Blue Note Collectors - how many 78s do you have?

[Chuck Nessa]

Last time I checked I have 41 twelve inch discs, 33 ten inchers and 3 of the Climax discs.

Maybe I'll check the 45s tomorrow. I think I have fewer than 20 of those.

Edited December 30, 2021 by Chuck Nessa

[Big Beat Steve]

Several Climaxes (both oldtime and modern) but I don't think I have any actual BN 78s.
But then I am no diehard BN collector and collecting 78s is a sideline in my music colecting interest too, not a core activity.

[kh1958]

One ten inch (Tadd Dameron), and two twelve inch Blue Note 78s (Meade Lux Lewis and Edmund Hall).

Edited December 30, 2021 by kh1958

[Chuck Nessa]

9 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said:

Several Climaxes (both oldtime and modern) but I don't think I have any actual BN 78s.
But then I am no diehard BN collector and collecting 78s is a sideline in my music colecting interest too, not a core activity.

Curious about the "modern" Climax material.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

10": 

-Wynton Kelly Where or When

-Bud Powell un poco loco

-Art Blakey- MESSAGE FROM KENYA//NOTHING BUT THE SOUL

 

12":

i dont have 1 but have is it 3? and up from there about 10 total my favorite being the meade lux electrically recorded harpischord solo that sounds like a clav

[Rooster_Ties]

Ok, so I’m apparently oblivious to the “Climax” variant(?) of the Blue Note label.  Can somebody school me?

[Chuck Nessa]

30 minutes ago, Rooster_Ties said:

Ok, so I’m apparently oblivious to the “Climax” variant(?) of the Blue Note label.  Can somebody school me?

Alfred Lion purchased George Lewis masters from Bill Russell (American Music). Since these were not "union sessions" BN released these on a different label.

Edited December 31, 2021 by Chuck Nessa

[Big Beat Steve]

8 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Curious about the "modern" Climax material.

The one I was able to locate quickly in my 78s is

Wynton Kelly Trio: Cherokee/Moonglow (Climax 1579 - with a small print referring to BN 402 on the label)

Upon searching I also just discovered I do have at least one actual BN 78:

Ike Quebec's Swing Seven: Topsy/Cup-Mute Clayton (BN 515)

Edited December 31, 2021 by Big Beat Steve

[jcam_44]

Do you all actually play your 78s? I never bought any because I didn’t want to go through the trouble to play them. 

[Big Beat Steve]

1 hour ago, jcam_44 said:

Do you all actually play your 78s? I never bought any because I didn’t want to go through the trouble to play them. 

Actually yes - from time to time. About 10 years ago I retired a 90s DUAL turntable (that does have 3 speeds - which is why i bought it in the first place) from regular use as for some unfathomable reason it had an annoying and persistent speed fluctuation problem at 45 rpm. So when I bought a new turntable to set up alongside I fitted the Dual player with its 78 rpm pickup and have used this strictly for 78s ever since.

I do have trouble playing the few 16 2/3 rpm LPs that I have, though (one of the Prestiges and two Vogue trad jazz LPs). Only one portable record player from the 50s that I have will play them.

Edited December 31, 2021 by Big Beat Steve

[Brad]

Zilch.