That would be AWESOME! I really enjoy the odds and ends from Paramount. I have managed a few needle packages and a couple of print ads from the Chicago Defender newspaper, but that is about it. i have never heard of a Paramount Dealer bag. My guess is that it would have to be from either Wisconsin, Chicago or KC?

@@MarkAtnip If I remember right, it was somewhere in Northern Michigan (maybe Traverse city?). I'm hoping to see him in a couple of months, I'll see if I can get a scan!

Keep looking! It was probably 5 years before I found my first one. They show up every now and then!

There are a lot of people that agree. (and of course, plenty who don't) I prefer to play 78's or recordings made from my 78's before I play anything that has been remastered or re-recorded. Remastering is both an art form and a way to completely anger about 50% of the listening audience. I prefer more treble in my reissues (meaning a bit more hiss) while others prefer the hiss taken out (often resulting in a more muffled sound). There are suggested processes but there is no "right" way to please the ear of anyone other than the person making the transfer or remaster.

@@MarkAtnip I generally prefer vinyl over shellac.

My personal definition: 1. The purchased records (which would have already been in sleeves) went inside it to protect it on the ride home. 2. It was printed by the record company with record company information on it. There were a lot of bags (and sleeves) printed by the record stores (especially in England and Europe) with store information but no record company info. I didn't count those. 3. I just included early 78rpm stuff. I don't think I have any from after WWII. There were probably some made, but I haven't seen them.

The paper is a little better than they used for their sleeves. It's smoother and a little crisper, but not by much.

@@MarkAtnip So they knew how to do it better but they probably just didn't care. To be fair, they also couldn't foresee that some people would be collecting them a century later.