AFRICAN (E+) early 1930s Hugh Tracey rec.: 2 or 3 MBIRA, some voc, Shona people,
$
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Description
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Earliest, 1930s, Hugh Tracey recordings of Shona
music: 2 or 3 mbiras with occasional male vocal
interludes. Sounds like a wall of ''musical raindrops''.
COLUMBIA AE 55
Muduma - Zakawa - Chigogo
a) "Chinyama Aisiri" (Shona - Karanga)
b) "Durunduru Yakaputsa Gona" (Shona - Karanga)Condition: Play graded: E+ Visually: E+ (but some paper scuffs) The scratches visible on the scans of the record surface are NOT on the disc, but on the glass of my scanner! The record comes with an East African COLUMBIA sleeve.
Wait for our invoice with the actual postage rate (see below).
We may have similar ethnic 78s listed now on foreign eBay sites. So check out our 'other items'.
We will gladly combine all your purchases from all eBay sites and ship at the actual postage rate.
AURAL RECORD GRADING
We spot check every record on semi-professional equipment with a 3.0 mil spherical
needle, using no noise reduction for grading.
Grading scale for 78s according to VJM standards: N- E+ E E- VG+ VG VG- G+
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No packing charges. We sandwich your discs between several squares of stiff corrugated
cardboard, then use bubble wrap around and pack inside a sturdy record mailing box with
more padding material for safe transport.
COMBINED SHIPPING AT ACTUAL POSTAL RATES
We gladly combine shipping. We will send you an invoice.
We keep your shipping costs as low as possible (registered or hand out notice is only $.50 extra!).
Actual postage rate to any country from Latvia :
up to 1000g (2.2 lbs) First Class Registered Letter - US$ 17.00 (for 1 or 2 78s, ten inch that is)
up to 2000g (4.4 lbs) Parcel Post with hand out notice - US$ 29.00 (for 3 to 5, or maybe 6 78s)
up to 3000g (6.6 lbs) Parcel Post with hand out notice - US$ 47.00
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