Edith Wilson Johnny Dunn That Thing Called Love Columbia Unissued Jazz Blues 78

$

800

ARTIST:  Edith Wilson with Johnny Dunn's Jazz Hounds
LABEL:   Columbia shellac master test 80304-2
TITLES:  That Thing Called Love
CONDITION:  E-
DESCRIPTION: This is Edith Wilson's personal copy of a one sided Columbia shellac test of "That Thing Called Love" which she recorded in 1922 and was never issued.  I don't believe it's ever been reissued and this is probably the only existing copy of her performance of this song.  Mamie Smith also sang it on her first Okeh release.  Description on label of "scattered dents all over in master" has no effect on play of this test.  Some scuffs and small scratches that occasionally tic.  
Mamie's treatment accompanied by Fred Hager's group of white musicians was sad and melancholy.  Here we have a gutsier version backed by Johnny Dunn's Jazz Hounds who also take off on an fiery instrumental chorus.  Edith Wilson sings Perry Bradford's lyrics, then finishes with these spoken verses:        Went to the furniture store to buy a rocking chair,        if the blues overtake me gonna rock away from here        I don't want no sugar in my tea,        the man I love is sweet enough for me        A high yellow will make a tadpole hug a whale,        and a brown skin will make a man break his tail        Nobody knows what that thing called love will do.

78 GRADING:  We use the universally recognized VJM (Vintage Jazz Mart) 78 rpm system in grading our 78s with some streamlining as noted,  eliminating some of the hair splitting on records graded V- and below (G+, G, G-, F).  

E+

Highest grade used. A record that might have minor handling marks but has no visible signs of wear.  N, N- and E+ records will all be graded as E+.

E
Record has slight signs of handling and use but groove wear should be barely detectable and grooves should still be glossy and black. 

E-
Light groove wear with grey rubbing and light circular gray grooves starting to appear, but record should still retain glossy black grooves for almost all of the surface.

V+
Grey wear, handling and groove wear more apparent, but much of the groove area will still have black.

V
Record is approaching an overall grey surface with uniform wear, but will still play well even though the level of surface noise and distortion could be distracting.

V-
Record has wear throughout, and was subject to continual playing to wring more sound out of it, so even the grey is in a more advanced state of deterioration with groove walls disappearing.

P
This grade generally indicates poor condition on a good title.