Glenn Miller and His Orchestra Big Band Swing 78rpm shellac records x 4
£
18
$
24
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
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 and others will be Dance Band and Swing recorded from the 1920s and 30s,40s & 50s.
Below are the details and condition of the four Miller records.
HMV BD 5678 My Blue Heaven / Frenesi A couple of very light lines and very minor imperfections. Very quiet background Excellent +
HMV BD 5720 Chattanooga Chou Choo / I Know Why As above. Very quiet background. Excellent +
HMV BD 5942 Moonlight Serenade / American Patrol As above. Very quiet background Excellent +
HMV BD 5632 Blueberry Hill / The Nearness Of You As above but with just a couple of extra small imperfections. Very quiet background Excellent. All sleeves are in very good plus condition. All the records play beautifully, with no distortion and with minimal or even barely detectable background noise. All are black, shiny and dead flat.
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 or ill matched styli. 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 post war 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 only good for a mere 80 hours and a ceramic one for even less. One can spend a fortune on stereo play equipment and skimp for 78s but I've found that it's pound foolish.
This small selection offers as good a play as you are likely to hear, quiet and without any nasties of any description. Dissatisfied? - I'm sure you won't be, but I always offer a money back guarantee. This is a lovely quartet of music from the best and most fondly remembered performer of his day along with The Duke, Goodman, Dorsey and Whiteman.
Glenn wasn't just bought and stuffed away in the cupboard, his records were played and played. It would be difficult to find a small collection of his records as this one in such nice condition and sounding just brilliant. As is said, one careful owner...or two.
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.
price rating
