78rpm Jazz Swing records x 4 Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw & Mezzrow

	£		17
	$		23

Hello everyone,
I'm having another purge as I continue to downsize my collection of some 60+ years and, as a result, I will be listing many 78rpm jazz records over the coming weeks.
Some will be New Orleans plus Dance Band and Swing recorded from the 1920s and 30s, 40s and 50s. Below are listed the details and condition.
HMV   BD 5927     Glenn Miller              A String Of Pearls                                  /  Blue Rain                Ray Eberle, vocal.                         Just a couple of tiny, fine imperfections. There is a light lift once per revolution lessening to nothing a the arm progresses.
 This not a concern on side 1 but it affects play slightly for the first few seconds on side 2. Just a suggestion of very light crackle on the quiet passages.                                                                                                                         VG                                                                       
HMV   BD 5193     Tommy Dorsey         Who'll Buy My Violets                             /  Mr Ghost Goes To Town                                                 A very few fine lines and light thin rub lines. Light crackle on quieter passages.                   EXC
HMV     B 9476      Artie Shaw                Dancing In The Dark                             /  Yolanda                   Hal Stevens, vocal               Another very clean record but has one 1" scratch and a pin-prick sized needle drop on side 2, non-sounding. A touch of light
 background crackle is heard during the quieter passages.      VG + +
HMV     B 9322      Artie Shaw                Don't Take Your Love Away From Me   /  Love Me A Little      Lena Horne, vocal - both sides                                       Very clean record with only faint imperfections. A little very light crackle is heard on occasion EXC +
HMV     B 9470     Mezz Mezzrow          Revolutionary Blues                              /  Getting' Together    A- Mezzrow Orchestra,  B- Mezzrow/Ladnier Quintet.    As above but one fine scratch, non-sounding. Lovely quiet background.                          VG ++   
                                                                                             All the records play well, loudly and clearly. All are flat and black and very shiny barring the comment regarding the Miller.. One has to appreciate that most vintage recordings, many near 100 years old, will have some background noise, often associated with
 the original recording and sometimes as a result of wind-up grams. I now play my 78s on a Goldring GL72 deck with a proper conical / spherical diamond 2.5mil profile stylus plus  valve amplification. It keeps down the background noise and brings out the
 best of the recordings using hardware that was of the accepted pairing of the day. Wind-up grams are even more authentic, look great and have that wonderful nostalgic sound...but they don't half destroy the discs quickly. My diamond stylus is only good for
 200 hours, whereas a sapphire stylus is good for a mere 80 hours. One can spend a fortune on stereo play equipment and skimp for 78s but I've found that it's pound foolish.
This is a lovely quintet of music from the best and most fondly remembered orchestras of their day. All come with sleeves in excellent condition.
All records will be bubble wrapped and dispatched in a purpose made cardboard record mailer. Please feel free to ask questions or request further pictures.
If personal collection is preferred, payment is by cash only on collection. Thank you.
Please, feel free to ask questions or request further pictures.
Kind regards,
Brian.