CHICAGO BLUES 78: OTIS RUSH – I Can’t Quit You Baby/Sit Down Baby, COBRA (1956)

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CHICAGO BLUES 78: OTIS RUSH – I Can’t Quit You Baby/Sit Down Baby, COBRA (1956)

I Can’t Quit You Baby/Sit Down Baby, Cobra 5000. The first release on the historic Cobra label: Otis Rush’s first record and biggest hit, recorded in Chicago in 1956 with Big Walter Horton on harp, Wayne Bennett on guitar, Willie Dixon on bass, Red Holloway on sax, Lafayette Leake on piano, and Al Duncan on drums. Scuffed, looks G+ but plays VG- to VG with no skips or distortion. Name ‘ Lena’ is written on label. (One of Otis' daughters is named Lena, coincidentally.)

10-inch 78. Will be shipped in a large box cushioned with packing material.

See record grading codes below.

Combined shipping available on multiple purchases.

I have many more records listed at Bluesoterica.com (Mail Order page) and if you are in Kansas City, see my bins at Holy Cow Market & Music, 3109 Gillham Road, Sundays 11 a.m. till 4:00 p.m.

78 RPM RECORD GRADING
Most of the following descriptions are based on the Vintage Jazz Mart grading codes.
N (new) or M (mint): New and unplayed. NM or N- (near mint): Nearly same as M but played a few times. or showing minimal storage wear.
E+: plays almost like new, with 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 few or no visible signs of groove wear but may have a few inaudible scuffs.
 E-: still shiny, but without the luster of a new record. Very little wear, plays distortion-free. May have a few minor scuffs.
 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 too intrusive.
V- or VG- = quite playable; may have some distortion in louder passages but music remains loud in most places. Surface noise from wear and scratches are below music level.
G+: gray throughout or quite scuffed 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+: Music remains audible over surface noise but listening uncomfortable.
F (fair): Surface noise is as loud as the music.
P (poor): unplayable.
 
 [+ and – denote in-between grades. Grades with a slash in between indicate the condition of Side A/Side B.]

Note: Some 78s look mint or near mint and may be graded so, but may play with some surface noise due to poor quality pressing material.