Sold Date: November 8, 2015
Start Date: November 1, 2015
Final Price: $23.95 (USD)
Bid Count: 7
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664. VINTAGE 78 RPM COUNTRY RECORD ~ COLUMBIA 15081-D

ARTIST/GROUP:  Blue Ridge Highballers (led by Charley La Prade, fiddler)

TITLE(S):  Fourteen Days in Georgia/Flop Eared Mule

DESCRIPTION:  “Mountain Dance Music”

GRADE:  Very Good minus (VG-)

NOTES:  10 inches in diameter, labels are somewhat bright and crisp with very light scratches and light fading, item has many visible surface scuffs and scratches, and this item plays with some distortion (stressed grooves) and surface noise.

***No worries about packing…I pack for shipment like the pros…record secured between cardboard squares in large box with plenty of padding.

US and Canadian bidders only, please.  Payment is expected via PAYPAL within 3 days of closing of auction.  Shipping rates are estimated…any overages greater than 30¢ will be refunded directly to the buyer’s account.  In the case of multiple wins, shipping rates will be discounted – an invoice will be sent to you.  Returns are accepted…buyer pays return shipping.

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VJM RECORD GRADING:

N       New and unplayed (there are virtually no 78s that can categorically be claimed to be unplayed).

N-      Nearly Mint, but has been played. No visible signs of wear or damage.

E+     Plays like new, with very, very few signs of handling, such as tiny scuffs from being slipped in and out of jackets.

E        Still very shiny, near new looking, with no visible signs of wear, but a few inaudible scuffs and scratches.

E-      Still shiny but without the luster of a new record, few light scratches. 

V+     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.

V        Moderate, even wear throughout, but still very playable. Surface noise and scratches audible but not intrusive.

V-      Quite playable still, but distortion and heavy graying in loud passages. Music remains loud in most passages.

          Surface noise and scratches are well below music level.

G+     Gray throughout but still serviceable. Music begins to sound muffled. Heavy scratches.