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20 September 2003Taking a shellackingIf you pop open the new Discoveries (#185, October), right there on page five is a picture of the Holy Grail. Almost. A stark photo of a 78-rpm disc: Jubilee 5104 (1952), The Five Sharps, "Stormy Weather" b/w "Sleepy Cowboy", complete with stock Jubilee sleeve. Good Rockin' Tonight says this:
Only one uncracked example of "Stormy Weather" is known to exist. It was purchased in 1977 by Collectors Universe owners Gordon Wrubel and David Hall for a then mind-boggling $3,866. Hall and Wrubel recently turned down a $25,000 offer from record dealer extraordinaire John Tefteller.
Collectors Universe owns GRT, so I suspect they know what they're talking about. This is a 78; there are persistent rumors that a 45-rpm version exists, but no one has ever seen one. And there's one line of text at the bottom of the ad: To be sold on eBay, October 2003 Truly, these are the times that try men's MasterCard limits. The record indeed is up at auction and can be found at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2568616614&category=2266&rd=1 Posted by: Tom at 7:41 PM on 1 November 2003 |