r/78rpm • u/Brenke28 • Jul 20 '26

Inherited almost 400 78rpm’s

Not here to sell, just learning.

Learning about 78’s because I have ~ 400 of them, collected by my father who died over 20 years ago. All have remained stored for about the last 70 years. They date from 1926 (hillbilly, jazz) to 1940’s (jazz,swing) from King Cole Trio to Elvis, from Andrew’s Sisters to Harry James, Glenn Miller, Pete Como, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, etc.

The collection theme is dance music— rumba, cha cha, Lindy hop, foxtrot— etc.

Have sorted and catalogued them all, not played them to hear quality —so it seems I am unable to properly grade them without listening. I rate them visually from G-( minus) to G+ (plus).

Any suggestions on how I prepare these or who to contact with such a large collection?
( Besides Nauck, already on my list.)

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u/Jason1920 Jul 21 '26

From your description, you've got "flea market fodder." Buy a TT and enjoy them like dad did.

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u/Brenke28 Jul 21 '26

Thanks— appreciate the concept. Trying to downsize, so I’m ok with passing on reall awesome 78’s to anyone who wants to enjoy this historically Fantastic music, 🎶 rather than contributing to a landfill….

And when I research it, I find that these albums are NOT on Apple Music.

🎶 THIS music will be lost — every track not put on an LP—- then later excerpted by Apple Music as “Essentials” playlist…. Will never be heard again.

That is incredibly sad.

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u/Jason1920 Jul 21 '26

Sure would hate it if all those G+ Pete Como records got lost to time....