This listing is for 78 RPM Hillbilly Records that come from my own private collection The condition of each record you will find below: If you need a more detailed description or a playgrade, feel free to email me  All records have been cleaned they will be shipped in new sleeves or the original sleeve.  All but a couple of the records have some surface noise which is probably described in the grades shown below the list of records  They will be shipped in two boxes to guard against breakage  The shipping is free.

 

Artist

Titles of  tunes

Label

Number

Visual Grade

Notes

1.       Homer & Jethro with June Carter

The Huckle Buck

 The Wedding of Hillbilly Lilli Marlene

RC

2-0140

VG+

 

2.       Gene Autry

Be Honest with Me

VG

Okeh

05080

VG

Label faded, slight warp

3.       Virginia O’ Brien

Wrong Train

Dude Ranch Serenade

Decca

L3657

VG to VG+

 

4.       Gene Autry

The Leaf of Love

The Last Mile

Columbia

37816

VG+

 

5.       Gene Autry

Be Honest with Me

What’s Gonna Happen to Me

Okeh

05980

VG+

 

6.       Tex Williams

The California Polka

Rose of the Alamo

Capitol

1321

VG to VG+

Some sheen lost on disc

7.       Roy Hall and the Blue Ridge Entertainers

I’m Glad We Didn’t Say Good-Bye

The Best of Friends Must Part

Bluebird

33-0515

VG+

 

8.       Lawrence “Piano Roll” Cook

Why Do They Always Say “No”

The Old Piano Roll Blues

Abbey

G710

VG+

 

9.       Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys

We Might As Well Forget It

You’re From Texas

Okeh

6722

VG to VG+

 

10.   Roy Acuff and the Smokey Mountain Boys

Short Changed in Love

I Talk to Myself About You

Columbia

37505

VG+

 

11.   Roy Acuff and the Smokey Mountain Boys

I’ll Forgive You But I Can’t Forget

Write Me Sweetheart

Okeh

6723

VG+

 

12.   Jim Reeves

Butterfly Love

Let Me Love You Just a Little

Abbot

137

VG-

½” crack at edge, labels both sides have scrapes, Red Vinyl Rare

13.   Marvin & Johnny

Cherry Pie

Ain’t That Right

Kent

303

VG to VG+

 

14.   Hank Williams

Your Cheatin’ Heart

Kaw-Liga

MGM

11416

VG

Label is faded, small scrape around Kaw-Liga Spindle hole, still plays strong

15.   Idaho Call and His Sun Valley Cowboys

Just hangin’ On

You Can’t Break the Chains of Love

Coast

289

VG

 

16.   Smiley Lewis

Caldonia’s Party

Oh Baby

Imperial

557

VG

Label faded somewhat

17.   Dolly Cooper

Down So Long

Teen Age Prayer

Modern

977

G

Scrape around spindle hole on Teen Age Prayer, Black mark on Down so Long Label

18.   Hank Thompson

Don’t Flirt With Me

Rock in the Ocean

Capitol

40085

VG

Scrape around spindle hole on Don’t Flirt with Me, 2 other small scrapes, same side

19.   George Morgan

You’re a Little Doll

Almost

Columbia

20906

VG+

 

20.   Spade Cooly (With Tex Williams)

I’ve Taken All I’m Gonna Take from You

Forgive Me One More Time

Okeh

6746

VG+

 

21.   Bob Wills

Boot Hill Drag

Faded Love

MGM

10786

VG-

Sheen is dulled, still plays well on “Boot Hill Drag”

22.   Larry Vincent and  the Loookout  Boys

The Freckle Song

Roll Me Over

Pearl

50

VG-

Sheen dulled, scuffed

23.   Floyd Tillman

I’ll Take What I Can Get

I Love You So Much it Hurts

Columbia

20430

VG to VG+

 

24.   Gene Autry

Angels in the Sky

A Voice in the Choir

Columbia

21229

VG to VG+

A couple of edge nicks on lead in dead wax

25.   Gene Autry

Here’s To the Ladies

You’re Not my Darlin’ Any More

Columbia

37201

VG-

Plays Through small warps in middle of disc

26.   Johnny Bond and His Red River Valley Boys

I’ll Step Aside

The First Rose

Columbia

37159

VG+

 

27.   Jim Lowe with the High Fives

The Green Door

The Little Man in Chinatown

Dot

15486

VG

 

28.   Andy Schroder

Paul Jones

Darling Please

Ace

AS002

G+

Label has stains on both sides

29.   Jimmy Widener with the Ranch Boys

I’d Trade All My Tomorrows

Back Steet Affair

Ace-Hi Hits

50003

VG- to VG

 

30.   Gene Autry

I’ll Be Back

Mail Call Today

Okeh

6737

VG-

Faded Labels

31.   Lonnie and Tomie Thompson

They Tell Me I’m Crazy

The Waltz of Shawnee

Columbia

20682

VG+

 

32.   Bonnie Blue Eyes and Bob Atcher

I’m Not Coming Home Tonight

7 Beers with the Wrong Man

Okeh

05652

VG+

 

33.   Hank Williams

Hey, Good Lookin’

My Heart Would Know

MGM

11000

VG+

 

34.   Spike Jones and His Country Cousins

Down South

I’ve turned a Gadabout

RCA

20-4568

VG+

 

35.   Slim Willit with the Brush Cutters

HadaCol Corners

Don’t Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes

4 Star

1644

VG to VG+

 

36.   Ragtime Chicken Joe and Fiddlin’ Don Roberts Trio

Ragtime Chicken Joe and Fiddlin’ Don Roberts Trio

In the Shadow of the Pines

Mellow-tone

137???

G

Labels hard to read, faded

37.   Jack Barbour’s California Clippers

J????? Polka

Instructions by Ralph maxhimer

Mac-Gregor

617

VG-

Both labels have scrapes

38.   Andy Schroder

Darling Pleade

Paul Jones

ACE

AS002

VG

Labels are stained,  Plays good

 

 

78 SHELLAC DISC GRADING:

N (78) NM (LP). As new and unplayed (there are virtually no 78s that can categorically be claimed to be unplayed).
N- (78) NM- (LP). Nearly Mint, but has been played. No visible signs of wear or damage.
E+ (78) VG++ (LP). Plays like new, with very, very few signs of handling, such as tiny scuffs from being slipped in and out of jackets.
E (78) VG+ (LP). Still very shiny, near new looking, with no visible signs of wear, but a few inaudible scuffs and scratches.
E- (78) VG (LP). Still shiny but without the lustre of a new record, few light scratches.  LP: Some wear, scratches and scuffs, but no skipped or repeat grooves.
V+ (78) VG- LP. V+ is an average condition 78 in which scuffs and general use has dulled the finish somewhat. Wear is moderate but playing is generally free from distortion. Surface noise not overly pronounced. LP: Below average with scuffs and scratches on fewer than half the tracks. No skips or repeat grooves.
V (78) G+ (LP). Moderate, even wear throughout, but still very playable. Surface noise and scratches audible but not intrusive.
V- (78) G (LP). Quite playable still, but distortion and heavy greying in loud passages. Music remains loud in most passages. Surface noise and scratches well below music level. LP: Lowest Grade. Audible scratches, etc. on more than half the tracks. Listening uncomfortable.
G+ (78). Grey throughout but still serviceable. Music begins to sound muffled. Heavy scratches.
G (78). Quite seriously worn and scratched, but music level is still higher than surface noise.
G- (78). Music still prominent, but wear and scratch damage extensive.
F (78). Most of music remains audible over surface noise, but listening now uncomfortable.
P (78). Unplayable.