Library of Congress-4x 78 Set-Rare Blues-Gospel-Lomax-E

$

310

Library of Congress original 4 78 Set Recorded in the field by The Lomax Family.

There are 2 12" and 2 10" 78's.

Front Cover reads:
"The Library of Congress, Division of Music, recording Laboratory"
"Folk Music Of The United States- Album III"
"Afro-American Spirituals, Work Songs, and Ballads- From The Archive of American Folk Song"
"Edited by Alan Lomax- Washington, D.C. 1942"

Artists:

Willie Williams and group at State Penitentiary, Richmond, Va., 1936 (Recorded By John A. Lomax)

Dock and Henry Reed and Vera Hall at Livingston, Ala., 1937 (Recorded by John A. and Ruby T. Lomax and Ruby Pickens Tartt)

Joe Washington Brown and Austin Coleman at Jennings, La., 1934 (Recorded by John A. and Alan Lomax)

Wash Dennis and Charlie Sims at State Penitentiary, Parchmen, Miss., 1936

Jimmie Strothers (4 string banjo) at State Farm, Va., 1936 (Recorded by John A Lomax).

Jeff Webb and Group at State Penitentiary, Parchman, Miss., 1937

Frank Jordan and Group at State Penitentiary, Parchman, Miss., 1937 (Recorded by John A Lomax)

Allen Prothero at State Penitentiary, Nashville, Tenn., 1933

Group at State (Reid) Farm, Boykin, S.C., 1934 (Recorded by John A Lomax)

Lightning and Group at Darrington State Farm, Sandy Point, Texas, 1934 (Recorded by John A and Alan Lomax)

James Bradley and Group at State Penitentiary, Huntsville, Texas, 1934 (Recorded by John A and Alan Lomax)


***A very rare set in archive quality! A very important piece of recorded history! I have 3 other rare Library of Congress Sets on auction this week.

Discs are in fantastic shape ranging from E to E-.

No cracks,  chips, flakes, deep scratches, etc. and has a nice shine and luster. Labels are very nice. I always clean all of my records before listing them.

The box is in decent shape with some minor wear and tear-spine is missing part of it.


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I have 100's of 78 RPM records on auction this week starting at only $4.95 or less. Genres include: Pre-War/Post-War jazz, blues, R&B, Country and Western, Hillbilly, rockabilly, classical, black gospel soul, southern gospel, obscure, pop, and more. I also have some very rare 78 RPM sets, including several from the Library of Congress. Please view my .

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N- No visible signs of use.  I very rarely use this grade, if ever,

E+ A near perfect copy with no groove wear.

E A very shiny record with very few signs of use with little groove wear.

E- Shows a few signs of handling, but still has a nice luster and plays well.

V+ A pretty average records with some signs of wear and use, but not too bad- An enjoyable listen.

V  Moderate wear throughout, but still very playable. Surface noise and scratches audible but not intrusive.

V- Still playable, but some greying in loud passages.

G+ From this grade through the remaining grades, the record will have considerable wear. Scratches and Scuffs will be prominent, but music is still audible.

G Quite seriously worn and scratched, but music level is still higher than surface noise.

F: Most of music remains audible over surface noise, but listening is now uncomfortable.

P: Pretty much an unplayable record. I only sell records at this grade that are nearly impossible to find.

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