Tom is seeking the following records. If you have any of these for sale or trade, please let him know (Email link at bottom.)

Some of these are rather rare and valuable, while others are quite common but have somehow eluded his collection.  Thanks!

Baby Face Leroy Trio - Rollin' and Tumblin' - Parkway 501
Agustin Barrios - any 78 on Odeon, Atlanta,  etc
Guitarrist Barrios - any 78 on Artiga
Elder Beck - Wine Head Willie - Chess 1539
Blind Thomas (John Fahey) - any 78 on Fonotone
Dock Boggs - Old Rub Alcohol Blues - The Lonesome Ace 1
Leo Brouwer - any Cuban 78
Good Tone Banjo Boys - Duck's Yas Yas - Good Tone ( R Crumb cover)
Rev. J. O. Hanes - Paramount 3058(?)  (with picture label)
Tye-Tongue Hanley - You Got My Nose Wide Open - JVB 88  hear it!
Earl Hooker - Sweet Angel - Rockin 513
Shakey Horton - Have A Good Time - Cobra 5002
Alberta Hunter - Come On Home - Paramount 12013 (multi-colored)
Sonny Jones - I'm Pretty Good At It - Vocalion 05124
Little Walter Trio - Moonshine Blues - Parkway 502
Little Walter Trio - Bad Acting Woman - Regal 3296
Mumbles - any 78 on RPM or Modern
Nugrape Twins - any
Ma Rainey - Dream Blues - Paramount 12098
Rhythm Willie - any 78 on Premium or Okeh (except Okeh 05856)
Sister Rosa Shaw - I'm Leaving Soon - Chance 5007  hear it!
Six Jumping Jacks  - Nagasaki - Brunswick   hear it!
Rev. Utah Smith - Two Wings - Checker 785
Sunny Land Slim (sic) & Muddy Water (sic) - Blue Baby - Tempo-Tone 1002
Deacon Bill Williams - Holy Train - Gotham (?)
Geeshie Wiley - Last Kind Words Blues - Paramount 12951  hear it!
(old picture disc) - Little Red Riding Hood -Emerson A-100

 
Wanted on LP:

Cab Calloway - (green cover w/ cartoon of Cab) - Epic                        
Rev. Gary Davis - The Singing Reverend - Stinson 56 (10" or 12")
Irving Field Orch - Melody Cruise Italy - Oceanic OCP 513 (Sophia Loren cover)
Joel Herron - My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Westminster WB 7048 (Jayne Mansfield cover)
The Otis Brothers - The Otis Brothers - Flying Crow 103 (R Crumb cover)
Hal Otis Orch - Speak Low - Westminster 6073 (Jayne Mansfield cover)
Regent Concert Orch - Amor - Regent 6091 (Jayne Mansfield cover)
Sonny Terry - Whoopin' The Blues - (UK) Melodisc MLP-516 (10")
Sonny Terry - Harmonica Blues - (UK) Topic 10 T 30 (10")
Various Artists - Ain't No Stopper on My Faucet - Barrelhouse BH-06  (R Crumb cover)
Various Artists - Aladdin R&R til Midnite - (French) Aladdin 1561321
Various Artists - San Francisco Jazz on Flexo - Echo (R Crumb cover)
Various Artists - Unknown Detroit Bluesmen vol 1 - Barrelhouse (R Crumb cover)
(PS: Click here to see Tom's favorite albums...)

Book wanted:
Duke/Peacock Records by Galen Gart and Roy C. Ames

Always interested in auction or set-sales lists for 78s, 45s & LPs, especially blues (pre-war & post-war,) R & B, gospel, etc. 

Also wanted: 
* old harmonica ephemera -- instructionals, ads, etc
* old bullet-shaped microphones (working or not.) Shure, Astatic, etc
* 10" 78 RPM picture-discs (other than Vogue label)
* boxing-style concert posters of blues/folk/R&B/gospel shows  (like that) ------->
* lobby cards and/or window cards from black musicals ("Hi De Ho," "Ebony Parade," etc)
* cheesecake LP covers (esp. J Mansfield or S Loren)
* old sheet music w/ photos of jazz or blues artists
* blues or jazz 78s on blue-wax Columbia
* early pre-disc cylinders by harmonica players or solo guitarists

 

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