Following are 8 () excellent style "A" nickelodeon rolls! These are NOT 88-note player piano rolls, and they will not play on any conventional player piano. These are large rolls on 3-1/2" diameter cores, cut in their original 10-tune, 65-note format.

Automatic "A" Roll #1493 $50

Check out all the hot blues numbers on this one! There are many favorites here. The 88n roll equivalents were issued all issued by June 1928.

Tune #1: T. B. Blues (same as QRS 4254 88n roll played by J. Lawrence Cook)
Tune #2: Boa Constrictor Blues (same as QRS 4290 88n roll played by Sid Laney)
Tune #3: Cow Cow Blues (same as QRS 4254 88n roll played by Cow Cow Davenport)
Tune #4: New Orleans Blues (88n equivalent unknown)
Tune #5: Girl Of My Dreams - waltz (same as QRS 4180 88n roll played by Harold Wansborough)
Tune #6: Hooking Cow Blues (same as QRS 595 88n roll played by J. Russel Robinson)
Tune #7: Take Me Back Blues (same as QRS 3376 88n roll played by Sid Laney)
Tune #8: My Blue Heaven (88n equivalent unknown)
Tune #9: Blue Yodel (same as QRS 4474 88n roll played by J. Lawrence Cook)
Tune #10: Texas Wail Blues (same as QRS 3889 88n roll played by Seger Ellis)

Clark "A" Roll #1485 $50

This is a VERY late Clark roll - the 88n roll equivalents were issued ca. May 1936! Take a look at all the great composers...

Tune #1: There's a Small Hotel - fox trot (Rodgers & Hart) (same as QRS 6395 88n roll played by J. Lawrence Cook)
Tune #2: The Touch of Your Lips - fox trot (Ray Noble) (same as QRS 6342 88n roll played J. Lawrence Cook)
Tune #3: We'll Rest At the End of the Trail - fox trot (Rose - Paulton) (same as QRS 6397 88n roll played by J. Lawrence Cook)
Tune #4: I Built A Dream One Day - waltz (S. Romberg - O. Hammerstein II) (88n equivalent unknown)
Tune #5: Stompin' At The Savoy - fox trot (Razaf - Goodman - Webb) (same as QRS 6381 88n roll played by J. Lawrence Cook)
Tune #6: The State of My Heart - fox trot (Spina - Heyman) (same as QRS 6383 88n roll played by Rudy Erlebach)
Tune #7: Stars In My Eyes - waltz (Kreisler - Fields) (same as QRS 6408 88n roll played by J. Lawrence Cook)
Tune #8: She Shall Have Music - fox trot (Singler - Goodhart - Hoffman) (same as QRS 6374 88n roll played by Max Kortlander)
Tune #9: Cross Patch - fox trot (Vee Lawnhurst!) (same as QRS 4474 88n roll played by J. Lawrence Cook)
Tune #10: The Glory Of Love - fox trot (W. Hill) (same as QRS 6367 88n roll played by Max Kortlander)

Clark "A" Roll #1516 $50

This is an EVEN LATER Clark roll! The 88n roll equivalents were issued ca. January 1939! This was just about the end of the line for Clark rolls. Lots of good titles and very good arrangements.

Tune #1: Deep Purple - fox trot (Parish - DeRose) (same as QRS 6985 88n roll played by J. Lawrence Cook)
Tune #2: You're A Sweet Little Headache - fox trot (Robin - Rainger) (same as QRS 6967 88n roll played Max Kortlander)
Tune #3: Could Be - fox trot (Mercer - Donaldson) (same as QRS 6974 88n roll played by J. Lawrence Cook)
Tune #4: I Have Eyes - fox trot (Robin - Rainger) (same as QRS 6957 88n roll played by J. Lawrence Cook)
Tune #5: Thanks For Everything - fox trot (Gordon - Revel) (same as QRS 6968 88n roll played by Max Kortlander)
Tune #6: Ferdinand The Bull - waltz (Malotte - Morey) (88n equivalent unknown)
Tune #7: Deep In A Dream - fox trot (DeLange - Van Heusen) (same as QRS 6944 88n roll played by Max Kortlander)
Tune #8: Between A Kiss And A Sigh - fox trot (Burke - Johnson) (same as QRS 6971 88n roll played by J. Lawrence Cook)
Tune #9: Jeepers Creepers - fox trot (Mercer - Warren) (same as QRS 6958 88n roll played by Max Kortlander)
Tune #10: Hurry Home - fox trot (Meyer - Bernier - Emmerich) (same as QRS 6955 88n roll played by Harold Scott)

Columbia "A" Roll #1586 $50
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This is a relatively early roll, being on the Columbia label and being 15 tunes long. Again, you will find many familiar titles and all are good arrangements.

Tune #1: Whispering - fox trot
Tune #2: Indiana Moon - waltz
Tune #3: Japanese Sandman - fox trot
Tune #4: Sweet And Low - waltz
Tune #5: Avalon - fox trot
Tune #6: Pretty Kitty Kelly - fox trot
Tune #7: Grieving For You - fox trot
Tune #8: Feather Your Nest - fox trot
Tune #9: Girl Of My Dreams - fox trot
Tune #10: Fair One - fox trot
Tune #11: I Love The Land of Old Black Joe - one step
Tune #12: Wild Flower - waltz
Tune #13: Honolulu Eyes
Tune #14: Tell Me, Little Gypsy - fox trot
Tune #15: Old Pal

National "A" Roll #50443 $50

This National roll was issued in late 1926, based on the 88n equivalents. Some very nice tunes, and some very nice arrangements. If you like the later Victor Arden arrangements on QRS, then you are sure to enjoy this A roll.

Tune #1: Oh! If I Only Had You - fox trot (Kahn - Friend) (same as QRS 3610 88n roll played by Walter Redding)
Tune #2: Cryin' For The Moon - fox trot (Conley - Roos) (same as QRS 3688 88n roll played Harold Scott)
Tune #3: My Cutey's Due At Two To Two Today - fox trot (Albert Von Tilzer) (same as QRS 3685 88n roll played by Pete Wendling)
Tune #4: Kentucky Lullaby - waltz (Hill) (same as QRS 3665 88n roll played by Osborne & Howe)
Tune #5: Yours With Love & Kisses - fox trot (Silvers - Baker) (same as QRS 3627 88n roll played by Victor Arden)
Tune #6: And Then I Forget - fox trot (composer?) (same as QRS 3666 88n roll played by Pete Wendling)
Tune #7: One, Two, Three, Four - Hawaiian waltz (Kalama - Allan) (same as QRS 3678 88n roll played by Scott & Watters)
Tune #8: Wasn't It Nice - fox trot (Jackson) (same as QRS 3619 88n roll played by Victor Arden)
Tune #9: Black Bottom - fox trot (DeSylva - Brown - Henderson) (same as QRS 3637 88n roll played by Victor Arden)
Tune #10: The Glory Of Love - waltz (composer?) (same as QRS 3625 88n roll played by Max Kortlander)

Capitol "A" Roll #2077 $50
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My favorite "A" rolls are the later Capitol popular rolls (numbering around #1700 and above), especially all-blues rolls. That is precisely what we have here! All tunes possibly played by James Blythe or Clarence Johnson unless otherwise noted.

Tune #1: Dizzy Blues (composer unknown)
Tune #2: One Sweet Letter From You (Harry Warren) / played by Charlie Garland
Tune #3: Mississippi Blues (composer unknown)
Tune #4: Sunset Mama (composer unknown)
Tune #5: You've Got Those Wanna Go Back Again Blues (composer unknown)
Tune #6: Shorty George Blues (George W. Thomas)
Tune #7: Dixie Dreams Blues (composer unknown)
Tune #8: Crying With The Blues (composer unknown)
Tune #9: Blue Kentucky Blues (composer unknown)
Tune #10: Joe Turner Blues (W. C. Handy)

This roll surfaced in 1997, and I was able to have it recut in its original 65-note A roll format. These 10 tunes are all excellent examples of the early 1920's Chicago blues piano style associated with the Capitol Music Roll Co. and its star arrangers, including James Blythe and Clarence Johnson.

Columbia "A" Roll #1670 "None Bluer" $50

This Columbia roll appeared in their May 1922 bulletin. Three of the tunes were also issued as 88-note rolls on Columbia and/or Supertone. All are terrific arrangements.

Tune #1: Bow Wow Blues
Tune #2: Boa Constrictor Blues (same as Supertone #5211 88n roll played by George Peterson?)
Tune #3: I Wonder Blues
Tune #4: Muscle Shoals Blues
Tune #5: Pullman Porter Blues (same as Supertone #6301 88n roll played by Clarence Johnson?)
Tune #6: Vampin' Liza Jane
Tune #7: Lonesome Mama Blues (same as Columbia #324 88n roll played by Paul Jones?)
Tune #8: Cry Baby Blues
Tune #9: Whistling Blues
Tune #10: I'm Just Too Mean To Cry

Cremona "A" Roll #688 $50
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Cremona was one of the earliest coin piano manufacturers, and it is believed their rolls were cut by the QRS coin-op division (Later Clark Music Roll Co.). This is an early roll (as you can tell by the rag titles) with some great arrangements.

Tune #1: Sweet And Pretty Rag
Tune #2: Clarinet Blues
Tune #3: He's My Lovin' Jelly Roll
Tune #4: I've Got The Blue Ridge Blues
Tune #5: Bone Dry Rag
Tune #6: Why Shouldn't Old Solomon Get the Blues
Tune #7: Cassandra
Tune #8: Hooking Cow Blues
Tune #9: Black Mascot
Tune #10: Alimony Blues