BING CROSBY -- Three Albums & Seven 78's -- The Small One -- EMPEROR WALTZ
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This lot contains three 10-inch 78 rpm record albums and four additional records, all featuring Bing Crosby, and all on the Decca label. The records don't all match the albums, however, and the album sets aren't all complete, so please listen carefully. In the order shown in the pictures the three albums are:
1. Decca two-record album No. DA-553 is "The Small One - A Christmas Story" by Bing Crosby, which comes with a 12-page booklet dated 1947. We have the booklet and both of the original records, but the first one (Parts 1 and 4) has a bite-sized piece broken off the edge, with a similar shaped pressure crack on the other side (pictures 6 and 7). Both records otherwise look to be in very clean and shiny condition. The album itself is also sturdy and functional.
2. Decca two-record album No. A-620 is "The Emperor Waltz" by Bing Crosby, of which we have only one of the two original records, namely Decca # 24204 -- "Friendly Mountains" and "The Kiss in Your Eyes." Both sides also look to be in very shiny and almost unplayed condition. And the album itself is also sturdy and functional.
3. Decca four-record album No. A-481 is "Blu Skies" by Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, of which we have none of the original records. The album is in used and worn condition, with the binding and pocket seams all intact, but some dampstaining to the back cover and heavy wear at the corners.
The four loose records, all from different albums, are shown in the following order:
Decca # 18721 -- "The Bells of St. Mary's" and "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" by Bing Crosby (Sides 3 and 4 of Decca Album # 410)
Decca # 23786 -- "Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy''s Chowder" and "It's the Same Old Shillelagh" by Bing Crosby and the Jesters (Sides 3 and 4 of Decca Album # A-495)
Decca # 24524 -- "Once and For Always" and "If You Stub Your Toe on the Moon" by Bing Crosby, with the Ken Darby Choir on the A side and with the Rhythmaires on the B side (Sides 1 and 2 of Decca Album # A-699)
Decca # 242941 -- "But Beautiful" by Bing Crosby; and "Experience" by Bing Crosby and Nan Wynn (Sides 3 and 4 of Decca Album # A-629)
These four records could use a good cleaning, but on average they look to be in about VG+ condition, still nice and shiny but with varying amounts of surface scuffs and scratches. The one that looks closest to VG is the first one (Decca # 18721), but the others are solid VG+ or better. I haven't played them, so my grading is purely visual, and I can offer no guarantees as to how well they will play on your equipment.
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