February 7, 2023 Killer Blues 45's Auction, page 1
Closes Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 at 7:00 pm PT
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My February 7th, 2023 Killer Blues 45's auction highlights
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1. Lightnin' Hopkins — "Leavin' Blues / Moanin' Blues" TnT 8010 • M- INSANELY rare . . . Only a couple known on 45 or 78!!! Hopkins made two records for TnT and both of them are near impossible to find!! Gorgeous copy! MB $2,500
2. Les Vendor aka JOE HILL LOUIS — "Just Plain Tired / I Cried For Love" VENDOR 100 • NICE VG+ ULTRA RARE . . . Only 100 copies pressed and ONLY ABOUT FIVE KNOWN TO HAVE SURVIVED!!! Vendor was a Jukebox company in Memphis that Louis worked for. MB $10,000
3. Little Joe aka JOE HILL LOUIS — "Glamour Girl / Keep Your Arms Around Me" HOUSE OF SOUND 500 • M- Rare Memphis label and this one is not as rare as the Vendor 45 but doesn't show up much on 45 rpm. Beautiful copy! MB $2,000
4. "Peppermint" Harris — "Maggie's Boogie / Right Back On It" ALADDIN 3130 • MINT YES, THIS IS THE ULTRA RARE GREEN WAX PRESSING!!! Aladdin did SOME issues in RED, BLUE, GREEN and ORANGE plastic but they are really tough to find!!! MB $2,000
5. Birmingham Junior And His Lover Boys — "Birmingham Late Hours /You're Too Bad" EBONY 1007 • VG+/M- EBONY was owned by J. Mayo Williams who ran Paramount for awhile in the 1920's. This is a stunningly great Country Blues that almost never turns up. MB $2,000
6. Buster Smith And His Heat Waves — "That's Your Lovin' Baby / Til Broad Daylight" BIG TOWN • 127 M-
ONLY KNOWN COPY!! I didn't even know this was pressed. I bought out Big Town and have all the masters, yet there was NO copy in their files.
MB $2,000