RARE POSTWAR BLUES 78 by classic blues singer EDITH WILSON (RALPH BASS series)
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RARE POSTWAR BLUES 78 by classic blues singer EDITH WILSON (RALPH BASS series)
Edith Wilson was one of the first African-American women to record blues in 1921. On this postwar record (If You Can't Control Your Man/My Oh My, Enterprise 285) with the Irving Ashby Sextette, she sings If You Can't Control Your Man in the same classic style with more modern backing from Ashby on electric guitar and other noted L.A. session men including Bumps Meyers, Red Callender and Willard McDaniel. If You Can't Control Your Man dates back to the classic blues era when it was recorded in 1928 by Lizzie Miles and Rosa Henderson, but not by Wilson. My Oh My is more in the '40s jump blues style. This is a 1947 release in the "Ralph Bass Specialty Series."
Record is VG/VG-, still somewhat shiny with a few scratches. Groove wear shows more on the My Oh My side.
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.
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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 and may be graded so, but may play with some surface noise due to poor quality pressing material.
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