Selling
As an active collector, I am constantly acquiring records for my own personal archive. Generally, I put them up for sale on eBay as soon as I have a satisfactory archival transfer. Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you’re interested in any of these. I always give off-eBay discounts and combine shipping.
Buying
I am always seeking excellent condition jazz records but, given my state in life as a busy dad-collector-archivist with extremely high expenses and cash flow maintaining a working world-class transfer studio, I generally prefer to limit my buying to higher-priority records and borrow or consign them. Interesting opportunities always considered!
Labels I Buy/Restore: 1920s-early 30s Jazz, Blues, and Hot Dance 78s on Original Issues such as:
- American Record
- Autograph
- Banner
- Berliner
- Black Patti
- Black Swan
- Blu-Disc
- Bluebird (2000, 5000-7000 series only)
- Broadway
- Brunswick 100-600, 3500-7300
- Buddy
- CHALLENGE (100-900)
- CHAMPION (15000-17000)
- CHAPPELLE AND STINNETTE
- CLARION
- CLAXTONOLA
- CLIMAX RECORD (one sided)
- COLUMBIA ( black label and blue label only)
- CONQUERER (7000-8000)
- CROWN ( 3000s)
- DECCA ( blue 7000-7300 only)
- DIVA (100-2800, 6000s)
- DOMINO (100-400, 3500+)
- EDISON (thick records 52000s only)
- EDISON (“Needle Cut”)
- ELECTRADISK
- EMERSON (31000+)
- EVERYBODY’S
- FLEXO (paper thin plastic record)
- GEM
- GENNETT (5000-7500)
- GREY GULL (very few)
- HARMONY (100H-1400H)
- HERSHAL GOLD SEAL
- HERWIN
- HOLLYWOOD
- HOMESTEAD
- MADISON (very few)
- MARCONI VELVET TONE (thin one sided)
- MELOTONE (12000-13500, 18000)
- MERITT
- MITCHELL
- MONARCH (one sided)
- MONTGOMERY WARD (black or red & yellow labels only)
- NORDSKOG
- OKEH (black or red labels only 8000+, 40000-41800, 45000+)
- ORIOLE (select few)
- PARAMOUNT (12000-13000+ blue or black label)
- PARLOPHONE (American, 34000-35000 only)
- PAR-O-KET
- PATHE (many variations)
- PERFECT (100-300, 14500-17000, other misc)
- QRS
- RADIEX (select few)
- RIALTO
- ROMEO (misc)
- SILVERTONE (misc)
- SUNRISE
- SUNSET
- SUNSHINE
- SUPERIOR (1000s & 9000s)
- TIMELY TUNES
- VAN DYKE (select few)
- VICTOR (3000’s, 20-5500 all one sided, ..23000s, 38000s, 40000s, and select 20,000-24500s all scroll label)
- VITAPHONE (one sided 12 or 16″ discs)
- VOCALION (1000-3500, 15000s, 5000s gold and black or black label only)
- SILVERTONE (misc)
- WISE
- ZONOPHONE (one sided black or green)
Existing Restorations
I have a folder chock-full of mostly-restored records that I haven’t yet shared because I haven’t restored them to a level I find acceptable. I’d consider selling or trading these transfers, both raw 96/24 stereo and restored mono.