I’ve got a HMV 102 and a small stack of jazz 78s, mainly Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Count Basie, Stan Kenton etc. Not a huge amount, and mostly given to me by a neighbour who’s a big 78 fan, but far more into classical & opera. I like being able to play pretty much any format!
I like the old 78 sleeves, many have advertisements for long gone record shops on them.
Yes, me too. And fun when it suggests a record hasn't travelled more than a mile or two in seventy years.
I like playing 78s - though I've never gotten seriously into it and invested in a phono stage with adjustable EQ or even in getting suitable styluses.
The main problem being in the UK is that interesting jazz from that era is in short supply - most of the 78s I stumble across are classical or (the majority) dance bands.
I’ve got a HMV 102 and a small stack of jazz 78s, mainly Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Count Basie, Stan Kenton etc. Not a huge amount, and mostly given to me by a neighbour who’s a big 78 fan, but far more into classical & opera. I like being able to play pretty much any format!
I'm guessiing that is a quite late model Tony.
also a few 12” shellac ‘For reference recording only - Audio Devices, Inc. New York white label discs with one centred spindle hole and 3 other holes on the label. very odd? Don’t know what is one them?
The most interesting one is from a Jazz Orch called The Buddy Bolden Orchestra.
I have that...not started it.This is an entertaining read - profiles of some of the most obsessive 78 collectors in the world.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/145166706X/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
I do record pricing for Oxfam and we do quite often get 78s coming in. We have tried selling them in the shop but it’s not really worth it — we might sell one a month or so. The majority are classical (12” and some 10”), as well as 10” easy listening (Victor Sylvester and other orchestras and big bands), crooners (Bing Crosby, etc.), military bands and novelty/comedy. Most of these are from the 1940-50s. We end up disposing of them. We sometimes get rock and roll (Elvis, Bill Haley, etc) and earlier or more distinguished jazz bands (Duke Ellington, Count Basie, etc) and these tend to be worth more, so they go onto the Oxfam Online Shop (https://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk). If browsing the site, you can limit your results to vinyl (there isn’t a shellac section), then by record speed. Hope that helps.
You could always ask at your local Oxfam shop if they will hold any 78s for you to look at. If you give them a phone number, they will call you when a pile comes in.