Comments on: Record Temptation, Then and Now

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 17:04:06 +0000

I wonder if Al got those 78s?

By: ROBL

ROBL — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 23:08:01 +0000

@Caroline: yes, 53 were released. Numbers run up to 56 but near the end of series 3 numbers were not used.

By: ROBL

ROBL — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 23:07:24 +0000

@Caroline: yes, 53 were released. Numbers run up to 56 but near the end of series 3 numbers were not used.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 03:11:36 +0000

I’m a bit confused – that complete run of Blue Note 78s included more than 48 in total, no? I thought there was a total of 53 of them in that initial run (the last few in the run being a bit out of numerical order)…

By: Jazzdigger

Jazzdigger — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 22:01:55 +0000

I just love 78’s, to me they represent the bebop era, the 78 format that really captured the 1940’s and early 1950’s era. And if you play one ( in good condition) on a tube amp with a 78 needle and cartridge it will blow you away!!

By: Art klempner

Art klempner — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:58:00 +0000

Wow ! I am very happy to see the appreciation for shellac. I can tell ya ‘ stories about bringing them home from the airport . Opening the record case with fingers crossed !

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:12:28 +0000

@Al, don’t forget to trim those sleeves after you pick them up from JRC!

By: Al

Al — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 20:58:31 +0000

Actually, I have my Bird, Billie, Prez, Blue Note, Louis Jordan and other premium 78s in special binders you can get at Bags Unlimited. They are expensive and take up more space than I would like, but they protect the records quite well.

By: Al

Al — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 20:55:55 +0000

With my 78s, I expect that there will be a certain amount of breakage because they are so fragile, and I pray that it’s not Bird or Billie or Louis Jordan or Prez. So far, I’ve been lucky that way. Speaking of Prez, this weekend we are celebrating Presidents day here in the US. It’s nice that they honor a true visionary and genius, even if is only us jazz fans who understand the true meaning of Prez day.

By: ROBL

ROBL — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 20:55:06 +0000

No doubt those 78’s are a nice lot, but not such a big deal from a collector’s viewpoint. the blue and white labels as described unfortunately identify numbers 1 and 2 as third pressings and all of numbers 3 to somewhere around 21 or 22 as second pressings. Fairly common but yes, still unusual as a complete series in this condition.