RARE Collector's Jazz 78s Lot - Vogue (Sidney Bechet), Esquire, Louis Armstrong Hot Seven

​A highly curated, premium selection of 5 vintage 78 RPM records spotlighting some of the most collectible independent jazz labels and legendary masters of the genre.

​This lot is aimed directly at the serious vintage jazz preservationist. It features highly prized, hard-to-find British independent pressings (Vogue, Esquire, and Melodisc) alongside the holy grail of jazz history: Louis Armstrong's 1920s sessions.

​The Records Included:

1. ​Art Hodes' Blue Note Jazzmen (featuring Sidney Bechet) – Save It Pretty Mama / Darktown Strutter's Ball (Vogue Records V.2062, Red Label UK Pressing). Licensing legendary New York Blue Note recordings, this is a premium, highly collectible release featuring Bechet's incredible soprano sax work.
2. ​The Christie Brothers Stompers – Weary Blues / Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home (Esquire 10-140, Orange/Yellow Label UK Pressing). Recorded March 1951. Esquire is a top-tier, limited-run UK indie label highly prized by collectors.
3. ​The Christie Brothers Stompers – Black Cat / Hiawatha Rag (Melodisc 1204, UK Pressing). Another fantastic, scarce mid-century traditional jazz release on the legendary Melodisc label.
4. ​Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven – Weary Blues / Willie The Weeper (Parlophone R 2393, Purple Label UK Pressing). Reissue of Satchmo's historic 1927 masterpieces. Essential listening for any jazz purist.
5. ​The Saints Jazz Band – Stay Out Of the South / How Please (To Only Me) (Parlophone R 3922, Purple Label UK Pressing). Classic 1954 British traditional jazz revival.

​Condition & Shipping:

Shellac discs are visually graded in very good vintage condition with clean labels and standard light play wear.

Professional Packaging: We are highly experienced in shipping fragile shellac 78s. Packaged in custom cardboard sandwiches with heavy bubble-wrapping to guarantee a safe transit.