Ep367: Blues Images, Records & more w John Tefteller
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2022
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
After 20 years, mega record collector John Tefteller is ending his annual Blues Images calendar series on a high. Today he discusses the 2023 Blues Images calendar, shares many curious blues facts, stories and discusses the future. Plus an amazing extended episode all about John's Marx Brothers history and collection!
Topics include:
- The last Blues Images calendar
- What's next for John?
- The 78 record collecting market during Covid
- Any new rare-record finds?
- Pictures of blues musicians
- The story of the rare 1928 Henry Thomas film clip
- Background of the Charly Patton Paramount picture
- A gorgeous copy of the Charly Patton record "Poor Me"
- Charly Patton's life: playing weddings, getting throat slashed
- Bessie Smith's "Shipwreck Blues"
- John T Smith's "Old Rounders Blues"
- Process for restoring, capturing music from old 78s
- Blind Lemon Jefferson & Blind Blake
- Test pressings of 78s
- Papa Charly Jackson's "Lexington Kentucky Blues"
- Ma Rainey and the upcoming boxset
- Texas Alexander's "Blue Devil Blues"
- Brother Fullbosom's "Sermon on a Silver Dollar"
- Rare blues 78 popped up in Japan
- Thoughts on Joe Bussard's record collection
- John's plans for his collection
- --- Patreon Episode ---
- John worked with Groucho Marx
- Groucho's demeanor and humour
- Archiving Groucho's recordings and appearances
- Collecting scripts – "I'll Say She Is"
- Items from Humourisk and Four Nightingales era
- The chopped up bedroom scene from "Horsefeathers"
- New scenes in newly found prints of Paramount movies
- Recordings and film of Harpo talking
- Marx Brothers collectables
- Memories of Groucho's passing
- Did Groucho ever insult John?
- Marx Brothers movies still translate today
- Interview wrap up
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| 0:21.9 | And now, on with the show. |
| 0:25.7 | Well, hey, everyone, it's Nate. |
| 0:27.7 | Welcome to episode 367 of The Vinyl Guide, |
| 0:30.7 | the podcast for record collectors and music nerds, |
| 0:33.2 | and today we've got an amazing conversation |
| 0:35.8 | with world-renowned record collector, dealer, |
| 0:39.1 | and all-around nice guy, Mr. John Teffteller. |
| 0:42.9 | Now, those of you familiar with John will know that this man hunts records down like a detective. |
| 0:49.1 | I mean, he scours the dark closets and under the beds of America to find the rare blue 78s and memorabilia. |
| 0:58.0 | John has paid thousands of dollars for rare records and then pays even more to have them restored for |
| 1:04.3 | distribution as part of his annual Blues Images calendar. Now unfortunately that Blues Images calendar will be coming to an end. |
| 1:13.5 | 2023 will be the last issue of this calendar, and John will explain all about his decisions today, |
| 1:20.5 | plus why he's pulling out the stops on this one. Lots more music, lots more rare blues recordings. |
| 1:26.6 | He's been saving just for the right time to share. |
| 1:29.2 | And here it is. Now, if you like the blues or are a music nerd or even have someone on your |
| 1:34.4 | Christmas list who is, I highly recommend the Blues Images calendar. You can pick one or several |
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