Duke Ellington: RARE Souvenir of his first visit to England '33 10" 78rpm vgc
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FOR AUCTION:
DUKE ELLINGTON: SOUVINER 10" 78rpm SINGLE SIDED DISC OF HIS FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND IN 1933
THIS VERY RARE ITEM IS A COPY OF THE INTERVIEW THAT DUKE ELLINGTON GAVE TO PERCY MATHISON BROOKS (THE THEN EDITOR OF THE MELODY MAKER MAGAZINE) IN 1933. ELLINGTON SIGNED THE WAX MASTER - THUS HIS SIGNATURE APPEARS ACROSS THE DISC AND THE LABEL. APPARENTLY THE DISC WAS THEN GIVEN AWAY TO CUSTOMERS OF THE LEVY'S RECORD SHOP IN LONDON (LEVY/ORIOL BEING THE RECORDING COMPANY) TO ANY CUSTOMER WHO BROUGHT A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DUKE ELLINGTON'S RECORDINGS (EITHER 6 OR 12 DEPENDING ON WHICH ACCOUNT YOU READ!). WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT THIS WAS AT THE HEIGHT OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION IT IS BELIEVED THAT FEW COPIES MADE IT OUT OF THE SHOP. THE DISC HAS NOW BECOME A SOUGHT-AFTER COLLECTORS ITEM AS IT FELT THAT AS FEW AS 20-30 COPIES ARE STILL IN EXISTENCE.
THE FRONT OF THE DISC HAS THE LABEL AND THE TRACK ITSELF, WHILST THE BACK IS BEAUTIFULLY ENBOSSED WITH THE COMPANY DETAILS ETC (SEE PHOTOGRAPHS)
THERE IS NO CATALOUGE NUMBER WITH THE DISC AS IT WAS A PRIVATE RECORDING, BUT IT HAS A MATRIX NUMBER - No. 539
THE CONDITION OF THIS COPY IS NEAR MINT - THERE IS A TINY CHIP ON THE VERY EDGE OF THE RECORD, BUT THE SURFACE ITSELF IS SUPERB, WITH NO SCRATCHES AND NO NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS. I HAVE PLAYED IT THROUGH ONCE AND IT PLAYS SUPERBLY WELL - NO STICKS, JUMPS AND HARDLY ANY NOTICEABLE STATIC.
AS IS WELL KNOWN SHELLAC 78rpm RECORDS ARE VERY FRAGILE, AND WHILST I WILL DO MY UPMOST TO ENSURE THE SAFE PASSAGE OF THIS DISC TO THE SUCCESSFUL BUYER I SIMPLY CAN NOT GIVE A 100% GUARANTEE THAT THE DISC WILL ARRIVE INTACT. I WILL USE A MIX OF BUBBLE WRAP, TISSUE PAPER AND PROFESSIONAL MAILERS WITH STIFFENERS, WHICH SHOULD GIVE AS MUCH PROTECTION AS POSSIBLE TO THE DISC DURING ITS JOURNEY. WITH THIS IN MIND I AM VERY RELUCTANT TO POST TO ANY LOCATION OUTSIDE THE UK, BUT SHOULD ANY OVERSEAS BUYER BE SERIOUSLY INTERESTED IN THIS DISC THEN PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING SO WE CAN DISCUSS THE PACKAGING ISSUE AND POSTAL COSTS
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PAYMENT DETAILS: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
I PREFER PAYMENT BY PAYPAL, AND FOR PAYMENT TO BE MADE ASAP ONCE THE AUCTION HAS ENDED. I WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT BY BANKERS DRAFT/POSTAL ORDER FROM UK BIDDERS ONLY. I NO LONGER ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PERSONAL CHEQUE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MAKING PAYMENT - IE UNCLEARED PAYPAL FUNDS - PLEASE INFORM ME ASAP AS YOU WILL ME QUITE TOLERANT PROVIDING I AM AWARE YOU YOUR SITUATION.
THANK YOU, AND HAPPY BIDDING!
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