[Jukebox-list] Happy Thanksgiving

[David Breneman]

--- Ron Rich <ronnnrich at yahoo.com> wrote:

> David,
>   Not being a record collector--who's version of Jingle Bell Rock
> is worth that kind of money?

Any rock music on 78s is worth a lot of money.  78 production
started declining in the mid 50s, and one of the last rock
songs released on 78 was "At the Hop" in 1958.  You see
V- copies of Chuck Berry songs going for 60-70 dollars.
Even color-dog RCA Victor pressings of Elvis' big songs
like "Hound Dog" and "Treat Me Nice" routinely go for 
that kind of money in V+ to E- condition.  In India,
Parlophone continued releaseing 78s into the late 60s,
and there have been pressings of Beatles songs that
go for over a thousand dollars.  The version of Jingle
BelL Rock I mentioned was the original Bobby Helms
version (with the chorus in the bridge intact, unlike
45 reissues from the 70s).  I had to bid that high to
win it.  I don't buy more than two or three expensive
records in a year, but I want a good selection in
the Seeburg, and if you want it you have to pay for it.

But a copy of Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" or Glen
Miller's "In the Mood" is still only worth 50 cents
no matter what condition it's in. :-)


David Breneman         david_breneman at yahoo.com


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