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LONNIE JOHNSON "MAN KILLING BROAD" 1st US *DECCA* MEGA RARE 1937 BLUES 10" 78!!!

Sold Date: January 14, 2024
Start Date: January 7, 2024
Final Price: €48.99 (EUR)
Bid Count: 4
Seller Feedback: 1226
Buyer Feedback: 0

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*AS ALL OF YOU MAY KNOW, 78s ARE VERY FRAGILE AND THEREFORE I'D PREFER TO POST THEM INSIDE THE EU - PLEASE DON'T SET A BID IF YOU'RE FROM OUTSIDE EUROPE*

ALL RECORDS OVER 20,00€ MUST BE SENT INSURED/REGISTERED!!!

I CAN SEND ONE OR MORE RECORDS (UP TO 2 kg): INSIDE THE EU FOR 11,00€ (NOT INSURED) OR 18,00€ (REGISTERED INCL. TRACKING NUMBER)!!!

UK + SWITZERLAND: 18,00€ (NOT INSURED) OR 31,00€ (REGISTERED INCL. TRACKING NUMBER)!!!

USA + JAPAN: 20,00€ (NOT INSURED) OR 50,00€ (REGISTERED INCL. TRACKING NUMBER)!!!

THE POSTAGE INSIDE GERMANY IS ALWAYS 5,00€!!!

ALL OTHER COUNTRIES: PLEASE ASK BEFORE YOU PLACE A BID!!!

WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS I'LL SELL LOTS OF RARE GARAGE/BEAT/PSYCH/FOLK/PROGRESSIVE/KRAUTROCK ETC. ALBUMS FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION - EACH WEEK NEW RARITIES TO GRAB, SO CHECK OUT MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE!!!

 

LONNIE JOHNSON "MAN KILLING BROAD / GOT THE BLUES FOR THE WEST END" MEGA RARE ORIGINAL US 1st PRESSING FROM 1937 ON THE DECCA RECORDS LABEL Cat. No. 7445!!! EARLIEST EVER A/A MATRIX ENDINGS, MACHINE STAMPED ON BOTH RUN OFF GROOVES!!! COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIG. AND CORRECT OUTER SLEEVE!!! PLEASE NOTE: HERE'S A VG-- COPY OF THIS LEGENDARY 10" - A SIMPLY AMAZING BLUES 78 FROM START TO FINISH, A PERSONAL FAVE OF MINE AND A TRUE MUST-HAVE!!! US 1st PRESSINGS ARE NOWADAYS VERY HARD TO FIND, SO GRAB IT WHILE YOU CAN (AND CHECK OUT MY OTHER STUFF) - GOOD LUCK & HAPPY BIDDING!!!


RECORD: VERY GOOD-- (LOTS OF FAINT SLEEVE REMOVAL MARKS/HAIRLINES, LOTS OF SCUFFS AND A FEW TINY/SLIGHTLY FEELABLE NEEDLE MARKS ARE VISIBLE UNDER MY MEGA STRONG LIGHT, BUT THERE ARE NO HEAVY/DEEP SCRATCHES - IT GETS A VG-- GRADE & UNDER NORMAL LIGHT IT LOOKS MUCH BETTER!!!)
* I CAN NO LONGER PLAY MY 78s, BUT I REMEMBER THAT THE SOUND WAS ALWAYS VERY SATISFYING + THERE WERE NO SKIPS OR STICKS ON MY SYSTEM*

I'M A VINYL LOVER AND LONG-TIME COLLECTOR ---> ALL OF MY RECORDS ARE 100% STRICT AND CONSERVATIVE GRADED: MINT/EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD/GOOD (+/-)!!! EACH LP IS VISUALLY GRADED UNDER MY MEGA STRONG HALOGEN LIGHT WHERE I CAN SEE EVERYTHING!!! IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE AUDIO QUALITY OF A SPECIFIC LP, PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE YOU PLACE A BID!!!

ALL PHOTOS ARE FROM THE ACTUAL ITEM FOR SALE - I USE NO STOCK PHOTOS ETC.!!!

EACH RECORD IS PROFESSIONALLY & 100% SECURELY PACKED - BE SURE THAT I ALWAYS REMOVE THE DISC FROM THE COVER!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER AUCTIONS OF RARE AND HARD TO FIND 60s AND 70s VINYL!!!

MANY THANKS TO ALL OF MY OLD & NEW CUSTOMERS!!!