My 78 RPM Collection – the78rpmrecordspins

My 78 RPM Collection

Brampton man’s passion for jazz music fuels his hobby for collecting records

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Brampton man’s passion for jazz music fuels his hobby for collecting records.

An Updated Look At My Record Collection

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It has been well over a year since I last published a record of my own 78 RPM collection, which is primarily made up of Jazz, hot dance bands, and, not so hot dance bands. The updated list has been uploaded, and you may examine it below.

A Look At My Record Collection-Part Four

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The last look at my 78 RPM record collection was in November, 2014, I believe. Since then I have been busy adding new goodies to my collection. Here are a few of these gems below!

Progress Report On “The St. Louis Blues Avenue” Record Room Contruction

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About a week ago, I began construction of my record room downstairs in the basement, after a new coat of paint was put on the walls, and carpet was laid down. All the shelves are up, and now begins the long process of putting all my records back on the shelves in sequential order by […]

A Record Room Can Only Be Good As You Want It To Be

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Unless you have lots of money at your fingertips, your record room will seem to be very ordinary. I like to think of it as something else-my own personal venture into the past, like being in an after hours club full of Jazz musicians jamming together. My personal dream, which I hope to become a […]

A Look At My Record Collection Part Two

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On March 19th, I uploaded some photographs from my personal 78 RPM record collection. Today, I invite you to take a second look at some of the records I have acquired over the past few years.

A Look At My Own Record Collection

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Five years ago I got back to collecting 78’s after a long gap dating back to the 1980’s. At that time I had amassed a collection of 500 78’s before I disposed of them in a sale to another collector. I now have about 3000 78’s and am gearing up for this year’s “hunt for […]

The Proper Way to Store Your 78 RPM Records

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I take pride in my record collection of just over 3000 78’s, and as such made sure that they were properly kept in sleeves, and in an upright position, to prevent possible cracks. Here below, is a look at my record cabinets and how the records are stored.

The Record Hunt in Maryhill, Ontario

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Every so often I look through the garage sale listings on one of the many online sites to see who is selling 78’s, and for my girlfriend, 45 RPM records. This time we found an ad for one that sold both, which was on Saturday, August 17th, on a farm, just west of Maryhill, Ontario. […]

Bill McKeag and his Orchestra-1936

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As you may recall from an earlier blog, I announced the discovery of an acetate recorded in 1936 by a totally unknown Toronto orchestra-Bill McKeag and his Orchestra. Here now for the first time anywhere are the two tracks, Remember, and, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. I must apologize for […]

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