[Dixielandjazz] OT: Joe's jazz collection

[Steve Voce]

Having decided to sell my thousands of CDs so that my wife doesn't have to shove them into the street when I snuff it, I was disheartened to find that they will only fetch £1 sterling each.

Steve Voce

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On 21 Jun 2013, at 13:35, "Rebecca Thompson" <texasjazzlover at verizon.net> wrote:

> This is from a friend of mine.  If anyone has advice for what to do with
> this collection, please comment.
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> Thanks
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> Rebecca Thompson
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> Flower Mound, TX
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> From: Jimmie A. Harris [mailto:yellowrose1938 at att.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 12:23 PM
> To: Rebecca Thompson
> Subject: Joe's jazz collection from the 40's
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> As you know in the 40's the government demanded that all vinyl records
> 
> be turned in for them to melt down for the war efforts.  Joe and Brooks
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> Morris went door to door in Negro town and bought as many jazz records
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> as they could get.  Joe's collection is about 500 records.  Well played and
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> still play but lots of static.  David is trying to sell the collection and
> he thinks
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> these records are not worth dime.  I cannot imagine that anyone would expect
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> records of the 40's to be in good condition.  Joe liked the static as that
> is all
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> he had ever heard.  He wanted me to send them to Diane Krall but I am not
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> going to fool with that.  Do you know anyone in the jazz club that could
> send
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> me some information on how to grade them if there is such a thing.  All the
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> people he has talked to naturally want them in great condition.
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