Friday, July 28, 2006
Ebay and other stories
Outrageous record for sale on Ebay: Chuck Higgins, Pachuko Hop on Combo. $199.00!!!!! Besides the price, there were at least two other problems. The record was only in VG condition, and it was on the purple combo label, with the address. Rockin records lists the original (red label) 45 at 40-60 in mint condition, and frankly, that seems generous to me. The record was popular enough in Los Angeles to continue the pressings into the purple label design, so it is safe to say that it sold very well. My estimate on this version of the record is about 20 bucks. That's a long way from the 200.00 this particular misguided Ebay seller was looking for.
I have a record by Bobby Jackson on the Brunswick label called Wow, Man! He says" Wow Man Wow", and there is a female voice that usually repeats it. It's a novelty of sorts, and I thought it was a fun record. I got a copy of it on the Gold-Air label, and am about 95% sure it is the first label before Brunswick. It mentions Gold Air Shows in Amarillo Texas, and also shows Norman Petty's Nor Va Jak music. He is also credited with 1/2 of the writing. And if that's not enough, it has an RCA matrix code in the dead wax and on the label. I don't know much about the Gold Air Shows in Texas, but that may place Jackson from that area.
I bought a DVD about a year ago that has vintage TV shows on it. One of those is the Milt Grant program from WTTG, channel 5 in Washington DC. The year is 1957, and after watching it, you realize how far TV has come in 50 years! One of the artists that makes a "live" appearance to lip sync her new song, is Jeri Renay,. Her song, Hold 'Em Joe, pretty much takes a hard dump. It's a calypso number, and she looks a little uncomfortable, which can be expected since it seems to be her first record. The audience, when they are shown, is also a bit uncomfortable. I actually found the record on the Point label, and it looks like they changed their mind and set "With This Pen" as the A side. It's a much more pleasing ballad. Oh, and before I forget. The folks that issued the DVD spelled her name wrong. It's actually Jeri Rene. They didn't know, as it was not listed in any of my reference books.
Have you seen any unbelievably high priced records on Ebay? Let me know and I will include it on a future musing.
I have a record by Bobby Jackson on the Brunswick label called Wow, Man! He says" Wow Man Wow", and there is a female voice that usually repeats it. It's a novelty of sorts, and I thought it was a fun record. I got a copy of it on the Gold-Air label, and am about 95% sure it is the first label before Brunswick. It mentions Gold Air Shows in Amarillo Texas, and also shows Norman Petty's Nor Va Jak music. He is also credited with 1/2 of the writing. And if that's not enough, it has an RCA matrix code in the dead wax and on the label. I don't know much about the Gold Air Shows in Texas, but that may place Jackson from that area.
I bought a DVD about a year ago that has vintage TV shows on it. One of those is the Milt Grant program from WTTG, channel 5 in Washington DC. The year is 1957, and after watching it, you realize how far TV has come in 50 years! One of the artists that makes a "live" appearance to lip sync her new song, is Jeri Renay,. Her song, Hold 'Em Joe, pretty much takes a hard dump. It's a calypso number, and she looks a little uncomfortable, which can be expected since it seems to be her first record. The audience, when they are shown, is also a bit uncomfortable. I actually found the record on the Point label, and it looks like they changed their mind and set "With This Pen" as the A side. It's a much more pleasing ballad. Oh, and before I forget. The folks that issued the DVD spelled her name wrong. It's actually Jeri Rene. They didn't know, as it was not listed in any of my reference books.
Have you seen any unbelievably high priced records on Ebay? Let me know and I will include it on a future musing.
