Record stores say discovery of rare 45-rpm hard to duplicate

By Joe Kimball

Last week's news about the St. Paul record collector who scored big on eBay with an old, scratched 45-rpm record -- $10,323 worth of big -- might have sent many scurrying to the attic to search for similar gems.

But apparently not many were found. At least folks aren't showing up in droves at local record stores trying to sell their old 45s.

The story involved St. Paul music collector Tim Schloe, who found a rare, Sun Records single in a large collection he bought from the brother of a deceased Texas collector. So, he paid about quarter for the 45 and ended up raking in $10,323 for it through an eBay auction.

The 1953 record was bluesman D.A. Hunt's rendition of "Greyhound Blues" — with "Lonesome Old Jail" on the flip side.

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