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78 rpm: BERTHA LEE & CHARLIE PATTON VOCALION 02650 BLUES 78 RPM RECORD V+ CHARLEY

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24 Oct 2015
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BERTHA LEE & CHARLIE PATTON VOCALION 02650 BLUES 78 RPM RECORD V+
YELLOW BEE/ MIND READER BLUES

RECORDED IN NEW YORK CITY 1934. BLUES MASTERPIECES FROM BERTHA LEE AND HER HUSBAND DELTA BLUES LEGEND CHARLEY PATTON.
THIS RECORD WAS RECORDED DURING PATTON'S FINAL SESSIONS BEFORE HIS DEATH IN APRIL 1934. MANY HEAVY MARKS BUT PLAYS REAL STRONG. PLAYS EVEN WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION FROM MUSIC, JUST BACKGROUND NOISE. YELLOW BEE PLAYS STRONG V++. MIND READER PLAYS WITH A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND NOISE V+. GREAT RECORD!!!
WHEN RESEARCHING CHARLIE PATTON IN THE EARLY 1960'S DON FOUND BERTHA LEE IN MISSISSIPPI AND BECAME FRIENDS WITH HER. DON ONCE TOOK HER UP TO CHICAGO TO SEE HOWLIN' WOLF WHO BERTHA KNEW FROM THE LATE 30'S. DON TOLD THIS STORY ON MY PODCAST JOHN'S OLD TIME RADIO SHOW -
OTRS #33 – Don Kent Part 4 “Don speaks on The Blues”.

ALL RECORDS PLAY GRADED USING A STANTON 500-ll CARTRIDGE USING A 3.5TE STYLUS.

I AM CURRENTLY SELLING RECORDS FROM LEGENDARY COLLECTOR DON KENT'S RECORD COLLECTION. DON WAS THE FOUNDER OF MAMLISH RECORDS, FLYIN' CROW AND COUNTRY TURTLE. HE BEGAN COLLECTING BLUES RECORDS AS A YOUNG MAN WHILE LIVING IN CHICAGO WHILE WORKING AT BOB KOESTER'S STORE THE JAZZ RECORD MART. DON AMASSED ONE OF THE GREATEST COLLECTIONS OF BLUES, JAZZ AND COUNTRY RECORDS DURING HIS LIFETIME. HE WAS MY FRIEND AND IT'S AN HONOR TO PASS THESE RECORDS ON TO A NEW GENERATION OF COLLECTORS. I WILL BE SELLING HIS COLLECTION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS ALONG WITH FELLOW SELLER'S SHERWIN DUNNER bombastium & JOE LAURO onemintjulip10 . CHECK OUR EBAY STORES EVERY WEEK FOR A CHANCE AT THESE FANTASTIC DISCS!
GOOD LUCK! - JOHN HENEGHAN

SHIPPING:
$7 USPS MEDIA MAIL, $2 EACH ADDITIONAL RECORD
$16 USPS PRIORITY MAIL (RECOMMENDED), $2 EACH ADDITIONAL
$20 CANADA, $2 EACH ADDITIONAL
$35 OVERSEAS, $5 EACH ADDITIONAL

NOTE : Do not pay until you have been invoiced by us!
PAYMENTS BY PAYPAL ONLY ...PLEASE DO NOT BID WITHOUT A PAYPAL ACCOUNT


PLEASE READ MY GRADING AND SHIPPING INFO BELOW:

Standard 78 rpm VJM grading system:
N- = like new
E+ = a virtually perfect copy with only minor signs of having been played
E = very slight signs of wear, maybe some minor scuffing and/or light scratches but a clean copy with little groove wear
E- = slightly above average copy, some groove wear and minor blemishes but a very decent copy
VG+ = an average copy, signs of use, some groove wear but still a decent copy
VG = wear, scuffing, light scratches but a very playable copy
VG- getting scary!...will play but is quite worn
G+ = a playable copy but very very worn
G = plays through
G- = wall hanger
P = once might have been a phonograph record