BOWMAR RECORDS / FOLK MUSIC OF CANADA - 2 x 78rpm - CHIPPEWA / QUEBEC / SQUID

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BOWMAR RECORDS / FOLK MUSIC OF CANADA - 

Two 78rpm shellac discs, 1950's vintage featuring a variety of Folk Music, with Canadian roots, Bowmar Records issue and filled with enough outside influences too keep any collector and enthusiast happy...

...varied vocalists, traditional styling, with the label details showing Tenor inflexion, so you know what to expect...

...musically, happily, there's Canadian Squid Jiggin', Chippewa chanting, Quebec references, Red River Valley (Canadian origin unchallenged, say I...)...8 tracks, 2 discs, very good playback, and full details are given below...

Playtested, 100%

Disc grading - VG

9 pictures uploaded, discs front and rear - apologies for any tripod reflection - and a view of each of the label details, check 'em out...

You are looking at a listing for items in excess of 60 years old. Surface noise and signs of antiquity, either visually or on playback are to be expected.

Use the 'Scroll Over' feature for meticulous scrutiny of the condition of the items.

Shellac discs, each.

Released on - Bowmar Records, of Los Angeles.

Catalogue numbers, taken from the label - 

- 1622

- 1623

Duration -  20 minutes in total, approx.

Matrix numbers -

1622 - BR 1622 A & B

1623 - BR 1623 A & B

Please read the record grading guide below and familiarize yourself with the grades used and be aware of the full description in all aspects.

I strive to grade fairly, and have never sold a record without listening to it first.

Visual grading is not an option at all.

From the outset, note that 1623 - A has an edge chip - a picture has been uploaded - which intrudes on the first 5 seconds of the track, during the guitar introduction...

These approx. 62 year old 78rpm discs I have graded as being in Very Good condition. Both sides play through with no jumping, skipping or any other audio horrors. There are the usual minor hairline surface marks that any 78 of this vintage would accumulate over the passage of time, but they are mainly visual and have no real impact on playback. 

There is the expected low-level and generally non-intrusive surface noise, typically common to any used shellac disc of this vintage, and which shouldn't spoil your authentic listening experience!

A perfectly acceptable shellac-to-mp3 transfer, with a suitable turntable. Keep it real but in a digital way! 

The labels are in good condition, a couple of vintage sticker remains, presumably from a filing system of some sort, nothing major, see pictures, but with no major defects, see close-up pictures uploaded. 

Tracklisting -

- Dance Song of the Chippewa Totem Chant

- A Christmas Carol

- The Rafrsmen

- The Shanty Boys

- Squid Jiggin' Ground

- Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor

- Quebec

- Red River Valley

Any questions, email and I'll help if I can.

Rare item, definitely a pair of discs for enthusiasts and collectors, very good playback, one disc with a fairly inconsequential edge chip nothwithstanding, time to take a trip down Memory Lane...

Thanks for looking!

:o)

Buy-it-Now, $44.50

Priority Mail service used for 78's, and this is included in the price, please note.

Postage - USA - Free Shipping...nice!

Overseas orders welcome - $35, wherever.

* Records are posted in dedicated record mailing boxes with 4 x corrugated cardboard stiffeners, and an abundance of large sized bubble wrap.

If anything arrives broken, I will fully refund, absolutely no problem...

GRADING GUIDE FOR 78rpm DISCS

NM Nearly Mint, but has been played. No visible signs of wear or damage.

EX+ Plays like new, with few signs of handling. Minor scuffs visible.

EX Very shiny, nearly new looking. No visible signs of wear, inaudible scuffs and scratches.

VG++ Still shiny, but without the lustre of a new record. A few light scratches. Light wear. No skipping or sticking passages.

VG+ Above average, undeniably vintage condition 78 in which scuffs and general use have dulled the finish of the disc. Wear is moderate, but playback is not overly affected, and is free from distortion. Light surface noise, commensurate with age. No skipping or sticking passages.

VG Moderate, even wear throughout, still very playable. Surface noise and scratches, audible but not intrusive.

Good++ Quite playable still, distortion on playback due to surface noise. Music remains loud, in most passages, with scratches and surface noise evident but below music level.

Good+ Serviceable and acceptable playback. Music may sound muffled in some sections. Noticeably heavier scratches and surface marks.

Good Quite obviously worn and scratched, but music level is still higher than surface noise.

Good- Music still prominent, with wear and scratches extensive.

Fair Most of music remains audible over continual surface noise, although the vintage 78 experience is an uncomfortable affair. Collection filler material.

Poor Unplayable, and most definitely of interest only to the most dedicated...