Tom is seeking the following records. If you have any of these for sale or trade, p

Some of these are rather rare and valuable, while others are quite common but have somehow eluded his collection.  Thanks!

Wanted on 10" 78RPM:

Baby Face Leroy Trio - Rollin' and Tumblin' - Parkway 501
Agustin Barrios - any 78 on Odeon, Atlanta,  etc
Guitarrist Barrios - any 78 on Artiga
Elder Beck - Wine Head Willie - Chess 1539
Blind Thomas (John Fahey) - any 78 on Fonotone
Dock Boggs - Old Rub Alcohol Blues - The Lonesome Ace 1
Leo Brouwer - any Cuban 78
Good Tone Banjo Boys - Duck's Yas Yas - Good Tone ( R Crumb cover)
Rev. J. O. Hanes - Paramount 3058(?)  (with picture label)
Tye-Tongue Hanley - You Got My Nose Wide Open - JVB 88  hear it!
Earl Hooker - Sweet Angel - Rockin 513
Shakey Horton - Have A Good Time - Cobra 5002
Alberta Hunter - Come On Home - Paramount 12013 (multi-colored)
Sonny Jones - I'm Pretty Good At It - Vocalion 05124
Les Loups - Nadando en Mar de Rosas - (Argentine) Victor 80936

Little Walter Trio - Moonshine Blues - Parkway 502
Little Walter Trio - Bad Acting Woman - Regal 3296
Mumbles - RPM 338
Nugrape Twins - any
Ma Rainey - Dream Blues - Paramount 12098
Rhythm Willie - any 78 on Premium or Okeh (except Okeh 05856)
Sister Rosa Shaw - I'm Leaving Soon - Chance 5007  hear it!
Six Jumping Jacks  - Nagasaki - Brunswick   hear it!
Rev. Utah Smith - Two Wings - Checker 785
Sunny Land Slim (sic) & Muddy Water (sic) - Blue Baby - Tempo-Tone 1002
Deacon Bill Williams - Holy Train - Gotham (?)
Geeshie Wiley - Last Kind Words Blues - Paramount 12951  hear it!
(old picture disc) - Little Red Riding Hood -Emerson A-100

Wanted on 12" 33RPM LP:

Cab Calloway - (green cover w/ cartoon of Cab) - Epic                        
Rev. Gary Davis - The Singing Reverend - Stinson 56 (10" or 12")
Dr. Smiley -  L’Echo Dechavanne – (Belgium) (R Crumb cover)

Irving Field Orch - Melody Cruise Italy - Oceanic OCP 513 (Sophia Loren cover)
Joel Herron - My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Westminster WB 7048 (Jayne Mansfield cover)
The La De Das – R&R Sandwich – (Australia) (R Crumb cover)

The Otis Brothers - The Otis Brothers - Flying Crow 103 (R Crumb cover)
Hal Otis Orch - Speak Low - Westminster 6073 (Jayne Mansfield cover)
Regent Concert Orch - Amor - Regent 6091 (Jayne Mansfield cover)
Sonny Terry - Whoopin' The Blues - (UK) Melodisc MLP-516 (10")
Sonny Terry - Harmonica Blues - (UK) Topic 10 T 30 (10")
Various Artists - Bring Me Another Half A Pint - Barrelhouse (R Crumb cover)

Various Artists - Aladdin R&R til Midnite - (French) Aladdin 1561321
Various Artists - San Francisco Jazz on Flexo - Echo (R Crumb cover)

Wild Family Orchestra – Yolo (R Crumb cover)
(PS: Click here to see Tom's favorite albums...)

Book wanted:
Duke/Peacock Records by Galen Gart and Roy C. Ames

Always interested in auction or set-sales lists for 78s, 45s & LPs, especially blues (pre-war & post-war,) R & B, gospel, etc. 

Also wanted: 
* old harmonica ephemera -- instructionals, ads, etc
* old bullet-shaped microphones (working or not.) Shure, Astatic, etc
* 10" 78 RPM picture-discs (other than Vogue label)
* boxing-style concert posters of blues/folk/R&B/gospel shows  (like that) ------->
* lobby cards and/or window cards from black musicals ("Hi De Ho," "Ebony Parade," etc)
* cheesecake LP covers (esp. J Mansfield or S Loren)
* old sheet music w/ photos of jazz or blues artists
* blues or jazz 78s on blue-wax Columbia
* early pre-disc cylinders by harmonica players or solo guitarists

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