This record is a prime "sleeper," a hot item that paradoxically will wake everyone up! Bandleader JAN GARBER was known in the '30s as "The Idol of the Airlanes," dispensing commercial pap by the cubic hectare.  In the '20s, however, he had one of the hottest bands in the country, and this record is one of his hottest. 

On "WHAT DO I CARE WHAT SOMEBODY SAID," the Garber organization does the uncanniest imitation of the WHOLE sound of Jean Goldkette's band, with soloists emulating Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer, Joe Venuti, and an imitation Bill Challis arrangement! It's totally contemporary with Goldkette - I wonder what they thought of it? -  and all I can say is "Wow!"  

"UNDER THE MOON" on the flip is not nearly so abandoned, but still it ain't chopped liver.  

This original "Orthophonic" "Scroll" Victor 20754 is in sturdy EE- condition; a few dings, a skosh wear, still a lovely copy.    

*****

 

These records come from my private collection, which I have been accumulating since 1967, and now am downsizing!  My highest priority in these eBay auctions is to give you the best possible idea of a record’s true condition and aesthetic value.  I always post at least four clear images, showing the record fore and aft, a close-up of the label, and the whole disc, warts and all.  If my purple prose won’t cut it, the pictures will!  Shipping is done with expert care. Your record will brave Media Mail in a stout corregated box, between four sheets of cardboard and a couple of “packers.”  I hope you are amused by these descriptions, and by the quality of service being offered.

On Mar-21-20 at 15:49:09 PDT, seller added the following information:

An interested viewer has pointed out that "WHAT DO I CARE WHAT SOMEBODY SAYS." was issued in TWO takes - there's a fairly sober reading on take -1; a bootleg loosened-up version on take -2!  I hadn't known this till now.  The version on offer here is the four-sheets-to-the-wind take -2.  I'd love to hear that sober, starched collar take -1, if only to familiarize myself with the jumping-off point for these gin-fortified musicians.