Jim Coulter's SUN 78's Collection, (Auction #4) Highlights!

Closes Thursday, October 22, 2024 at 7:00 pm PT

Welcome to an auction of a world class collection of original SUN and SUN label related 78 rpm records. Yes, it is the legendary Jim Coulter collection!

For years, Mr. Coulter aggressively went after SUN, Meteor and other Memphis related 78's attempting to amass a complete collection. He also collected Blues and other records recorded at SUN, but released by other labels.

Jim put his heart and soul into finding these 78's. If he located one he needed, he was relentless in pursuing it. Jim never obtained all the SUN 78's — I'm actually not sure if anyone has ever — but he got pretty darn close! And to top it off, most of his records are in very good condition.

Now in his 70's, Mr. Coulter has decided to call it good and stop his searching, thus giving others a chance to acquire his treasures, some of which are almost never for sale . . . until now.

SUN and anything related to it brings very spirited bidding as collectors worldwide are constantly trying to complete the label or add their favorites to their collection. Bidder beware — the super rarities should have aggressive bidding and much competition and even the more common items should generate numerous bids.

Because Mr. Coulter has so many high value records, I am splitting up his collection into at least five auctions. The next one will be just after the new year, in January or February. This is YOUR chance to get the "pick of the litter" of an amazing SUN and SUN related collection.

Questions are always welcome and, if possible, request a CALL BACK to give you the best shot at obtaining the records you can't live without! Nothing is being held back so if you don't see what you want in this auction, check out my next one.

Good luck to all bidders!

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Jim Coulter SUN 78's consignment auction #4 COMPLETE LIST!

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TOP TEN Rarest SUN 78's!:

1. James Cotton "Cotton Crop Blues / Hold Me In Your Arms" SUN 206 • M- BLUES MASTERPIECE!!! The rarest and best of his two SUN releases. The 45 sells for $5,000.00 or more! The 78 sounds incredible and is not readily available these days. MB $500

2. Jimmy DeBerry "Take A Little Chance / Time Has Made A Change" SUN 185 • VG+ Another SUN Blues masterpiece by a singer that made records in the late 1930's as well. Again, a MINT 45 sells for around $5,000.00 and the 78's are getting much harder to come by! MB $350

3. Charlie Feathers "Peepin' Eyes / I've Been Deceived" FLIP 503 • M- Charlie Feathers classic and it was released on SUN as well as FLIP. (See #27 in this auction for that one!) Gorgeous copy! Multiple thousands of dollars for the 45 and tough on 78 in clean shape. MB $350

4. Hardrock Gunter "Fallen Angel / Gonna Dance All Night" SUN 201 • M- Tough one to find—a Country style (with a hint of Rockabilly) release that comes not long before Elvis would change the whole direction of the label. MB $500

5. Little Junior's Blue Flames "Feelin' Good / Fussin' And Fightin' Blues" SUN 187 • M- INSANELY RARE WHITE AND BROWN LABEL PROMOTIONAL COPY! Plenty of these around as stock copies, but the PROMO is almost never seen! MB $350

6. Elvis Presley "Baby Let's Play House / I'm Left, You're Right, She's Wrong'" SUN 217 • M- Gorgeous copy of Classic ELVIS at SUN sound! The SUN 78's sound far superior to their 45 rpm counterparts and this one just leaps from the grooves. MB $1,000

7. Elvis Presley "Mystery Train / I Forgot To Remember To Forget" SUN 223 • VG Last of the five Elvis SUN releases and this copy has just a bit of wear from juke-box use . . . but will play great despite that. MB $200

8. Big Memphis Marainey "Call Me Anything, But Call Me / Baby, No, No!" SUN 184 • M- The star of this show! One of the toughest SUN numbers to acquire. Those running the label, even on 78, will be hard pressed to get this one. The 45 sells for over $12,000 and there are only a few copies known to exist on 45. MB $3,000

9. Doctor Ross "The Boogie Disease / Juke Box Boogie" SUN 212 • M- Absolute SUN BLUES CLASSIC! Not impossible to find, but sooooo good that everyone wants to own a copy! The 45 is getting more expensive by the day. MB $500

10. Rufus Thomas, Jr."Tiger Man (King Of The Jungle) / Save That Money" SUN 188 • VG RARE WHITE AND BROWN LABEL PROMO COPY!!! These SUN Promos are really tough to get and becoming more expensive by the day! This one has a 2 inch internal hairline crack with no effect on play. MB $300

Rare and Collectable SUN 78's:

12. Edwin Bruce — "Sweet Woman/Part Of My Life" SUN 292 VG+ Tough one MB $50

14. Sonny Burgess — "Ain't Got A Thing/Restless" SUN 263 VG+/M- AUTOGRAPHED by Mr. Burgess on the A-side MB $75

26. Billy (The Kid) Emerson "The Woodchuck / I'm Not Going Home" SUN 203 • M- RARE ONE! MB $500

27. Charlie Feathers "Peepin' Eyes / I've Been Deceived" SUN 503 • M- This is much scarcer than the FLIP release. MB $500

29. Ray Harris — "Greenback Dollar Watch And Chain /Foolish Heart" SUN 272 • M- TOUGH ONE MB $200

30. Raymond Hill "The Snuggle / Bourbon Street Jump" SUN 204 • M- RARE! MB $500

35. Jerry Lee Lewis — "Break-Up/I'll Make It All Up To You" SUN 303 M- MB $200

36. Jerry Lee Lewis — "It Hurt Me So/I'll Sail My Ship Alone" SUN 312 M- MB $200

37. Jerry Lee Lewis — "Lovin' Up A Storm / Big Blon' Baby" SUN 317 • VG+/M- RARE LATE ONE!!! MB $200

39. Miller Sisters — "Someday You Will Pay / You Didn't Think I Would Know" SUN 504 • M- Much scarcer than the FLIP release MB $300

40. Little Milton — "Beggin' My Baby/Somebody Told Me" SUN 194 M- MB $100

43. Dick Penner — "Your Honey Love/Cindy Lou" SUN 282 M- MB $100

47. Earl Peterson — "Boogie Blues/In The Dark" SUN 197 VG+ MB $100

48. Barbara Pitman "I Need A Man / No Matter Who's To Blame" SUN 253 • M- Female Rockabilly MASTERPIECE and these are getting rarer and rarer and more expensive all the time! MB $400

51. Slim Rhodes — "The House Of Sin / Are You Ashamed Of Me"SUN 225 • M- MB $200

53. Rudi Richardson — "Fool's Hall Of Fame/Why Should I Cry" SUN 271 M- MB $100

54. Mack Self — "Easy To Love/Everyday" SUN 273 MINT MB $100

55. Howard Seratt — "Troublesome Waters/I Must Be Saved" SUN 198 M- #ol, Scarce one MB $200

Memphis/
Meteor Label 78's/
SUN Related 78's:

60. Rosco Gordon — "Just Love Me Baby/Weeping Blues" FLIP 227 M- Small tol and this is the RARE one on FLIP MB $100

61. Rosco Gordon — "The Chicken (Dance With You)/Love For You Baby" FLIP 237 M- MB $100

63. James Anderson — "Let My Last Days Be My Best/Something Within Me" METEOR 5020 M- MB $100

66. Sax Man Brown With Elmo James Broom Dusters — "Sax-Ony Boogie/Dumb Woman Blues" METEOR 5016 M- RARE PROMO COPY MB $50

69. Earl (Whoopin' & Hollerin') Forrest — "I Wronged A Woman/I Can't Forgive You" METEOR 5005 MINT MB $100

72. Smokey Hogg — "I Declare/Dark Clouds" METEOR 5021 MINT MB $100

73. Little Milton — "Love At First Sight/Let's Boogie Baby" METEOR 5040 M- MB $100

77. Rufus "Bearcat" Thomas — "The Easy Livin' Plan/I'm Steady Holdin' On" METEOR 5039 M- MB $100

78. The Velvatones — "Real Gone Baby/Feelin' Kinda Lonely" METEOR 5042 M- MB $200

Rock & Roll/
Blues/
Memphis Related 78's:

83. Chuck Berry — "Rock & Roll Music/Blue Feeling" CHESS 1671 M- MB $75

87. Chuck Berry — "Childhood Sweetheart/Broken Arrow" CHESS 1737 VG RARE LATE ONE MB $50

90. Johnny Cash — "Goodbye Little Darlin'/You Tell Me" QUALITY 1955 MINT Never issued on 78 rpm in the USA on SUN . . . but a limited number of 78's were made in Canada of this one, which would have been SUN 331 MB $100

93. Harmonica Frank — "Step It Up And Go/Swamp Root" CHESS 1475 VG+ MB $100

95. Jan And Arnie — "Jennie Lee/Gotta Getta Date" ARWIN 108 VG+/M- MB $75

98. Joe Hill Louis"Don't Trust Your Best Friend / Joe's Jump" COLUMBIA 30221 • M- WHITE LABEL PROMO—the rarest of his two Columbia issues. MB $500

100. Joe Hill Louis — "Gotta Go Baby/Big Legged Woman" MODERN 839 MINT MB $150

104. Little Joe (Joe Hill Louis) — "Glamour Girl / Keep Your Arms Around Me" HOUSE OF SOUND 500 • MINT MB $400

105. Elvis Presley "One Night / I Got Stung" RCA VICTOR 7410 • M-/VG+ Rarest one on RCA from 1959. MB $400

107. Doctor Ross — "Country Clown / Doctor Ross Boogie" CHESS 1504 • M- Small tear on label MB $250

Jim Coulter SUN 78's consignment auction #4 COMPLETE LIST!

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Killer Blues 45's & 78's!