RELEASED. THERE ARE ONLY 17 KNOWN SONGS RELEASED {OTHER LABELS} AND THESE TWO ARE NOT IN THAT GROUP! WITH TOMMY JOHNSON'S IMPACT ON JAZZ/BLUES, AND HIS STATUS IN JAZZ/BLUES HISTORY- COMBINED WITH THE MINOR LABEL AND TWO UNDOCUMENTED, OR NEVER BEFORE DISCOVERED SONG TITLES, AND NO RECORD OF HIM TEAMING WITH ALFORD, MAKES THIS AN EXTREMELY RARE AND VALUABLE RECORD. FURTHERMORE, I BELIEVE THESE WERE RECORDED PRIOR TO HIS DEATH IN THE LATE 50'S- BUT RELEASED IN THE EARLY 60'S. THE ALEAR RECORD CO. WAS IN BUSINESS FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME AND I CAN FIND NO EXACT OPENING DATE.....ROUGHLY LATE 50'S EARLY 60'S.....AND CLOSED IN THE LATE 60'S. THERE IS A SLIM POSSIBILITY THAT TOMMY JOHNSON WAS ACTUALLY STILL ALIVE AT IT'S RELEASE- BUT, I TEND TO BELIEVE THESE WERE RELEASED AFTER HIS DEATH. EVEN SO, YOU HAVE HERE 2 PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN, UNDISCOVERED SONGS FROM A MAJOR PERSON IN BLUES/JAZZ HISTORY ON AN OBSCURE LABEL. VINYL STILL RETAINS GLOSS AND IS A STRONG VG+ W/ LIGHT SCUFFING-SCRATCHING. LABELS VG++ WITH LIGHT WEAR. THIS MAY BE ONE OF THE RAREST 45'S KNOWN.......!
Wasn't sure how to get a picture of the actual 45.
I've asked the seller for a soundclip which I'll share if received. Wonder if the purchaser will?
Thoughts?
(Coulda put this in Super Electrical but this seemed like a bigger topic than that)
This 45 showed up yesterday and it looks like someone jumped and made the dealer an offer he couldnt refuse because it is no longer available. That or they were informed that this is NOT the same Tommy Johnson they think it is.
Link
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&hash=item1c2779f7c8&item=120921389000&nma=true&pt=Music_on_Vinyl&rt=nc&si=d1ajx6gdQ2jbL2NlmRySNM4ei28%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
Description
TOMMY JOHNSON- FAMOUS BLUES/JAZZ GUITARIST AND SINGER - THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SOUL TO THE DEVIL-{NOT ROBERT JOHNSON - HIS CLOSE FRIEND} RECORDED THIS RARE UNKNOWN 45 WITH THE HELP OF JEAN ALFORD, CO-OWNER OF ALEAR RECORDS INC., WINCHESTER VA. ALFORD WAS A SINGER/SONGWRITER IN HIS OWN RIGHT. SONGS ON BOTH SIDES CO-WRITTEN BY JOHNSON AND ALFORD {SEE PICS}. THIS BEING A MAINLY REGIONAL SMALL RECORDING COMPANY LENDS CREDIT TO THE FACT THERE IS NO REFERENCE TO THIS 45 EVER BEING RELEASED. THERE ARE ONLY 17 KNOWN SONGS RELEASED {OTHER LABELS} AND THESE TWO ARE NOT IN THAT GROUP! WITH TOMMY JOHNSON'S IMPACT ON JAZZ/BLUES, AND HIS STATUS IN JAZZ/BLUES HISTORY- COMBINED WITH THE MINOR LABEL AND TWO UNDOCUMENTED, OR NEVER BEFORE DISCOVERED SONG TITLES, AND NO RECORD OF HIM TEAMING WITH ALFORD, MAKES THIS AN EXTREMELY RARE AND VALUABLE RECORD. FURTHERMORE, I BELIEVE THESE WERE RECORDED PRIOR TO HIS DEATH IN THE LATE 50'S- BUT RELEASED IN THE EARLY 60'S. THE ALEAR RECORD CO. WAS IN BUSINESS FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME AND I CAN FIND NO EXACT OPENING DATE.....ROUGHLY LATE 50'S EARLY 60'S.....AND CLOSED IN THE LATE 60'S. THERE IS A SLIM POSSIBILITY THAT TOMMY JOHNSON WAS ACTUALLY STILL ALIVE AT IT'S RELEASE- BUT, I TEND TO BELIEVE THESE WERE RELEASED AFTER HIS DEATH. EVEN SO, YOU HAVE HERE 2 PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN, UNDISCOVERED SONGS FROM A MAJOR PERSON IN BLUES/JAZZ HISTORY ON AN OBSCURE LABEL. VINYL STILL RETAINS GLOSS AND IS A STRONG VG+ W/ LIGHT SCUFFING-SCRATCHING. LABELS VG++ WITH LIGHT WEAR. THIS MAY BE ONE OF THE RAREST 45'S KNOWN.......!
Wasn't sure how to get a picture of the actual 45.
I've asked the seller for a soundclip which I'll share if received. Wonder if the purchaser will?
Thoughts?
(Coulda put this in Super Electrical but this seemed like a bigger topic than that)