MARK BERRESFORD RARE RECORDS
QUALITY AUCTIONS AND SET PRICE SALES OF VINTAGE JAZZ, BLUES, DANCE BAND, HISTORICAL & PERSONALITY 78 RPM RECORDS, GRAMOPHONES, PHONOGRAPHS AND RELATED EPHEMERA
SUMMER 2009 UPDATE
The Original New Orleans Jazz Band, 1918. L-R: Johnny Stein, Frank Lhotak, Alfred Laine, Achille Baquet, Jimmy Durante. An exciting early competitor of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, it was their fate to record a popular version of 'Ja-Da,' which was subsequently demanded of them by a rival company. Consequently, their limited recorded output is further diminished by duplication!
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Welcome to our website! Here you'll find masses of quality Jazz, Blues, Personality and Rare Label 78s plus associated ephemera such as books, sheet music, photographs etc.
We are based in the World Heritage status Derwent Valley in the beautiful English county of Derbyshire, surrounded by magnificent scenery, historic country houses, great walks, delightful market towns and some of the oldest and most significant Industrial Archaeology in the world! We're conveniently located about 20 minutes from junctions 25, 26 or 28 of the M1 motorway, 30 minutes from East Midlands Airport and a 1 hour 30 minute train ride from London. We welcome visitors by appointment to browse through our 20000+ 78's of all types, but primarily Jazz, Blues, Dance Bands, Original Cast Theatre and Personality records. We also carry a substantial selection of books and discographies as well as printed ephemera and even phonographs and gramophones! With so much to see and do why not bring the family for a weekend and make time for a call here? We can even arrange accommodation locally in a number of historical 18th century stone cottages or superb bed and breakfast locations!
Flying visit to Derbyshire? No time to trawl through 1000s of 78s? Why not call to see our constantly-changing stock of Records, Gramophones, Phonographs, Books and Antiques at the Matlock Antique Centre, Dale Road, Matlock.
We've been selling records for nearly 35 years and over that time have built a reputation for fair-dealing and honesty, not least in our grading and packing! Every item we sell is guaranteed to be as graded or your money back - no quibbles!
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We are always interested in buying quality 78 rpm record collections (especially pre-1935 78 rpm Jazz, Blues and Personality collections) and associated books and ephemera.
We are happy to sell small quantities of medium to high-value 78s on a consignment basis at very competitive commission rates - please enquire for details.
We can also provide accurate and authoritative valuations of collections for estate, probate, tax or insurance requirements - email us for details (NB: a fee is charged for this service).
PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT VALUE INDIVIDUAL RECORDS!
Copyright Mark Berresford 2009