Berliner Disc 404XX: John Yorke Atlee "Laughing Song", signed comedy 1898 RARE
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Description
V+ to E- (VJM)
Mr. John Yorke Atlee
“Laughing Song”
Berliner Gramophone 404XX
7” Shellac Recorded on October 1, 1898
The Berliner Gramophone disc was the world’s first example of a flat playable record – before this there were only cylinders. Any surviving discs are important historical artifacts and incredibly rare documents of early recorded sound.
This is disc number 404XX, and features comedian John Yorke Atlee doing a short funny song. This is a signed disc, signed with an etching pen above the spindle hole. These Laughing records are very popular with collectors, and this one is in very nice playable condition.
Tracks:
A Laughing Song
The record grades at V+ to E- on the VJM scale (or G+ to VG- on the Goldmine scale) with obvious surface wear, but no deep scratches and it looks to be completely playable. Please note that we are not able to play Berliner discs, so we are not able to play grade this disc. Our grading is based on visual inspection only; please click on the photos above and use the zoom feature to get a supersize view for close inspection.
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Grading is done according to the Goldmine Grading Standards using the following scale: Mint/NM/VG/G/P with the appropriate + or - to further describe the condition. Please click here for our Complete Grading Criteria. “Mint” is essentially new, and “Poor” is essentially unplayable. We have 19 years of experience with the Goldmine system, and grade conservatively so you’ll have no surprises.
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