BLUES HARMONICA 78: BUSTER BROWN -- FANNIE MAE on FIRE
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Note to eBay bidders, Dec. 7, 2007: I have relisted this item today, after eBay removed all my auctions this morning simply because I had included a link to my website in the descriptive listings. Sorry for the confusion. Please resume bidding.
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Jim O’Neal
BLUES HARMONICA 78: BUSTER BROWN – FANNIE MAE on FIRE 1959
Buster Brown: Fannie Mae/Lost in a Dream, Fire 1008. Hit single by Georgia-born blues harp player/singer, much rarer on 78 rpm than on 45, since very few 78s were being pressed by 1959. Record has scuffs but no significant scratches, plays with a layer of tiny tics or pops in the background, VG to VG+.
78 RPM RECORD GRADING
Records are visually graded by VJM CONDITION CODES per VJM’s Jazz & Blues Mart:
N (new) or M (mint): New and unplayed. NM or N- (near mint): Nearly same as N/M but played a few times. E+: plays like new, with very, very few signs of handling, such as tiny scuffs from being slipped in and out of jackets. E: excellent (still very shiny, near new looking with no visible signs of (groove) wear but with a few inaudible scuffs and scratches). E-: still shiny, but without the luster of a new record. Very little wear, plays distortion-free. V+ or VG+: An “average” looking 78 in which scuffs and general use has dulled finish somewhat. Wear is moderate but playing is generally free of distortion. Surface noise still not pronounced. V or VG: very good (moderate, even wear throughout but still very playable. Surface noise and scratches audible but not intrusive.) V- or VG- = quite playable; some distortion in louder passages but music remains loud in most places. Surface noise from wear and scratches well below music level. G+: gray throughout but still serviceable. Music begins to sound muffled. G (good): quite worn/damaged, but surface noise still below music level. Listenable. G-: Music muffled from wear but still exceeds surface noise. F+: most of record remains audible over surface noise but listening uncomfortable. F (fair): further deterioration but still generally audible. P (poor): unplayable.
Standard abbreviations: sfc = surface; lbl = label; nap = not affecting play; scr = scratch; lc = lamination crack; cr = crack; hc/hlc = hairline crack; wol = writing on label; sol = sticker on label; fade = faded label; gr = groove; eb = edge bite; ec = edge chip; ef = edge flake; cvr = cover; s = stereo; rf = rough; aud/inaud = audible/inaudible.
[Grades with a slash in between indicate the condition of Side A/Side B.]
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