Sold Date: May 17, 2023
Start Date: February 28, 2023
Final Price: $67.89 (USD)
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CAB CALLOWAY And His Orchestra self titled 1943 Brunswick Album No. B-1004
Condition: play grades VG  via the VJM GRADING SCALE (see below) In my opinion the 78's visually can pass for E & E- . They are very clean with very few surface marks & no feel-able scratches, but they all have the trypical surface hiss you would expect from 1943 records. So although they look better than V+ I would still only grade them V+ due to "Surface noise not overly pronounced." To be even more specific I think they all play V+ except for "Kicking the Gong Around" which I'd grade V & "Some of these Days" I'd grade E-.  The Velvet Cover / jacket is a quite nice VG++ The insert is in great shape
I have added rounded 78rpm sleeves which the 78's are inside the albums sleeves

TITLES

A                     Minnie The Moocher

B                     Kickin' The Gong Around

C                     St. Louis Blues

D                     Bugle Call Rag

E                      You Rascal You

F                      Some Of These Days

G                     St. James Infirmary

H                     Nobody's Sweetheart

Of course I combine records for cheaper shipping.

N:As new and unplayed (there are virtually no 78s that can

categorically be claimed to be unplayed).

N-:Nearly New, 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 sleeves.

E : Excellent. 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+ :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.

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

V- :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.

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

G : Good Quite seriously worn and scratched, but music level is still higher than surface noise.

G- ; F ; and P The VJM system has these designations for records in extremely poor condition.