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From: soulexpress@gmail.com (Dean)
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Subject: Re: This 45 went for over $1550
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2025 03:28:16 +0000
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On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 21:09:32 +0000, Bruce wrote:

> On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:59:55 +0000, Dean wrote:
>
>> Not bad, but hardly worth that kind of money. If I had $1,550 to spend
>> on music, I'd buy a shitload of Bear Family boxed sets.
>
> Did you read my post that was just before yours?

Yes, I did.

When I first started meeting hardcore record collectors (in the '80s),
it wasn't long before I realized that quite a few of them were likely
tone deaf. This one guy played a doo-wop record for me that cost him
several hundred dollars (that was 40 years ago). I pointed out that the
lead's voice cracked and that the background singers couldn't stay
on-key. His reply: "I don't hear that."


> The value of each record has little to do with how good the music on the
> record is. I've been emailing back and forth with Billy Vera the past
> few days. He recently bought a copy of the record at the link below from
> Shively for $5K.

Still ridiculously expensive, but at least that one's a good record--at
least to my ears.