PREWAR BLUES 78 LOT: BUMBLE BEE SLIM Leroy’s Buddy LEE BROWN Jimmie Gordon DECCA

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PREWAR BLUES 78 LOT (DECCA label) BUMBLE BEE SLIM Leroy’s Buddy LEE BROWN Jimmie Gordon

This listing is for the following four 10-inch 78s:

BUMBLE BEE SLIM Climbing on Top of the Hill/Ain’t It a Cryin’ Shame? (Tricky Woman Blues), DECCA 7031. Recorded in 1934 with piano & guitar accompaniment. G- with scuffs, scratches and some pops.

JIMMIE GORDON Think You Need a Shot/C.C. & St. Louis Blues DECCA 7268. Recorded in 1937. Vocals & piano, no band. Composer credit here for Think You Need a Shot, best known for Walter Davis’ 1936 version, is to Gordon. (The Davis 78 has no composer credit.) Mostly G to G+, worn; needle sticks in spots of Side B.

LEROY’S BUDDY (BILL GAITHER) New Evil Hearted Blues/’Bout the Break of Day DECCA 7404. Vocals & guitar with Honey Hill on piano; spoons added on ‘But the Break of the Day, from 1936. New Evil Hearted Blues recorded in 1937. VG.

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

See grading codes below. See photos for stickers, writing on labels, etc.

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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, but may play with some surface noise due to poor quality pressing material.