Columbia 57505 parts C & D Chinese Cantonese early 2-sided 78 with dragon label

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111

FORMAT: 78

ARTISTS: Chinese opera company with traditional Chinese instruments

TITLE: The White Snake (?)

LABEL & Number: Columbia 57505 parts C & D (1/2 of a two record Chinese opera set)

GRADE &DESCRIPTION (RECORD): VG++

NOTES: Rare and scarce Chinese opera recording on dragon label Columbia.  Second half of a two record set.  This was from the second Columbia recording expedition to China in ~1908-1909.  The record itself is exceptionally clean and may even grade slightly higher, but I want to remain conservative in my grading on this batch of Chinese & Korean records.  Plays back strong and clean, just a gorgeous recording.

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ABOUT ME: I recently acquired & intend to liquidate a HUGE collection of 78s and 45s (over 7,000 records) and will also be selling off bits of my own personal collection of 33s, 45s and 78s.  A wide, WIDE variety of 78s genres will be represented, including the big three prewar categories of Blues, Jazz and Hillbilly, plus Hawaiian, Ethnic, Sweet & Hot Dance Bands, Pop/Personality, Sound Effects & Oddities, early Acoustic records, you name it.  I've also got a ton of super-clean post war Country 78s that I'll be listing, as well as some Rockabilly and postwar Jazz & Blues reocrds.  For 45s, there will be garage galore, Northern Soul, ethnic, blues, etc.  LPs will be primarily 78s reissues and some Country and lots of interesting Bluegrass.  I'll be listing every week on Sunday and shipping on Wednesday.  Been collecting this music for a few years now, and I play in a band here in Memphis that performs music from the 1920s and '30s - we're the Side Street Steppers, and you can easily find our website at sidestreetsteppers.com