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By: Marc Bernstein

Marc Bernstein — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:53:49 +0000

I just received a gift last night of 500 vintage Jazz 78s-all of them in near mint condition. Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman,
Bix Beiderbecke,Tommy &
Jimmy Dorsey,Glenn Miller,
Charlie Barnett,Louis Armstrong,
Duke Ellington,& many more.
If anyone is interested having custom-made CD transfers of these 78s, please send an email to:
mbernstein165old@yahoo.com
Price for each custom-made CD transfer is $20.00 US. I have many vintage & rare Jazz 78s in my collection now,too numerous to mention here.

By: Marc Bernstein

Marc Bernstein — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 09:49:11 +0000

I am a collector of vintage 78s,LPs,45s,reel to reel tapes,& cassettes: I own a Victrola acoustic gramophone,steel needles. also use a Lenco L-75 variable speed turntable with Shure N-44, N 70, N 75 plus Stanton 500+683 Styli+cartridges. I am an independent CD Reissue Producer & Proprietor of a small CD Reissue company in Toronto: Heritage Records. I love the sounds of old,antique 78s-have over 45,000 78s-Jazz,nostalgia,classical, vaudeville, etc.
I transfer,sell,market & distribute my own professionally made CD transfers from my own 78s. Price for each CD from my label,is $20.00 per each CD,in US dollars,but I am offering a discount for new customers : $15.00 per each CD.
Buy four CDs= shipping is free. I have received a free gift of 2,000 vintage Jazz / nostalgia 78s from libraries recently. email me for further info: mbernstein165old@yahoo.com Telephone-416-960-9595 or by cell phone-416-564-3322.
Website:
http://www.vintagesoundof78s.com
Payment is by paypal,or US money order. I love the sounds of vintage 78s,& I am recreating the 78 RPM sound on CDs,without the surface noise. I also do a custom to CD transfer service for collectors of vintage 78s in Toronto,/ Ontario or USA. Contact me for further info.

By: geoffrey Wheeler

geoffrey Wheeler — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:08:58 +0000

Ms. Stehouwer, depending on the label and record condition, 1930s European 78 pressings tend to play better than comparable U.S. issues. Blue Note BN 14 is a rarity. Probably no more than several hundred were likely pressed. But is it valuable? Not particularly, and being a Blue Note does not enhance its value. Both sides are wonderful but these are neglected players. Caution collectors: Blue Note 78s do not have the same eclat among 78 collectors that Blue Note LPs have among vinyl collectors. I can’t imagine anyone going out of his/her way to avidly seek out Blue Note 78s. I bought my first jazz 78 in 1942. Frankie Newton on Bluebird.

By: Floris Stehouwer

Floris Stehouwer — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:49:57 +0000

I live in Buenos Aires, and last year I bought a collection of 700 jazz 78rpm records for 100 USD. Nice records, there are Charlie Parker/Miles Davis Savoys, Bessie Smith, Ellington, Armstrong, Basie and a lot of Hot Club de France records in this collection.
It is a very nice experience to play them, and the older jazz music, particularly Armstrong, sounds nice and authentic.
I use a Shure M44C on my Thorens and sounds very well.
The French and English pressings sound better than the US pressings.
Peter: I have a 78rpm Blue Note but it is 12 inch and not 10 inch. It is called “Port of Harlem Blues”, number 14-A. Do you know if this is a rarity?
Kind regards,
FLoris

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:57:33 +0000

Wish I lived in the US. I started collecting Blue Note 78s soem 10 years ago and it’s sad to find out that almost my only source is eBay. Do you happen to know if there are (Blue Note) 78 collectors who exchange 78s?
By the way (now I’m addressing serious collectors): does anybodu know if Blue Note 564 and/or Blue Note 565 (both Sidney Bechet) exist?

By: Al

Al — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:12:45 +0000

That’s great Erich. You are quite brave to share the information on the site, but somehow I don’t think it will create a swarm of customers beating down the doors at Down Home Records. — al

By: Erich Schultz

Erich Schultz — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:15:44 +0000

I have been picking up some virtually mint jazz 78’s from a place called Down Home Records in El Cerrito, Ca. Really nice folks. The owner is reducing his duplicates in all categories, including jazz. He has them priced at 10 for $20. Excellent Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck and Count Basie. The paper sleves they came in are great to look at as well.

By: Rudolf A. Flinterman

Rudolf A. Flinterman — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:05:10 +0000

I had a similar experience but at the opposite side of the scale.(78 vs 16 rpm). I bought the six 16 rpm Prestige albums in mint condition, but could not play them. After many years I found a Lenco turntable with the 16 rpm feature, in Lausanne for 50 odd francs. The sound of 16 rpms is not as good as 33 rpm. But it is fun to have them. Beautiful cover designs and 16-5 (Geo. Wallington Phil Woods Donald Byrd Red Garland) and 16-6 (Pepper Adams Cecil Payne Julius Watkins Dave Amram) are first issues of sessions which were later re-issued on 33 rpm.