78s way out of my league!!

[Meridian Repair Shop]

Ok so i have boxs and boxs of 78s. Full of stuff from the 30s and 40s.... I think. Is this stuff worth anything?

 

[paulfromcamden]

I think (like any records!) it really depends what's on them.

This dealer might be able to help http://www.78source.co.uk/

 

[Meridian Repair Shop]

Ill have a butchers

 

[formbypc]

Recent eBay sales of Robeson suggest £3 - £8 for that one ....

 

[Meridian Repair Shop]

Mmm thats not bad. I couldnt find anything on that one. Have you got a link?

 

[Meridian Repair Shop]

They are all in really nice old record store sleaves. London stores for example. That must be collectable?

 

[Meridian Repair Shop]

 

[andrew d]

Got any copies of this?
http://www.thevinylfactory.com/viny...ecomes-most-expensive-78rpm-record-ever-sold/

 

[formbypc]

Mmm thats not bad. I couldnt find anything on that one. Have you got a link?

Not to that catalogue no in particular, but there's others, so he seems to have recorded it more than once ....

 

[Barrymagrec]

Not to that catalogue no in particular, but there's others, so he seems to have recorded it more than once ....

He changed some of the words in later recordings, the original, from 1930, would get somebody the sack if played on the BBC now.....

 

[Patrick Dixon]

Mostly you will have trouble giving them away. But you have a responsibility not to bin them

 

[Gordon Steadman]

In the unlikely event of you having a copy of 'When its Thursday night in Egypt, its half past two in Spain' (no - really!!!) I would like it!!

We used to have it on 78 but it got lost somewhere in the midst of time.

Barber did it but the original was terrific.

 

[Meridian Repair Shop]

What about this? I read that this label has high value?

 

[Gordon Steadman]

Interesting!! However, I have a load of 78s already that I am transferring to the Mac gradually.

That one tune goes round and round my head and its very frustrating not be able to find a copy. I doubt it was every a major hit though.