Bessie Smith

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Bessie Smith

Blues, Boogie Woogie and Gospel on 78RPM- Record. 14x. 1-Big Bill Broonzy – Saterday Evening blues / What Can I do. Columbia 37314. (USA 1947) N-. 2-Bessie Smith – Careless Love Blues / Weeping wllow blues. Parlophone R2479. (UK. 1949). E+. 3-Bessie Smith – Nobody knows when you when you’re down and out / New Orleans Hop Scop Blues, Columbia 37577. (USA 1947). N-. 4-Ida Cox – Last Mile Blues / I can’t quit that man. Parlophone R2837. (UK.) Recorded 1940. E+. 5-Albert Ammons – Shout for joy / Meade Lux Lewis – Bear Cat Crawl. Parlophone R2909 (UK. 1946). Sticker on one label E+. 6-Johnny Moore & Charles Brown – Bobby Sox Blues / Falling in love with you. Exlcusive 234. (USA. 1947) . E+. 7-Professor Johnson – Give me old time religion/ Where shal I be. Vocalion V1013, (UK. 1952). E+. 8-Jimmy Liggins – Drippers Boogie Part 1 & 2. Parlophone 3133 (NL. 1948). E-. 9-Sugar Chile Robinson – Hum-Drum Boogie / Whop, whop Boogie. Capitol 2197 (NL. 1952). E+. 10- Sugar Chile Robinson – After School Blues / Numbers Boogie. Capitol C57-70037. (Sweden 1949). E-. 11-Louis Jordan – Salt Pork, West Verginia / Reconverion Blues. Decca. M32551, (NL. 1949). E. 12-Ella Mae Morse – Love me or leave me / Blacksmith Blues. Capitol C1922. (NL. 1952). E+. 13-Mahalia Jackson – Since the fire started burning in my soul / In my home over there. Vogue/Apollo V.301. (UK. 1949). N-. 14-Harry “The Hipster” Gibson – 4F Ferdinand, The Frantic Freak / Barrelhouse Boogie. Musicraft 293. (USA. 1944) . These records have no cracks or chips out of the edges. All records have a sleeve. Grading the quality of 78RPM records: N (78). As new and unplayed (There are almost no 78s that can categorically be claimed to be unplayed). N- (78). Nearly Mint, but has been played. No visible signs of wear or damage. E+ (78). Plays like new, with very, very few signs of handling, such as tiny scuffs from being slipped in and out of jackets. E (78). Still very shiny, near new looking, with no visible signs of wear, but a few inaudible scuffs and scratches. E- (78). Still shiny but without the lustre of a new record, few light scratches. V+ (78). V+ is an average condition 78 in which scuffs and general use has dulled the finish somewhat. Wear is moderate but playing is generally free from distortion. Surface noise not overly pronounce

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