Twelve 1946 Vogue picture records in excellent condition
A good set to start a Vogue collection
In a Nutshell
All 12 in excellent condition, both cosmetic and acoustic
Introduction: Billboard [Magazine]
March 30, 1946: “The Vogue disks are unlike anything currently peddled on the market, in that they are made of a coating of transparent vinylite, under which is a heat resistant paper disk, on which is printed a picture, illustrating the story of the title and lyrics of the song.” Vogue Records were produced for only 11 months from May 6, 1946 on, by Sav-Way Industries of Detroit, Michigan, as the brainchild of inventor and entrepreneur Tom Saffady. Vogue records feature dance bands of the time, with bandleaders Clyde McCoy, Art Kassel, Art Mooney, Shep Fields, Frankie Masters, Sonny Dunham, Enric Madriguera, Dick LaSalle and others. Today's collectors have the choice between 74 double-sided 10" 78 rpm records, of which the first one R 707 (Sugar Blues / Basin Street Blues) is also the most common one. At any given time there are about 40 R 707 for sale on eBay, with prices between $5-50. There are several free price guides available on the internet (ref.s 1-3). The 12 records for sale here are not the holy grail for Vogue collectors, but they are not very common either. The holy grail R715 is sold in a separate auction (ref.4), as are two 2-record albums V100 "Study In Blue" and V101 "Art Mooney Medley" (ref.5).
About my records:
The records are in excellent condition: no edge chips, no cracks or hairlines, no visible deep scratches, no warping, no discolorations, no "factory reject", no "second", translucent edge without milky whitening or yellowing. Seven of the 24 sides have hand-ciseled matrix and take numbers near the center hole, ten reveal the picture artist. All records play fine without skips, repeats or annoying periodic crackles, with only moderate sizzling background. This sizzling is caused by dust particles inside the grooves and can be reduced by cleaning the record and optimizing the tip size of the gramophone needle. I made a youtube video for one of the more noisy examples: R722, Tear It Down / Put That Ring On My Finger (click on thumbnail 50 or go to ref.6). Please
e-mail me (Kris) for any questions or make me an offer; ich spreche Deutsch, je parle Français. I plan to list all records also on eBay in 3 auctions:
A) R715
B) Bid on one of your choice out of above 12
C) Chose one album, V100 or V101