BLIND ALFRED REED ACETATE 78RPM EARLY FOLK BLUES
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THIS IS A 78 RPM ACETATE DISC
I AM LISTING A LITTLE OVER 100 OF THESE RARE PIECES OF HISTORY (PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS). I FOUND THIS BOX OF 78RPM ACETATES SOME YEARS BACK AT A GARAGE SALE. YOU COULD SAY I WAS SHOCKED!! AS I AM A BIG FAN AND COLLECTOR OF EARLY AMERICAN FOLK AND BLUES (AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY OTHER LISTINGS, AND YOU MAY REMEMBER ME FROM MY HUGE BLUES COLLECTION LISTING SEVERAL YEARS AGO. WHEN I LISTED SOME 500 MEGA RARE BLUES LPS FROM MY COLLECTION.) THE 78RPM ACETATES I AM LISTING HERE IS A STRANGE COLLECTION AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY CAME FROM OR HOW OR WHEN THEY WERE PRESSED. ALL I KNOW IS THERE ARE MANY VERY VERY RARE GEMS HERE. ALL ARE IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION. SOME MAY NEED TO BE CLEANED (I CLEANED MANY WITH A SOLUTION OF 20% ROBBING ALCOHOL AND THEY LOOK STUNNNG) . THEY ARE ALL IN VERY HIGH COLLECTABLE CONDITION, BASICALLY THEY ALL LOOK CLOSE TO NEVER PLAYED (WOULD BE VERY HARD TO TOP. (AND SOUND GREAT) THEY ARE ALL HAND LABELED INCLUDING RECORD LABEL NAME, MATRIX NUMBER, AND ARTIST. THESE LABELS ARE INCLUDED ON BOTH THE CENTER LABELS AND SLEEVE (HAND TYPED ON OLD TYPEWRITER.)
ALL MUSIC IS TRADITIONAL AND GREAT RARE EARLY FOLK AND BLUES FROM 1920S AND 1930S
MANY OF THE ORIGINAL 78 RPMS FROM WHICH THESE ACETATES ARE DUPLICATES OF ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND EXPENSIVE. SOME ARE SO RARE ONLY A FEW COPIES ARE KNOWN TO EXIST. THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE FOR 78 RPM COLLECTORS TO FILL IN SOME GAPS IN THEIR COLLECTIONS. THIS IS THE CLOSEST YOU CAN COME TO OWNING THE ORIGINAL 78 RPMS WITH OUT SPENDING HUNDREDS OR EVEN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
PLEASE LOOK AT PHOTOS ( AS THE LABELS LIST: ARTIST, LABEL, AND MATRIX) I DECIDED TO JUST PROVIDE PHOTOS OF BOTH SIDES OF RECORD LABEL AS APOSED TO WRITING DOWN ALL THIS INFO IN EACH LISTING. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THESE PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
THE FOLLOWING INFO IS FROM WIKIPEDIA:
An acetate disc (also known as a test acetate, dub plate, lacquer, or transcription disc) is a type of gramophone record, mechanical sound storage medium, used from the 1930s to the late 1950s for recording and broadcast. Acetates are typically produced from amaster tape recording. By electroplating the acetate master, stampers (special moulds) can be created, which in turn are used to press large quantities of records. Acetates are also used for testing the quality of the tape-to-disc transfer. A typical acetate disc is an aluminum disc, 10 or 12 inches in diameter, that is covered with a thin coating ofnitrocellulose lacquer in which the sound groove is cut. Discs of this type can be played on any normal phonograph, but wear out very quickly. Some acetates are highly prized for their rarity.
CONDITION: COVER:NM- VINYL: NM-
check out my other listings for MORE RARE beautiful TOP CONDITION folk and blues. from my STUNNING COLLECTION BUILT OVER MANY YEARS. don't miss it. MANY GEMS!!
SHIPPING:
EUROPE: ONE RECORD IS16 USD EACH ADDITIONAL RECORD 1 USD.
ASIA: ONE RECORD IS 19 USD EACH ADDITIONAL RECORD 1 USD
CANADA: ONE RECORD IS 13 USD EACH ADDITIONAL IS 1USD
MORE GREAT MUSIC TO BE LISTED AT END OF JAUARY. STAY TUNED!!
~~~~~PLEASE NOTE ~~~~~~
~~~~~IF YOU PAY WITHIN 14 HOURS OF PURCHASE YOU WILL HAVE YOUR ITEM SHIPPED ALMOST CERTAINLY ON , THE 27TH OR 28TH, MODAY OR TUESDAY . ~~~~~~~
ALL THOSE WHO MAKE PAYMENTS RECEIVED OVER 14 HOURS AFTER WINNING ITEM CAN EXPECT TO WAIT UP TO 5 BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE ITEM IS PUT IN MAIL
check out my other listings for MORE RARE beautiful TOP CONDITION folk and blues. from my STUNNING COLLECTION BUILT OVER MANY YEARS. don't miss it. MANY GEMS!!
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