RARE PREWAR BLUES 78: CHARLEY PATTON on PARAMOUNT

$

614

Note to bidders, Dec. 7, 2007: This item has been relisted after eBay removed all my auctions this morning simply because my descriptive listings had included a link to my website. I have revised the listings, so please resume bidding. Sorry for the confusion.

Thanks,

Jim O'Neal

Charley Patton: Screamin’ and Hollerin’ the Blues/Mississippi Bo Weavil, Paramount 12805. The first two sides ever recorded by the King of the Delta Blues, from June of 1929. Like most Pattons that turn up, this one is well-worn. (This one was found in Kansas City.) Side A is graded F. The music is audible but distorted, and surface noise is prominent.  The needle jumps the first few grooves due to a small edge flake, dig, and a tight crack about one-half inch long at the beginning of the record. On Side B the music is sometimes a little stronger (F to F+), but heavy surface noise and distortion are still present; plays through with no skips. Labels on both sides are readable, with some spindle wear around the center.

78 RPM RECORD GRADING

Records are visually graded by VJM CONDITION CODES per VJM’s Jazz & Blues Mart:

N (new) or M (mint): New and unplayed. NM or N- (near mint): Nearly same as N/M but played a few times. E+: plays like new, with very, very few signs of handling, such as tiny scuffs from being slipped in and out of jackets. E: excellent (still very shiny, near new looking with no visible signs of (groove) wear but with a few inaudible scuffs and scratches). E-: still shiny, but without the luster of a new record. Very little wear, plays distortion-free. V+ or VG+: An “average” looking 78 in which scuffs and general use has dulled finish somewhat. Wear is moderate but playing is generally free of distortion. Surface noise still not pronounced. V or VG: very good (moderate, even wear throughout but still very playable. Surface noise and scratches audible but not intrusive.) V- or VG- = quite playable; some distortion in louder passages but music remains loud in most places. Surface noise from wear and scratches well below music level. G+: gray throughout but still serviceable. Music begins to sound muffled. G (good): quite worn/damaged, but surface noise still below music level. Listenable. G-: Music muffled from wear but still exceeds surface noise. F+: most of record remains audible over surface noise but listening uncomfortable. F (fair): further deterioration but still generally audible. P (poor): unplayable.

Standard abbreviations: sfc = surface; lbl = label; nap = not affecting play; scr = scratch; lc = lamination crack; cr = crack; hc/hlc = hairline crack; wol = writing on label; sol = sticker on label; fade = faded label; gr = groove; eb = edge bite; ec = edge chip; ef = edge flake; cvr = cover; s = stereo; rf = rough; aud/inaud = audible/inaudible.

[Grades with a slash in between indicate the condition of Side A/Side B.]