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).


12 Vogue picture records for sale
Vogue R number Matrix & Take # Title Artist(s) Author(s) Logo color Painting artist
R 711 side A P 32 Seems Like Old Times Art Mooney ..., vocal Janie Morgan Lombardo - Loeb black -
R 713 side B P 36 I've Been Working On The Railroad Art Mooney and his orchestra   yellow Wirts
R 712 P 19 Atlanta G. A. Shep Fields ..., vocal Jack Prince Sunny Skaylar and Artie Shaftel black -
R 712 P 20 Aren't You Glad You're You Shep Fields, vocal Meredith Blake Johnny Burke - Jimmy van Heusen black Sprink
R 712 P 19 Atlanta G. A. Shep Fields ..., vocal Jack Prince Sunny Skylar and Artie Shaftel black -
R 712 P 20 Aren't You Glad You're You Shep Fields, vocal Meredith Blake Johnny Burke - Jimmy van Heusen black Sprink
R 714 P 21-2BA Doodle Doo Doo Art Kassel and his orchestra Art Kassel and Mel Stitzel yellow -
R 714 P 22-2CA All I Do Is Wantcha Art Kassel ..., vocal Gloria Hart Art Kassel yellow -
R 718 P 25 Some Sunday Morning Lulu Belle & Scotty Koehler - Jerome & Heindorf black -
R 718 P 41-1F In The Dog House Now Lulu Belle & Scotty Scott Wiseman black Sprink
R 722 P 6-1BA Tear It Down Clyde McCoy, vocal Billie Jane Bennett Clyde McCoy black -
R 722 P 8-1BA Put That Ring On My Finger Clyde McCoy, vocal Billie Jane Bennett Sunny Skylar and Randy Ryan black -
R 723 P 14 Wave To Me My Lady Art Kassel ..., Art Kassel Trio William Stein & Frank Loesser white Bill Wirts
R 723 P 15 You Won't Be Satisfied 'til You Break Art Kassel, vocal Jimmy Featherstone Freddy James & Larry Stock white Wirts
R 730 P 37 Pipers Junction Art Mooney and his orchestra Larry Fotin - Art Mooney blue Wirts
R 730 P 38 All Through The Day Art Mooney ..., vocal Johnny d'Arcy Hammerstein - Kern blue -
R 733 P 64 Blue Skies The Hour Of Charm All Girl orchestra Phil Spitalny, Francine blue -
R 733 P 66-1BA Seville The Hour Of Charm All Girl orchestra Phil Spitalny blue Sprink
R 735 P 45 Anybody Home Frankie Masters ad his orchestra vocal Marty, Kay, Pat and Jo blue -
R 735 P 46 Welcome To My Dream Frankie Masters ..., vocal Phyllis Myles Johnny Burke - Jimmy van Heusen blue -
R 750 P 71 Who's Got A Tent For Rent The King's Jesters Jack Fulton - Dick Cunliffe blue -
R 750 P 72 Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy The King's Jesters Sammy Gallop and Guy Wood blue Sprink
R 760 P 100 So It Goes E. Madiguera, vocal P.Gilmore & D.Choir Gamse - Lecuona blue Sprink
R 760 P101-1 The Minute Samba Violin Solo by Enric Madriguera Madriguera blue -

Additional information:
  ref.  1: http://www.voguepicturerecords.org/
  ref.  2: https://archive.org/details/RecordResearch148/mode/2up (by Tim Brooks)
  ref.  3: https://www.valueyourmusic.com/most-valuable/78-rpm/all-time?from=item/
  ref.  4: https://www.radio-antiks.com/IndexRadio-Antiks_Vogue_R715.htm
  ref.  5: https://www.radio-antiks.com/IndexRadio-Antiks_Vogue_2albums.htm
  ref.  6: https://youtu.be/ZaR-rJZeYFg


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




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Here are the specifications:

Technical Description of Item
Manufacturer Sav-Way Industries, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Model Vogue, The Picture Record
Type 78 rpm 10" vinylite record with picture
Production Year 1946-1947
Vogue record numbers R711/R713, R712 (x2), R714, R718, R722, R723, R730, R733, R735, R750, R760
Size (dia.) 10"
Add-ons Rare R715 "Waitin' For The Train ..." / "I Can't Wait To Tell You", 2 2-record albums V100, V101
Comment Good start for new Vogue collection
                    

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