Al Bowlly - On The Sunny Side Of The Street - 78rpm 7" Victory 253
£
23
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30
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I am having a declutter of my 78 record collection, and this is a nice way to start.
The Victory record label was commissioned by F W Woolworths, costing 6d (2.5p) for a 7" record, and were produced from 1928 to 1931. Here we have one of the few Victory records with Al Bowlly on vocals:
Victory 253, recorded mid-1930.
A: On The Sunny Side Of The Street - The Aldwych Players (Howard Godfrey Orchestra) with Al Bowlly - V+
B: Pride Of Erin - J. Nelson (Bell solo!) - V+
These little records are difficult to grade as they were cheap budget discs and the sound always deteriorates towards the centre of the record. This one has little wear and plays fairly well, but is still quite noisy.
It will be shipped in an original, if slightly tatty, Victory sleeve.
Before bidding, please check that the stylus on your record player can track to 3cm from the spindle - I know that some Goldring decks, for example, won't do this - as this record has a small diameter label.
The record is graded using the VJM grading system, and was play tested using a Goldring L55 with a Stanton 500 cartridge and a 3.5ml TC stylus.
I have been collecting 78s for nearly 20 years, and will pack very carefully! I am happy to combine shipments on multiple wins to save on postage costs. Please request an invoice and wait for my response. At the moment I will ship to the UK only while I get used to eBay's ways.
If you have any questions, please ask!
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