1922 Hollywood Syncopators on Nordskog 3013 78 rpm
$
66
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Hello again, fellow 78 buffs. I'm back after a three-year hiatus (just got laid off again !) with numerous lots of ten-each 1920's jazz and dance band 78's, along with some interesting singles I'll be listing over the next couple of weeks. There'll be at least some occasional jazz and scarce label items mixed into the multi-lots, and some nice jazz, blues, and hillbilly single listings, so be sure to scan them thoroughly to ensure that you don't miss out on something you need for your collection. Please bear with my sometimes lengthy item descriptions; I love these old records, and this is about the only place I get to talk about them ! Shipping will cost more than eBay's misinformed maximum of four bucks, and I'll have that total after the auction concludes (depending on combined shipping and/or your election of either Priority or Media Rate shipment), but I promise I'll keep shipping at no more than actual cost.
PACIFIC COAST BLUES / I WISH I COULD SHIMMIE LIKE MY SISTER KATE: HOLLYWOOD SYNCOPATORS, on VV+ (plays very well !) Nordskog 3013. Actually the Original Memphis Five here, with Phil Napoleon - trumpet / Miff Mole - trombone / Jimmy Lytell- clarinet / Frank Signorelli - piano / and Jack Roth on drums. "Kate" is actually the bluesier of the two selections here; I've never heard a more laid-back rendition. (It sort of reminds you of the Red Hot Peppers' "Smoke House Blues.") "Pacific Coast Blues" is a dandy strut, with soars and swoops that evince an Original Dixieland Jazz Band influence as much as any OM5 side I've heard.
Recorded by the Arto Company in New York City on 14 June 1922, these sides were pressed at that company's Orange, NJ plant and coupled for issue on Arto, Bell, Globe, and Andrae Nordskog's Los Angeles label. Nordskog 78's are not commonly met with today. The company is remembered for being the first to record a black jazz band on the West Coast (Kid Ory's, in 1922). Most of you know about the label debacle surrounding that one; Ory wanted them with his own Sunshine label, but Nordskog went ahead and put his on them. Ory then began pasting his own over the Nordskogs, which is why most Sunshines today can be seen curling away from a Nordskog label underneath. The 1940's saw a reproduction of these on a revived, somewhat identical Nordskog label; these are of course not as rare or anywhere near as valuable as the originals.
The record plays strongly and clearly (especially for ealy acoustic) over relatively light-to-moderate surface noise. There is one small edge chip on the first side, not to the grooves. There are a few light to medium scratches or digs which may 'tic', but do not cause a skip or repeat. The labels are in quite decent condition. Docks' 6thEd."E" price would be $ 50-75.
PLEASE SEE MY OTHER 1920'S JAZZ, DANCE, BLUES, HILLBILLY, ETC. 78'S FOR SALE THIS MONTH.
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