Worth buying?
Or not?
Stopped at thrift store on my morning walk.
Hmm.
Tubs of 78 records from the twenties to early forties. Many in their original paper sleeves. Twenty five CENTS A TUB, with probably a hundred in each tub. Gee! The sign said "Use these for craft projects." I spose that means melt them down or something like that.
I pulled out ten individual records to bring home and look up. The Van Eps Trio looks good. Also the Six Brown Brothers who first recorded "Darktown Strutters Ball" in 1917. Chick Webb orchesra with Ella Fitzgerald BEFORE she was listed as the vocalist. And a later Chick Webb with her in one of her famous tunes: "A Tisket A Tasket". Lionel Hampton's "Jumpin' Jive".
Lionel Hampton's "The Heebie Jeebies Are Rockin' The Town" with flip side "Gin For Christmas". And so on....
I pulled out half a dozen empty sleeves for Bluebird and got them too.
Is it worth lugging this stuff home? There's a lot of Dorsey, Jimmy Lunceford, and other dance music. Condition seems to be moderate to very good.
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