How can collecting 78rpm records be a fascinating hobby?
There are many collectors of 78 rpm records. A great many are into Vintage Jazz and Dance Band Records, and many also are keen on the early recordings of opera stars and of the music hall and ragtime era. Shellac has also preserved comedians, great pianists, violinists, poets, politicians, sporting heroes, historical events, in fact there’s something for everyone revolving at 78rpm. Readers and contributors to this website are primarily interested in the early jazz music, dance band music, and recordings by good vocalists of popular songs, especially those recorded or issued in the UK and USA from 1900-1945. Many such records were also made in Europe, Australia and South America. We want to get others interested, and get 78rpm records out of dusty second-hand shops and safely into home collections. You can learn about the music, about the records themselves, where to find them, where to sell them, how much they are worth…read on.
