SUN BLUES 78: SAMMY LEWIS-WILLIE JOHNSON I Feel So Worried/ So Long Baby Goodbye

$

128

SUN BLUES 78: SAMMY LEWIS-WILLIE JOHNSON I Feel So Worried/ So Long Baby Goodbye

SAMMY LEWIS-WILLIE JOHNSON COMBO, Sun 218. The label credits West Memphis singer-harmonica player Lewis with vocals on both sides but So Long Baby Goodbye is sung by Johnson, famed for his guitar work on Howlin’ Wolf’s first records. Johnson shouts “Well, all right, Sammy, blow the back off it!” before the harmonica solo. Nice shiny copy, light scuffs and surface wear, low surface noise. I played this on two different turntables, and it sounded VG+ on one and E-/E on the other, perhaps depending on the condition of the styli. (HEAR excerpts of sides on the video clip.] Label shows ring wear.            

See grading codes below. See photos for label damage, markings, stickers, etc.

Combined shipping available on multiple purchases.
If you have any problems with your order, please contact me before opening a case with eBay.

I have many more records, CDs and magazines listed at my eBay store, BluEsoterica.com Mail Order, and if you are in Kansas City, see my bins at Happy Rock Antiques, 100 NW 72nd St. in Gladstone, MO (10 miles north of downtown KC via U.S. Highway 169). The store is open every day (10am-8 pm Tuesday through Saturday, noon-5pm Sunday, 10am-6pm Monday). My booth is number 152 (the one with the most soul, jazz and blues records; there are several other booths with records, too).

-- Jim O'Neal, Co-founder, Living Blues magazine (eBay seller Stackhouse232)

Thanks for buying from my eBay store. Your purchases support my blues writing and research work!

Please keep me in mind if you have blues memorabilia or records you no longer want to keep.

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.