78s - You Ain't Too Old - Clarence Williams Jug Band

[StrideLatinProgRick]

Beautiful, and with a great piano solo by Chittison!

[chrishibbs201012]

is this blue wax or shellac or acetate? neat recording.

[althazarr]

@chrishibbs201012 Columbia called them Royal Blue Wax 78's, but they are made from shellac. I'll be posting some more of them from my collection soon.

[MortenBoHansen]

this blows my mind with joy as a painter. you just saved my day. thank you friend!

[ptm51]

Great! - Hot! - Amazing!

Thanks!

ptm51

[SizzleSuite]

Great tune but should be played on a decent deck with good pick-up. it's worth the investment and the tunes will sound much much better dude. thanks for posting

[althazarr]

@SizzleSuite Thanks for your input. You should probably look at my channel though to see that I have a variety of players. This record is extremely worn and I thought it would be nice to share with everyone because it's pretty rare.

[vinylloung]

what's up with the effects?

nice record

i'm also starting 45's so yuo don't have to!!!

unfortunatly my record player is broken and needs repair so i wont be posting records until so

[tenorbanjo4]

Exceptional pure jazz*****

[althazarr]

@tenorbanjo4 Thank you!

[debiani3866]

This song has that upbeat tune that todays music just does not offer. Excellent video!

[MrXnews]

SWEET! I mean, HOT!

[althazarr]

Thanks! I'm glad you like it.

[geofbrit59]

I've had good luck with my 78s as far as breakage . But a friend of mine left a 78 on his couch (Bumblebee Slim) and when he came home tossed his keys down and they hit the record that he had bought earlier that day. Yes it broke!

[althazarr]

Ouch! Unfortunately, I have had many broken records thanks to extremely careful handling of the USPS which would never let anything get damaged. lol

[yvesfrancois]

awesome record COLUMBIA 2863 rec 7th August 1933 : no trumpet on this - personnel is CECIL SCOTT clarinet, HERMAN CHITTISON and WILLIE THE LION SMITH piano duet, CLARENCE WILLIAMS jug, my friend the late IKEY ROBINSON on banjo, WILLIE WILLIAMS washboard and CLARENCE TODD kazoo and vocal (rap? and scat vocal) - this is an amazing recording BTW - hope this helps regarding personnel for everyone

[Ne14Gr8Music]

Thank you very much for your information. If you ever have anything to add, it is always welcome.

[78timothy]

Henry "Red" Allen is the Cornet/Trumpet. Piano at 1.28 is Williams - no doubt. Guitar is definitely Lonnie Johnson.

[78timothy]

I'd Like top know who is playin' the jug.

That's Clarence Williams Scattin at about 2:30.

[fromthesidelines]

YES.....

[ateleia]

What a great recording! Thank you so much for uploading it.

[althazarr]

Thank you for listening! I'm certainly glad that you like it.

[fromthesidelines]

Herman Chittison became a performer in his own right during the '40s- especially when he was featured as "The 'Blue Note' Pianist" on radio's "[CASEY,] CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER".

[althazarr]

As always, Thank you for the great added information! I love old radio programs too!

[fromthesidelines]

"78" rpm records were, for the most part, fashioned from shellac, 'oldedrum', and were often prone to breakage if handled incorrectly {there's no truth to the rumor that if you even LOOKED directly into one of them, they'd break}. I once had a copy of Paul Whiteman's 1925 recording of "Charleston"- in 1972, I accidentally pressed my hand on it while it was resting on a bed...and it broke. And it was one of my favorites, too!

[althazarr]

You are correct sir. That was why I directed attention to the video on my favorites list from the 30's or early 40's that shows you the whole process of a record being made from start to finish at the Victor plant. The title is in German, but the film is English. It's really neat. Everyone should take a look at it, especially if you collect records too. It's quite informative.Herstellung einer Schellackplatte is the name of the video again, which simply means Manufacture of a Shellac disc.

[althazarr]

Sorry to hear about the Paul Whiteman. Was it a Victor?

[78timothy]

78RPM records, from 1897-1945 for the most part w/the exception of Columbia Products were pressed from a hot mixture of graphite & liquid shellac, into a solid medium, & had the same pressure tolerance as a fine china dish. Columbias & Edisons, used a lamination process with a smoother (Softer) surface laminated over a rough

graphite infused paper core, which is why they were more diffuclut to break, chip or fracture. later post war Deccas and Mercurys are more fragile...continued next entry.

[78timothy]

Continued from prefv entry... Ppost war Deccas, Mercurys and Victor 78's were notoriously fragile. Smae process w/Grphite adn Shellac, but thinner pressing. Usually from Recycled records. Ever see a late '50's Mercurty w/little bumps into pressing? that is from reground up records, so the quality of the pressing was compromised as 78's were on the way out being replaced by vinyl 45's. RB Columbias are an even cheaper pressing than the Black Wax pre war disks. A paper core w/thin blue shellac.

[althazarr]

You're right. I have better luck with the earlier records. The ones I find that break most often are decca and mercury.One of my favorite records broke while moving some to another bookcase. It was a Guy Lombardo decca called Get Out Those Old Records/Tennessee Waltz.. I have it posted already thank goodness. Anyone else have some good tales about 78s breaking? I'd love to hear some! This could get interesting....;-)

[roybo1930]

althazarr I Think These Blue Wax Columbia`s Are So Neet!! This One Is Just Great!! By The Way I Have Had Better Luck Handeling 1920s & 30s Records, Than 1940s Except For Columbia Records Witch Were Laminated. I Have Picked Up Victor`s & Decca`s From This Period That Fell Apart In My Hands. Thank You So Much For Shairing.

[althazarr]

A: All 78s are very fragile. Years ago mabye not . Some are more durable than others. Vogue Picture records were probably some of the best 78s made. I've had numerous ones come in broken through the mail, and you can just pick one up the wrong way and it will crack or break in two. Check out the video on my fav. list called Herstellung einer Schellackplatte - Englisch by my friend krammofoon It takes you through the Victor record plant and shows exactly how 78s were made from start to finish.

[oldedrum]

'althazarr'

Q: Are those old records fragile?...If you drop 'em will they break?

They are like a 'bakelite' material if I'm not mistaken(?)

[78timothy]

Your personnel listing is accurate. Clarence Williams was a fine Pianist, and was married to Blues singer Eva Taylor. In the early Columbia Blue label "A" days,(1923) he was also the manager of Bessie Smith, which got him in hot water w/her then boyfirend, since he took a large cut out of her recording fees paid by Columbia. BTW remember the TV show Mod Squad? The actor that played "Linc" was Clarence Williams III, who is Clarence Williams Grandson. 5***** Bud! :-) TD:

[althazarr]

I was hoping I got them all right. I have a couple of Bessie Smith records that I was thinking about posting. Good blues music. I wish I could say I remember the Mod Squad, but I never saw that program. I do remember seeing reruns of Lancelot Link when I was a kid in the 70's. Lots of monkey spies and funny songs. ha ha ha

[Bigband78]

Probably a valuable record.

[althazarr]

I got it at a decent price, so I can't complain.

[xGraefinVonSalamanca]

Wonderful like always - your taste of music is such great!*****

THNX!

Warm greetings

,Eva

[althazarr]

Dank herausputzen, haben Sie großen Geschmack sich. Ich schätze immer Ihre sagenhaften Bemerkungen! Ich habe Bemerkungen Antworten früher verlassen, aber keiner von ihnen ist durch gegangen. Ich errate, dass sie die Stelle oder etwas bearbeiteten. Ach gut, immer nett, von Ihnen zu hören. Ich werde die B-Seite später heute Abend aufstellen. Anfeuerungen!

[Mr1920s]

Teriff' !

[althazarr]

I feel the same way about this one. Thanks for listening.

[CurzonRoad]

Hi Lloyd: Very cool! THANK YOU! Cheers, etc. Doug --

[althazarr]

Thank you for listening. I'm glad you like it.