Lot 712. Early 1900s-1954 Sheet Music for More than 60+ Songs. This collection includes such songs as “In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town,” “Glad Rag Doll,” “When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain,” “We’ll Have a Jubilee in My Old Kentucky Home,” “Wang-Wang-Blues,” “Young at Heart” and “Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On,” Among the composers are Sammy Cahn, Axel Shordahl, Paul Weston, Sigmund, Romberg, Gus Kahn, Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers. The earliest song, from 1901, is “Tessie, You Are the Only, Only, Only” sung by Horace Wright. The front and back cover, which are separated, are present for Kibble & Martin’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” The music is predominately from the 1920s and 1930s. Entertainers featured on the covers include Frank Sinatra, Ozzie Nelson, Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Tommy Dorsey, Ray McKinley, Kitty Kallen, Nelson Eddy, Jeannett MacDonald, Dolores Costello, Glen Gray, the Andrews Sisters, Margaret Whiting, Kate Smith, Virginia Rankin, George M. Cohan, Al Jolson, Dean Martin, Corrine Griffith and Emma Carus. About a dozen pieces have the owner’s name written on them. The condition ranges from p to ex-m, and the average is vg-ex.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 713. Sheet Music for 70+ Songs Related to Washington, D.C., from the 1850s-1950s. This music is about the nation’s capitol, pictures D.C. scenes on the cover or was published by a company located there. For example, sheet music from 1945 assures us “There Will Always Be a Congress.” A 1919 song is titled simply “Washington.” “Cherry Blossom Time” is the focus of 1951 music. Many of the songs are patriotic or marches: “Sons of America: America Needs You,” 1917; “Follow Old Glory,” 1918; “First Regiment March or Two-Step,” dedicated to the First Regiment D.C. Volunteers, 1898; and “Dawn of Peace March,” 1901. Sheet music from 1930, “As of Yesterday,” is associated with the World’s Championship Dance Marathon held in D.C., and the “Casino Anniversary March” from 1911 shows the Casino Theatre. Some music has a connection with two of the city’s newspapers. The Washington Times included music in various editions in 1922 and 1923. Sheet music from 1924 is titled “The Washington Evening Star March.” Of course, the collection includes John Philip Sousa’s “Washington Post March.” Interestingly, there also is a page from the Washington Post that presents Jimmie Dodd, later of “Mickey Mouse Club” fame, as the winner writer of a “Song for Washington” contest. In the 1890s, “Bromo-Seltzer” provided sheet music through pharmacies in D.C. and Baltimore. Eleven songs are offered here. The earliest sheet music, “You Don’t Say So,” was published in 1857. The condition of the sheet music ranges from p to ex and averages g+ to vg. Most of the music is from the early 1900s.
Winning Bid $45.
Lot 714. 26 Different 33 1/3 RPM Record Albums Associated with Washington, D.C. All of these albums have some connection to the nation’s capital. For example, two feature the singing of Sol Gordon, a tenor known in the 1960s as the city’s “Singing Taxi Driver.” Nine albums are by U.S. military groups stationed in D.C.: the Air Force Band, the Airmen of Note (3, including a two-record set), the Air Force Singing Sergeants, the Army Band (2), the Navy Band and the Navy Band Jazz Ensemble. Local performers are the National Capital Area Band, the Chorus of the Potomac and the Fairfax High School Marimba Band. Five albums present religious music – by the Brothers of Washington, D.C., the Shorb Brothers Quartet, Jerry Rodgers and Bob Walters, First Baptist Church of D.C., and the Foundry Cathedral Choir. Three records contain U.S. and D. C. history: “Road to the White House” (1960-72), “Mr. President” and “Gallant Men” featuring Sen. Everett Dirksen. Two have a tangential connection to D.C.: “Gil Baca’s Band Plays Washington, D.C.” (interesting assortment featuring polkas, dulcimer music, schottisches, etc.), and an album of marches that pictures the U.S. Capitol. Rock receives a nod from the group and album named “dc motors” and radio station WAVA FM in an 1983 anthology of new groups titled “Washington Rocks.” The dc motors band has been compared to the Ramones and performs reggae and ballads, as well as rock. Also included is a 78 rpm record made at the Edgewood Recording Studio with classical music by Peter and Susan Ashley. The album jackets average ex, and the records, ex-m. About a half dozen have prices in grease pencil on the front or back covers. Call for details. No returns for any reason. Also: three 45 rpm records, one with the Riggs Theme, “Washington Celebration,” one by the Howard University Gospel Choir and one celebrating “A Night at La Nicoise Restaurant.”
Minimum Bid $10.
Lot 715. 12 Different 33 1/3 RPM Records Featuring Jazz or Latin Music. Providing the jazz sounds are the Ramsey Lewis Trio (Cadet LP761), Weather Report and two groups of performers from the Washington, D.C. area, the Tommy Claire Trio and the 1977 Howard University Jazz Ensemble. Claire’s personalized autograph is on the back of his album. “Getz-Gilberto” (Verve V6-8545 with Jobim) heads the list of Latin albums, which includes three by Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66 (all A&M). Other Latin-oriented albums are by Xavier Cugat, Stanley Black, Werner Muller and Edmondo Ross. The jackets average ex (two have the owner’s name on the back), and the records, ex-m. Also included are two off-condition albums, one by Tommy Dorsey and the other by Charlie Byrd. Call for details. No returns for any reason.
Minimum Bid $5.
Lot 716. Bing Crosby Christmas on 78s, Christmas on 33 1/3s + 3 Religious Music Albums. Eleven albums. Crosby croons on three 78 rpm records in an album titled “Christmas Greetings: Bing Crosby with the Andrews Sisters.” The jacket for Decca album A-715 is vg with some fading; the records are at least ex. Perry Como, the Robert Shaw Chorale, the Philadelphia Orchestra (“A Christmas Festival”), Nat King Cole and Leonard Bernstein with the New York Philharmonic and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir provide Christmas music on 33 1/3 rpm albums. The religious music albums are by Louise Tucker, the Lawrence Welk Show’s Norma Zimmer & Jim Roberts, and Jim Nabors. Also, an off-condition Guideposts two-record set. The jackets average ex, and the records, ex-m. Call for details. No returns for any reason.
Winning Bid $10.
Lot 717. 9 Different 33 1/3 RPM Albums of Jewish, Hawaiian, Polish Music. Five albums of Jewish music are by Emil Cohen (humorist who provides stories and songs), 101 Strings, the Barry Sisters, the Dukes if Freilachland and Connie Francis. The first three have jackets and records that are at least ex. The Dukes jacket and record are f, and the Francis jacket f and the record ex-m. Johnny Poi and the Oahu Islanders, Felix Slatkin and Webley Edwards are the sources of Hawaiian music on three albums. Ex or better. The album of Polish music is by Ray Budzilek and his orchestra. Ex.
Minimum Bid $5.
Lot 718. 78 RPM Classical, Popular Music. Arturo Toscanini and the NBY Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, in C Minor, in an album of four 12” 78 rpm records. G-vg album, vg+ records. Three generic albums containing 24 12” record from the Silvertone Record Club contain classical music, popular instrumentals by the Ted Dale and Glenn Osser orchestras and vocals by Vic Damone and others. These records average vg+. The club was a division of Sears. There also are three 9 ¾” records from the club and a Decca 9 ¾” 33 1/3 rpm record with eight songs in French by Edith Piaf (ex+). Also: three 7” 78 rpm discs from Bell Records. Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey perform on one record.
Minimum Bid $5.
Lot 719. Instrumentals Primarily from the 1950s - 19 Albums by Mantovani, 4 by Gleason. If lush strings are your musical thing, this collection is for you. Among these 33 1/3 rpm albums by Annunzio Paolo Mantovani are SS1, seven from LL766-LL3392 and nine from PS106-PS248. They include some of his earliest recordings for London Records: “Some Enchanted Evening,” “Romantic Melodies” and “Gems Forever.” There also are waltz, film, and concert encores, “Christmas Carols” and “Rhapsody in Blue” with Julius Katchen as the pianist. Most jackets are ex; some are less. The records average ex-m. The Jackie Gleason albums are “Opiate d’Amour,” “Oooo!” and “Music, Martinis, and Memories.” There also is a 1966 promotional record, “How Sweet It Is….” The jackets average ex, and the records, ex-m.
Minimum Bid $5.
Lot 720. 37 Different 33 1/3 RPM Albums of Instrumental Music. One of the more interesting albums in this collection is “Concertos for You” with Liberace at the piano backed by Paul Weston’s Orchestra. This is the Columbia Masterworks version, ML4764, of the 1953 album. Other performances are by the Armengol Orchestra, Frankie Carle, Clebanoff, Martin Denny (3 different albums), Ferrante & Teicher (2), Marty Gold, Richard Hayman, Eddie Heywood (2), Hollyridge Strings, Andre Kostelanetz, Michel Legrand, Manhattan Pops Orchestra, Ray Martin, Melachrino Orchestra, Midnight String Quartet, 101 Strings (2), Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra, Mongo Santamaria, Stradivari Strings-Mario Kostellani, Billy Vaughn and Roger Williams (8 including 3 two-record sets). Also, two anthologies, “Music to Read James Bond By” and “Quiet Music,” and a four-record Fresh Aire album featuring Manheim Steamroller performances. The jackets average ex, and the records, ex-m to nm. The group comes with off-condition records by Herb Alpert and Shay Torrent.
Minimum Bid $10.
Lot 721. "Family Library of Great Music” + 24 Classical, Opera, Ballet 33 1/3 RPM Albums. “The “Family Library” comprises 22 records, each with the works of a particular composer. Symphonies primarily in Europe play the works of Beethoven, Dvorak, Handel, etc. In most cases, each record contains one complete composition. Each jacket has the owner’s name printed on the back. Otherwise, the records are nm-m in ex-m to nm jackets. Among the other albums are a two-record set capturing Vladimir Horowitz’ American debut at Carnegie Hall on Feb. 25, 1953. Vg-ex jacket with original 1978 booklet, nm+ records. On a record apparently from 1958, Van Cliburn performs Tchaikovsky’s Concerto No. 1. Ex jacket, nm record. Other music is performed by symphonies or orchestras in Indianapolis, Berlin, Vienna, Boston (Fiedler-Pops), New York (Bernstein-Philharmonic) and Cincinnati. Opera or ballet are the subject of some albums, including “Swan Lake,” “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Chout” and “Coppelia and Sylvia.” A number of albums contain the works of various artists, including two by the Hollywood Bowl Symphony, which also has an album devoted to the works of Sigmund Romberg. One complete album features performances by Caruso. There also is classical-light music, including “Switched-on Bach” and “Highlights from an Evening at the ‘Pops’.” The 33 1/3 album jackets average ex, and the records, ex-m. Six have minor writing on the back covers. Call for details. No returns for any reason.
Minimum Bid $10.
Lot 722. 47 Record Albums Featuring Predominantly 1960s-70 R&B, Soul Artists. Among these 33 1/3 rpm vinyl discs are three somewhat scarcer records in off condition. They are “Otis Redding Sings Soul-Otis Blue” g-vg, “Knock on Wood” by Eddie Floyd g, “This Old Heart of Mine” by the Isley Bros. vg+ or better and “Memphis Gold, Vol. I” g. Among the 42 other albums, 23 are nm or better in ex or better jackets, and 19, including the Temptations albums, range from f to g+. The other artists are the Artistics, Darrell Banks, Gene Chandler, Ray Charles (2 different albums), Four Tops, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Impressions, Jackson Five (three-record set), Michael Jackson (2), Little Richard, Platters (4), Lou Rawls (2), Smokey Robinson (2 including a three-record set), Diana Ross & the Supremes, Sly & the Family Stone, Spellbinders, Donna Summer (4), Supremes, Tams (3), Temptations (5), Ike & Tina Turner, the Van Dykes, Dionne Warwick (3) and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 723. 46 Easy Listening Albums Including Sinatra, Streisand, Diamond, Lanza, Abba. About two-thirds of these 33 1/3 rpm albums are nm or better in jackets that grade somewhat less. The other albums are primarily vg+ with some slightly better and some less. Frank Sinatra performs on two albums, “It Might as Well Be Swing” with Count Basie, and “Sinatra ’65.” Both are promotional copies. Barbara Streisand performances are on “A Happening in Central Park,” “Greatest Hits, Volume 2,” “Wet” and “Stoney End.” Neil Diamond is featured on “Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show,” “Stones” and “Jonathan Livingston Seagull.” Other performers are Abba (4 different albums), Ed Ames (2), Debby Boone, the Carpenters, Connie Francis (6), Bobby Goldsboro (2), Jack Jones (2), Sammy Kaye, Carole King, Frankie Laine, Mario Lanza , Guy Lombardo (4), Lovin’ Spoonful, Norman Luboff Choir (2), the Magnificent Men, Dean Martin, Johnny Mathis (2), Anne Murray, Oliver, Jan Peerce and Andy Williams (6).
Winning Bid $15.
Lot 724. 34 Different 1960s-70s Albums Featuring Rock, Folk and Folk Rock. Most of these records are at least nm in jackets that are less; many jackets have the owner’s name on them. Music is by the Association, Harry Belafonte (two records, Carnegie Hall), the Blues Brothers, Bread, the Brothers Four, Judy Collins (3 different), John Denver, Donovan, Elton John, Tom Jones (2), 5th Dimension, Janis Joplin, Mamas & the Papas (4), Chad Mitchell Trio, Michael Murphy, Joni Mitchell (f-g), Peter, Paul and Mary (2), Paul Revere & the Raiders, Linda Ronstadt, Seals & Crofts, Seekers, Simon and Garfunkel (3), Nancy (Sinatra) & Lee (Hazlewood), and Spanky and Our Gang. There are three anthologies: “Great Hits of 1964,” :The Best of ‘66” and “22 Explosive Hits.”
Winning Bid $15.
Lot 725. Scarce Copy of End’s “Rock n’ Roll Jamboree,” Chubby Checker, Ventures, More! Nine records from the 1950s and early 1960s. End Records was home to some of the top groups of the 1950s doo wop era. Little Anthony and the Imperials, the Dubs, the Chantels and the Flamingos all recorded for the New York label. In 1959, End issued LP-302, a 33 1/3 rpm album featuring 12 songs by these groups (except the Flamingos) and several other artists. It is one of the more difficult anthologies to locate. The record itself appears unplayed and is at least nm. The jacket is vg with tape along the top edge and in one location at the right on the front, and the owner’s name on the back. The Twist is the focus of two of the eight others albums in this collection: “Your Twist Party with Chubby Checker, Parkway P7007, and “Doin’ the Twist at the Peppermint Lounge” by Joey Dee, Roulette R25166. The records are at least nm in lesser jackets that have the owner’s name on front. Checker is featured on two other albums: “Bobby Rydell-Chubby Checker,” Cameo C1013, nm/vg+ record, and “Top 10 Hits Original Artists” from Wyncote, W9007, at least nm, with songs also by Rydell, Dee Dee Sharp, the Orlons and the Dovells. Both jackets have the owner’s name on the back. Johnny Rivers performs at the “Whiskey A-Go-Go,” vg+ to nm, and the Ventures play on “Walk Don’t Run,” at least nm. Owner’s name on both jacket backs. There are two anthologies: “History of Rock: The Fifties, Part 2” from WFIL (two-record set, vg++) and “WINX Presents 16 All-Time Favorites (vg).
Winning Bid $30.
Lot 726. 15 Albums Featuring the Beach Boys, Four Seasons, Beatles or Rolling Stones. An asterisk (*) indicates that the jacket for the 33 1/3 rpm record has the owner’s name on it somewhere. Four albums are from the Beach Boys: “The Beach Boys Today!*” Capitol T2269, nm or better record. “Summer Days*,” T2354, vg+ record. “Endless Summer*,” two records, vg+, writing on label. “Good Vibrations: Best of*,” Reprise, nm record. From the Four Seasons: “Rag Doll*,” Phillips PHM 200-146, ex+/vg record. “Gold Vault of Hits*,” g-vg. “The Four Seasons Story,” two records, nm. “Meet the Beatles*!” is the main contribution from the Fab Four, vg+. Also, “Imagine” by John Lennon, f in an ex jacket without writing, and “Wings Wild Life,” g-vg, downgraded because of writing on the label. The Rolling Stones’ albums are “Between the Buttons*, vg+ to nm; “Hot Rocks 1964-1971*,” apparently unplayed and at least nm, and three copies of “Some Girls,” 1978, all different color schemes. Two remain sealed and are mint; one is m-.
Winning Bid $25.
