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Chris Strachwitz' Rare and Classic Pre-War Blues 78's!

101. Willie Kelly aka ROOSEVELT SYKES — "Kelly's Special/Don't Put The Lights Out" VICTOR 23259 E- Tough 23000 Victor MB $300

102. Lottie Kimborough as Lottie Brown — "Going Away Blues / Rolling Log Blues" SUPERTONE 9367 • E Indescribably gorgeous Female Blues with Guitar! "Rolling Log Blues" is an absolute MASTERPIECE of the genre! Don't miss this NICE copy!!! MB $500

103. Lead Belly — "Pig Meat Papa/Becky Deem, She Was A Gamblin' Gal" MELOTONE 6-04-55 E+/E Nice early one by the legendary Blues master! So clean! MB $400

 

104. Huddie Leadbelly — "Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On/Don't You Love Your Daddy No More?" BLUEBIRD 8550 E MB $50

105. Huddie Leadbelly — "Easy Rider/Worried Blues" BLUEBIRD 8570 E+ Masterpiece! Blues Standard! Stunning Copy! MB $100

 

106. Huddie Leadbelly — "New York City/You Can't Lose-A Me Cholly" BLUEBIRD 8750 V+/E- MB $25

 

107. Huddie Leadbelly — "Good Morning Blues/Leaving Blues" BLUEBIRD 8791 E- MB $30

108. Charlie Lincoln — "Mojoe Blues/Country Breakdown" COLUMBIA 14475 E+ MAGNIFICENT!!! Barbecue Bob's brother brings it home on this one! MB $500

109. Poor Boy Lofton — "It's Killin' Me/Poor Boy Blues" DECCA 7010 V+ Magnificent ROCKIN' Country Blues! Super hard to find in any condition! This copy plays really nice with just light surface noise! If this were a Paramount, it would sell for thousands. MB $500

110. Poor Boy Lofton — "Dirty Mistreater/Rainy Day Blues" DECCA V+/E- SOUNDS LIKE TOMMY JOHNSON!!!! Incredible record! If you don't know these, look them up! BEST RECORDS on DECCA! Almost never for sale! MB $500

 

111. Tommy McClennan — "Whiskey Head Woman/Bottle It Up And Go" BLUEBIRD 8373 E This and the following five by McClennan are just fabulous records that are not YET super expensive! Grab them while they're still affordable! MB $100

 

112. Tommy McClennan — "New Highway No. 51/I'm Goin', Don't You Know" BLUEBIRD 8499 E- MB $100

 

113. Tommy McClennan — "Deep Sea Blues/It's A Cryin' Pity" BLUEBIRD 9005 E- MB $100

 

114. Tommy McClennan — "Blues Trip Me This Morning/Bluebird Blues" BLUEBIRD 9037 E MB $100

 

115. Tommy McClennan — "Roll Me Baby/Blue As I Can Be" BLUEBIRD 34-0706 E MB $100

 

116. Tommy McClennan — "I Love My Baby/Shake It Up And Go" BLUEBIRD 34-0716 E MB $100

117. Charlie McCoy And Bo Carter — "The Northern Starvers Are Returning Home / Mississippi I'm Longing For You"OKEH 8853 • E+ STUNNING COPY of a GREAT RECORD! Sounds just like the Mississippi Sheiks . . . because it kind of is! "Northern Starvers" is all about the Black migration from the South to Chicago and back. MB $500

118. Lonnie McIntorsh — "Arise And Shine/How Much I Owe" VICTOR 21411 E+ MB $400

119. Blind Willie McTell And Ruby Glaze"Mama, Let Me Scoop For You / Rollin' Mama Blues" BLUEBIRD 6007 • V+ Plays E+ Magnificent playing copy of McTell classic!!! MB $800

120. Memphis Jug Band — "Memphis Jug/Newport News" VICTOR 20576 E Beautiful copy!!! MB $300

 

121. Memphis Jug Band — "Sometimes I Think I Love You/Memphis Boy" VICTOR 20809 E- MB $200

 

122. Memphis Jug Band — "Coal Oil Blues/Papa Long Blues" VICTOR 21278 V+ MB $100

123. Memphis Jug Band — "Peaches In The Springtime/Evergreen Money Blues" VICTOR 21657 E+ Gorgeous copy! You will never need to upgrade this one!!! MB $500

 

124. Memphis Jug Band — "Gator Wobble/My Business Ain't Right" OKEH 8958 V+/E- MB $50

 

125. Memphis Jug Band — "Bottle It Up And Go/Insane Crazy Blues" VOCALION 03080 E MB $300

 

126. Memphis Jug Band — "Tear It Down, Bed Slats And All/Boodie Bum Bum" VOCALION 03182 E- MB $200

127. Kansas Joe And Memphis Minnie"Bumble Bee / I Want That" COLUMBIA 14542 • E MASTERPIECE AND SOUNDS SO CLEAN AND NICE ON A COLUMBIA LAMINATED PRESSING! MB $1,000

 

128. Memphis Minnie And Kansas Joe — "Hole In The Wall/Give It To Me In My Hand" DECCA 7023 V+ TOUGH!!! MB $200

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