BRUZ FLETCHER (78 rpm/10") Hilly Brown/Keep An Eye...(Liberty L-160) 1934

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30

Bruz Fletcher with his 78 rpm/10" shellac record from 1934 on Liberty Music Shop label L-160 doing Hilly Brown/Keep An Eye on His Business.  Label says Vocal with Piano on Hilly Brown side.  On other side it says Vocal with Orchestra.  Orchestra being Allan Coles.  Matrix number Hilly Brown side reads (W) 170742.  This is a cabaret-type performer using his piano and performing humorous and risque tunes.  His family had crazy dysfunctional lives.  He committed suicide in 1941, unfortunately.  But if you are looking at this record, you probably know about his lifestyle. 

I have a TEAC turntable that has the 78 rpm speed and also records records onto CD, so the quality of the sound isn't as great as if I put it on a regular Technics or similar turntable that has separate speakers and all that.  But I did play this without any skips and heard his voice just fine.  There is an extremely light background surface noise, but nothing that takes away from his speaking.  The 78 does have quite a few very light surface scratches on it, but darn good look to it considering it's from 1934!  On the Hilly Brown side there are 3 light 'chips' on the outside rim and I've included a picture of it.  Does not affect the performance at all since it's not in the grooves.  One thing about his records on Liberty is that they are under 5 minutes per side! 

There is no sleeve for this, but I will put it in a white paper sleeve.  I will provide cardboard inserts, bubblewrap, and then some, for safety when shipping. 

I rate the 78 rpm 10" album as Very Good Plus (VG+) or better. 

(Grading Guidelines are listed further down below.)
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SHIPPING:  Will ship within one-two days of receiving payment via Paypal and will ship between Monday and Friday. Will ship in 45 rpm and LP mailers with inserts and bubblewrap for protection. Will provide tracking number also within the USA. Ships out of the Cleveland, Ohio area. I will ship via First Class mail to Great Britain, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Japan for $13.00 shipping charges on one to two 7-inch 45 rpm records (under 8 oz.) and $21.00 for 12-inch albums (over 9 oz.). Canada shipments are $10.00 for one or two 7-inch 45 rpm records (under 8 oz) and $15.00 for a 12" LP or two (over 9 oz).  (Postage rates increased in 2016 for non-USA countries, unfortunately!)  For overseas countries, Ebay will email you the invoice which includes this shipping charge over and above the winning bid. You are responsible for customs' duties charges, if any.

EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.

VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.

VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.

G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on the cover and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, for the vinyl, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.

P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.