1914 Lt. Jim Reese EUROPE'S SOCIETY ORCH 78 rpm VICTOR 35372 CASTLES IN EUROPE E
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CONDITION: this is the ORIGINAL LABEL and release -- though not documented anywhere but for the fact that I had both versions that used either the primary title or the alternate -- it is rated at E with only mild handling scuffs -- this 12" oldie from 1914 with "astonishingly" hot RAGTIME from Lt. JAMES REESE EUROPE'S Society Orchestra featuring a rather incredible almost frenetic pace and wrapping with great drum solo from Buddy Gilmore on "THE CASTLES IN EUROPE - One Step" (CASTLE HOUSE RAG) and on the flip side with "CASTLE'S LAME DUCK" (CONGRATULATIONS WALTZ) on this well-preserved VICTOR 35372 a 78 rpm record -- please see photos for overall condition -- below is what the Library of Congress extolled:
"The Castles in Europe One-Step (Castle House Rag)"--Europe's Society Orchestra (1914) Named to the National Registry: 2004 Essay by David Sager The Castles Original Label James Reese Europe --This vigorous and exciting piece of recorded ragtime must have sounded astonishing when it first appeared in 1914; it certainly is astonishing a century later. The sheer vigor and exuberance do not let up during the three-and-a-half minute performance and is unlike anything that had been recorded prior. James Reese Europe’s Society Orchestra provides us here with a rare window to peek through and hear tantalizing hints of diverse musical worlds—places that ordinarily did not get represented on phonograph records during the 1910s. Its significance is multi-fold, not the least of which was its raison d’etre
Will be securely packed in new 12x12x4 box with cardboard stiffeners and floating in a paper fill.
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