Mark Berresford Rare Records
The Premier Location for Rare and Unusual 78s
WINTER/SPRING SET PRICE SALE
of Blues, Classic Jazz, Eurojazz, Ragtime and Hot Dance Band 78s
NOTE: SHIPMENTS TO THE USA BEING MADE AS USUAL!
Items are sold strictly on a 'First Come First Served' basis – early birds will definitely get the worm, so don't delay – EMAIL, Text, Facebook Message, or phone (+44 7811 358711) NOW to reserve your items!
When It’s Gone It’s Gone! The choicest items sell VERY fast, and the listing will be regularly updated to show what is still available.
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HOW TO BUY…
It’s really simple - the item numbers correspond with the lot numbers found on my previous Auction page – please note that no other items from the last auction list, other than those numbers listed below, are available!
Step 1. EMAIL me, text Facebook Message or phone (see above) with the item numbers you are interested in. I will let you know what is available and what the total cost would be including postage (see chart below for prices).
Step 2. Pay via Credit/Debit Cards by secure email link (preferred), Electronic Bank Transfer (best for UK customers), www.wise.com, UK cheque or Bank Draft in Pounds Sterling drawn on a UK bank. Paypal is accepted, but we have to charge a fee unless you can make a 'Friends/Family' payment - so if you want to use Paypal and can't use 'Friends' service, please request the total amount including fee before paying.
Step 3. Your items will be mailed, or held if you want to wait for a more economical parcel (UK buyers note - I can ship six or seven 10” discs for the same price as one). I am happy to combine items from this list with eBay winnings.
Remember - these are the only items available - all the others from the Auction list have been sold!
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING SHIPPING. In view of the cost of shipping and packaging, we will not ship parcels outside the UK of less than £20 value. We will, however, hold records providing they are paid for.
Postage (including tracking) for 10" 78s is charged as follows:-
1 Record - £6.50 UK / £13.95 EU/ £15.00 Europe / £19.00 USA / £21.50 Canada, Japan / £23.30 R.O.W.
2 Records - £6.50 UK / £14.00 EU/ £15.50 Europe / £19.00 USA / £23.95 Canada, Japan / £27.40 R.O.W.
3 Records - £6.50 UK / £14.00 EU/ £15.50 Europe / £23.00 USA / £23.95 Canada, Japan / £27.40 R.O.W.
4 Records - £6.50 UK / £14.00 EU/ £16.30 Europe / £23.00 USA / £25.65 Canada, Japan / £27.40 R.O.W.
5 Records - £6.50 UK / £14.75 EU/ £16.55 Europe / £23.00 USA / £26.95 Canada, Japan / £27.40 R.O.W.
Note - I can ship 10-12 records to most USA/Canada destinations for approx £42/$55 by FedEx Express or UPS Delivery, and am happy to hold for a more economical parcel - ask for details.
NB: £1 = APPROX $1.36
AVAILABILITY AS OF 24th FEBRUARY 2026. Here's what's still available...
Standard Brian Rust/VJM abbreviations and grading used.
SECTION ONE: BLUES, GOSPEL AND R&B INCLUDING ITEMS WITH JAZZ ACCOMPANIMENT.
All sold
SECTION TWO: A SELECTION OF COUNTRY, OLD TIME, STRING BAND AND SANCTIFIED 78s - BEAUTIFUL COPIES!
068 MOUNT VERNON QUARTET. The New Jerusalem Way/ Tenting Tonight On The Old Camp Ground. Columbia 15245-D E+ West Coast pressing £15
070 RILEY PUCKETT. The Drunkard’s Dream/ Just Break The News To Mother. Columbia 15035-D E+ £25
071 SMITH’S SACRED SINGERS. Gospel Waves/ He Bore It All. Columbia 15208-D E+ £18
073 THREE GEORGIA CRACKERS. Hannah My Love/ Pore Little Thing Cried Mammy. Columbia 15653-D E+ West Coast pressing of great String Band sides by Judy Canova’s family! £75
074 HENRY WHITTER. Lost Train Blues/Old Time Fox Chase. OKeh 40029 EE+ Early Harmonica Blues in great condition! £50
SECTION THREE: BRITISH & EUROPEAN JAZZ AND HOT DANCE - INCLUDING DJANGO REINHARDT GOODIES!
077 BENNY CARTER & HIS SWING QUINTET. Royal Garden Blues/ There’ll Be Some Changes Made. Vocalion S46 E+ London 1936 £20
087 SPIKE HUGHES & HIS ORCH. Tap Your Feet/ High Life. Decca F2323 EE- £18
088 JACK HYLTON’S HYLTONIANS (Kit-Cat Band). Muddy Water/ Cuddle Up. HMB B5298 EE- Fine hot side 1! £25
102 THE ROMAINE ORCHESTRA (Savoy Orpheans). Oh Eva!/ The Rat Step. HMV B2893 Shiny EE- Hot side 1 £15
109 DICKY WELLS & HIS ORCH (Django). Bugle Call Rag/ Between Devil and Deep Blue Sea. (Fr) Swing S6 E+ £22
SECTION FOUR: AMERICAN JAZZ AND HOT DANCE BANDS - SOME RARE & UNUSUAL DISCS!
121 PETE BONTSEMA’S FAMOUS HOTEL TULLER ORCH. Somebody Stole My Gal (1st version!)/ You Are Easy To Remember. Gennett 5394 VV-/V+ Looks clean but previous owner liked the trumpet solo s1 a heck of a lot, much distortion!! Small stylus needed. Fine Mid-west hot dance band. £20
133 TOMMY DORSEY & HIS CLAMBAKE SEVEN. One Night In Monte Carlo. 1/s Oversize Shellac Victor Test Pressing of mx 98389-1 E few light sfc scfs £35
137 DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCH. Alabamy Home (Ivie Anderson vcl)/ All God’s Children Got Rhythm. Master MA137 E £15
138 Crescendo In Blue/ Diminuendo In Blue. Brunswick 8004 E+ £15
140 FRANK FROEBA & HIS SWING BAND (Berigan). ‘Tain’t Nobody’s Biz’ness If I Do/ ISHAM JONES’ JUNIORS. Fan It. Columbia DB5010 E+ £15
147 ACE HARRIS & HIS SUNSET ROYAL ORCH. Rhythm ‘Bout Town/ One Little Word Led To Another. (Swing) Vocalion S152 E+ Fine Black Swing Band! £12
148 EDGAR HAYES & HIS ORCH. Manhattan Jam/ JOHNNY HODGES & HIS ORCH. A Sailboat In The Moonlight. Variety VA586 E+ £12
149 (FLETCHER) HENDERSON’S HOT SIX. Gulf Coast Blues/ Midnight Blues. Columbia A3951 E £40
154 Stockholm Stomp/ Have It Ready. Brunswick (E) 3460 E+ Great copy of two fine sides £30
159 EARL HINES (Piano solos). 57 Varieties/ I Ain’t Got Nobody. OKeh 8653 E+ £50
160 JAZZBO’S CAROLINA SERENADERS. Chicago/ DIXIE DAISIES. Way Down Yonder In N.O. Cameo 284 E £16
166 JUNGLE TOWN STOMPERS (Elmer Snowden’s Band). African Jungle/ LUIS RUSSELL & HIS ORCH. Poor Li’l Me. (Race) Parlophone R2212 E+ Great coupling £40
170 WINGY MANNONE & HIS ORCH. Swing, Brother, Swing/ Nickel In The Slot. OKeh 41573 E £25
171 McKINNEY’S COTTON PICKERS. Crying And Sighing/ WASHBOARD RHYTHM BOYS. Tiger Rag. (Span) HMV AE4227 E/E- £25
175 CHAUNCEY MOREHOUSE AND HIS SWING SIX. Blues In B Flat/ On The Alamo. Variety VA608 E+ Lovely copy £20
176 JELLY ROLL MORTON (Piano solo). The Pearls/ SOL WAGNER & HIS ORCH. Dream Daddy. Gennett 5323 V++ slt distortion first few gvs s1, otherwise a fine playing copy. £65
177 Wolverine Blues/ Mr. Jelly Lord. Vic 21064 E £50
189 ORIGINAL MEMPHIS FIVE. Indiana Stomp/ Throw Down Blues. Columbia 480-D V++ Lovely electrical sides £18
190 BEN POLLACK & HIS ORCH. Cryin’ For The Carolines. Hit of the Week 1027 E Great Teagarden solo! £15
193 EDDIE SOUTH & HIS ALABAMIANS. That’s What I Call Keen/ ALL STAR ORCH. I’m More Than Satisfied. Victor 21605 E+ Great sides! £25
198 THE THREE PEPPERS. Swingin’ At The Cotton Club/ Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. Vocalion 3805 E+ £18
201 FRANKIE TRUMBAUER & HIS ORCH. Georgia On My Mind/ Honeysuckle Rose. Brunswick 6159 E £18
202 (Jack Teagarden vcl). Ain’t Misbehavin’. 1/s Vinyl Master Test Pressing of Brunswick mx 19115-2 E+ £35
203 THE VAGABONDS. Sittin’ In A Corner/ Sweet Butter. Gennett 5291 E Great Rollini/Bill Moore chase choruses both sides! £25
207 WASHBOARD RHYTHM BAND. Hustlin’ and Bustlin’ For Baby/ Shuffle Off To Buffalo. Columbia (E) CB611 EE+ s1 Unissued in USA! £25
209 CLARENCE WILLIAMS’ JAZZ KINGS. Walk That Broad/ The Keyboard Express. Columbia 14348-D E £55
SECTION FIVE: ADDITIONAL: ITEMS… JAZZ, BLUES, HOT DANCE BANDS ETC.
SP2 LOUIS ARMSTRONG & HIS ORCH. I’m A Ding Dong Daddy/ I Can’t Give U Anything But Luv. Odeon B-35616 E+ £15
SP3 Rockin’ Chair/ CORNELL & HIS ORCH (Rollini, Teagarden). Collegiate Love. Parlophone R785 E+ £18
SP5 BUNNY BERIGAN & HIS BOYS. If I Had My Way/ Slipping Through My Fingers. Vocalion 3254 E £12
SP6 & HIS ORCH. Simple and Sweet. I Won’t Tell A Soul. Victor 26086 EE+ £8
SP8 CALIFORNIA RAMBLERS. Lonesome Mamma Blues/ Sister Kate. Vocalion 14436 E- £12
SP9 THE CHARLESTON CHASERS. Davenport Blues/ After You’ve Gone. Columbia 4453 E £18
SP11 DIXIELAND JUG BLOWERS. Carpet Alley Breakdown/ Hen Party Blues. HMV B10727 E £28 Alternate takes unissued in USA
SP12 DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCH (Jungle Band). Admiration/ Maori. Brunswick 4776 V+ £11
SP13 Sloppy Joe/ Jazz Lips. Bluebird B6396 E- £10
SP14 (WASHINGTONIANS). Move Over/ BOB HARING ORCH. Me And The Man In The Moon. Romeo 829 V+ £12
SP15 LEONARD FEATHER ALL STAR JAM BAND. Men Of Harlem/ Ocean Motion. Decca F7753 E- £8
SP16 FREDDY GARDNER (Sax solo). Japanese Sandman/ RHYTHM SECTION ONLY. Japanese Sandman. (Aust) Parlophone A6461 E+ £15 Unusual London 1936 ‘Play along with’ record for aspiring musicians!
SP17 NAT GONELLA w/ JOHN KIRBY’S ORCH. Just A Kid Named Joe/ Jeepers Creepers. Parlophone F1376 E £12 NYC 1939 sides Unissued in USA.
SP19 FLETCHER HENDERSON’S ORCH.Nagasaki/ Night Life. Columbia CB727 V+ £8 1st Issue
SP20 EARL HINES (Piano). Love Me Tonight/ JIMMY DORSEY. Oodles of Noodles. Brunswick 1390 E+ £12
SP21 ROSETTA HOWARD & HARLEM HAMFATS. If You’re a Viper/ Rosetta Blues. Vocalion S202 E+ £20
SP22 EARL JACKSON & HIS ORCH (Mills Blue Rhythm Bd). Futuristic Jungleism/ Low Down On The Bayou. Decc F2728 E £18
SP25 THE KENTUCKY COLONELS. Wow/ I’m Goin’ South. Vocalion 14738 E- 3/4” tight hc nap £10
SP26 MEADE LUX LEWIS (Piano). Glendale Glide/ Denapas Parade. (Fr) Polydor 580031 E+ £10
SP27 EMMETT MILLER & HIS GEORGIA CRACKERS. Ghost Of the St. Louis Blues/ CHOCOLATE DANDIES. Dee Blues. Parlophone R1138 E+ £30
SP28 The Blues Singer From Alabam/ JOE VENUTI’S BLUE FOUR. To To Blues. Parlophone R1115 E £25 Side 2 unissued in USA!
SP29 MIFF MOLE & HIS LITTLE MOLERS. Birmingham Bertha/ED KIRKEBY ORCH. Pagan Luv Song. Parlophone R432 EE- sm rc s1 nap £12
SP30 You Took Advantage Of Me/ EDDIE LANG’S ORCH. March Of the Hoodlums. Parlophone R1157 E £18
SP31 THE MISSOURIANS. Market Street Stomp/ Missouri Moan. HMV JF16 E+ £25
SP32 KING OLIVER & HIS ORCH. Stop Crying/ THE JUNGLE BAND (Ellington). Rockin’ In Rhythm. Brunswick 1105 E+E £25
SP33 JACK PURVIS & HIS ORCH. What’s The Use Of Cryin’ Baby?/ LUIS RUSSELL ORCH. Song Of The Swanee. Parlophone R1699 E+ £20
SP34 THE RHYTHM MANIACS (ARC STUDIO BAND - Berigan solo). Too Many Tears/ WILL ORSBORNE O. Whistle & Blow Your Blues Away. Decca F3002 E £9
SP35 DON REDMAN & HIS ORCH. Lazy Weather/ A Little Bit Later On. Vocalion 10 E+ £12
SP36 How Ya Feelin’/ DUKE ELLINGTON ORCH. Raisin’ The Rent. Brunswick 02076 E £12
SP37 ADRIAN ROLLINI & HIS ORCH. You’ve Got Everything/ And So Goodbye. Banner 32873 V+ £8
SP38 STATE STREET RAMBLERS. My Baby/ Tack It Down. Vinyl Master Pressing of Gennett mxs 13686/13691-A E+ £25
SP39 TAMPA BLUE JAZZ BAND. Ain’t Got Nothin’ Blues/ West Texas Blues. OKeh 4595 E- lbl tr s2 £10 One of their best!
SP40 FRANKIE TRUMBAUER & HIS ORCH. Bless You Sister/ LUIS RUSSELL ORCH. Feeling The Spirit. Parlophone R1882 E £10
SP42 PAUL WHITEMAN & HIS ORCH. Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Teagarden vcl)/ Dodging A Divorcee. Victor 25086 E £12
Remember - these are the only items available - all the others from the Auction list have been sold!
DON’T FORGET, THOSE WHO CALL OR EMAIL FIRST GET THE CREAM OF THE CROP!