Closes Thursday, February 1st, 2012 at 7:00 pm PT
PLEASE NOTE: My auctions now close on the FIRST of the month,
NOT the 15th, as they have for the past few years!
Rare, original Blues & Pre-War Blues 78's, LP's and 45's auction!
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Rare, Original Pre-War Blues 78's:
1. Texas Alexander & His Sax Black Tams - "Blues In My Mind/Mistreatin' Woman" Vocalion 02743 V+/V Very scarce one by him-way harder to find than his releases on Okeh. Less than TEN KNOWN COPIES! MB $200
2. Barbecue Bob - "Brown-Skin Gal/Easy Rider Don't You Deny My Name" Columbia 14257 E GORGEOUS COPY MB $500
3. Barbecue Bob - "Cold Wave Blues/Beggin' For Love" Columbia 14383 E+ STUNNING COPY MB $600
4. Bat "The Humming Bird" - "Humming Blues/Slow Drag" Varsity 6068 E+ MB $50
5. Prince Budda And His Boys - "In My Miz/When A Woman Gets The Blues" Decca 7363 E- MB $30
6. Ida Cox - "Crow Jane Woman/Marble Stone Blues" Paramount 12738 E- Great "Jim Crow" related song! Small tol on A-side only MB $300
7. Blind John Davis - "Jersey Cow Blues/Booze Drinking Benny" Vocalion 04079 E MB $75
8. Sleepy John Estes - "New Someday Baby/Brownsville Blues" Decca 7473 E MB $75
9. Sleepy John Estes - "Liquor Store Blues/Special Agent" Decca 7491 E Small tol MB $50
10. Rev. J.M. Gates - "Need Of Prayer/Death's Black Train Is Coming" Columbia 14145 E- MB $50
11. Rev. J.M. Gates - "I'm Gonna Die With The Staff In My Hand/The One Thing I Know" Columbia 14159 E- MB $50
12. Clifford Gibson - "Old Time Rider/Brooklyn Blues" Victor 23255 E- RARE!!! Less than TEN KNOWN COPIES! This is my old copy. I just upgraded to an E+ copy. This one is nice with a very small, hard to spot internal crack. MB $1000
13. Golden Eagle Gospel Singers - "How About You/The Prodigal Son" Decca 7771 E Nice Pre-War Gospel Group MB $30
14. Hammie And Son - "Trouble Trouble Blues/Tennessee Worried Blues" Decca 7040 V+ Hammie Nickerson and Son Bonds Guitar duet!!! Small edge chip not into the grooves! MB $100
15. Sister Clara Hudmon - "My Loved Ones Are Waiting For Me/Now Is The Needy Time" Okeh 8851 E- Gospel MB $50
16. Bo Weavil Jackson - "Some Scream High Yellow/Why Do You Moan" Paramount 12423 V- GREAT RECORD! Fairly worn but does play through OK! This is my old copy as I have upgraded to an E+ copy. LESS THAN TEN KNOWN! MB $100
17. Jim Jackson - "Policy Blues/Bootlegging Blues" Victor 21268 E CLEAN copy MB $200
18. Jim Jackson - "I Heard The Voice Of A Pork Chop/Old Dog Blue" Victor 21387 E- GREAT record! I think it is his BEST! And quite scarce as well MB $200
19. Blind Lemon Jefferson - "Competition Bed Blues/Sad News Blues" Paramount 12728 V MB $100
20. Blind Lemon Jefferson - "Bootin' Me 'Bout/Empty House Blues" Paramount 12946 V- His LAST record!! Label slightly faded-SCARCE MB $100
21. Jesse's String Five/TAMPA RED & His Chicago Five - "River Blues/When You Were A Gal Of Seven" Bluebird 6443 E/E+ MB $200
22. The Jolly Jivers - "Hungry Man's Scuffle/Piano Stomp" Vocalion 25015 E NICE ONE! MB $200
23. The Jolly Jivers - "Jookit Jookit/Watcha Gonna Do" Vocalion 02532 E- Nice MB $200
24. Lonnie Johnson - "Mr. Johnson's Blues No. 2/The New Fallin' Rain Blues" Okeh 8709 E- Nice one by Lonnie MB $200
25. Robert Johnson - "Cross Road Blues / Ramblin' On My Mind" Vocalion 03519 · V ALL TIME MASTERPIECE! First copy I've had to sell in YEARS!!! Labels have some light wear. MAYBE 15 copies known! Go for it now or be prepared to wait forever, The last one of this title for sale was in 1994. Those who own "Cross Roads" are not anxious to sell. MB $5000
26. Jack Kelly - "High Behind Blues/Neck Bone Blues" Vocalion 05193 V+ NICE one and quite scarce with maybe 15 known. MB $300
27. Huddie Leadbelly/Hot Lips Page Trio - "I'm On My Last Go-Round/Thirsty Mama Blues" Bluebird 8981 E- MB $75
28. Furry Lewis - "Mistreatin' Mama/Furry's Blues" Victor 38519 · E+ MASTERPIECE!! Maybe TEN KNOWN COPIES. MB $3000
29. Noah Lewis - "Chickasaw Special/Devil In The Woodpile" Victor 38581 E HARMONICA CLASSIC from Memphis Jug Band member! Small edge chip NOT into the grooves on B-side only. MB $800
30. Ida May Mack - "Good Bye, Rider/Elm Street Blues" Victor 38030 V+ MB $50
31. Lonnie McIntorsh - "The Lion And The Tribes Of Judah/Sleep On Mother, Sleep On" Victor 21271 E+ MB $500
32. Memphis Minnie/Pine Top - "Hustlin' Woman Blues/Got The Blues About My Baby" Bluebird 6202 E- Label damage MB $300
33. Mississippi Jook Band - "Skippy Whippy/Hittin' The Bottle Stomp" Melotone 6-11-65 E- ALL TIME CLASSIC by Blind Roosevelt Graves and his Brother! Very hard to find clean! MB $300
34. Little Brother Montgomery - "Shreveport Farewell/Crescent City Blues" Bluebird 10953 E MB $50
35. Oscar's Chicago Swingsters - "I Wonder Who's Boogiein' My Woogie/New Rubbing On The Darned Old Thing" Decca 7186 E+/E- MB $50
36. Charley Patton - "Pony Blues/Banty Rooster Blues" Paramount 12792 V- With label damage as shown-plays through OK-ALL TIME CLASSIC MB $1000
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