PARAMOUNT PUBLIX Corp...eight 12-inch film "sound track" recordings from 1931
  $   270

 


$ 270 Sold For
Dec 20, 2022 Sold Date
Dec 13, 2022 Start Date
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EARLY AMERICAN FILM HISTORY!

You are bidding on a set of eight 12-inch 78 rpm recordings all dated 1931. These were released on the Paramount Pictures PUBLIX label, pressed by Victor, and are labeled “Production-Reel." They are in essence the audio tracks for short Paramount films released during that era. These records play from the inside to the out.

A YouTube search for “Screen Souvenirs” will kick up examples found on these very records and will allow you to hear content.

Each record – including an example of the embossed “VICTOR”flipside – is pictured here. In a couple of cases, I tried to show the information etched into the dead wax because there is no title information on the label itself. All the records indicate that they were pressed in Long Island.

Here is a list along with some of what is etched into the dead wax:

A1-3-1       “Screen Souvenirs #1”

A1-5-1-8    “No More Hookey”

A1-7-1A     “Screen Souvenirs #2

A1-8-1       “Cheaper to Rent”

A1-9           “A Lesson in Love”   (appears to have three tracks)

A1-23        “Screen Souvenirs #6”

A1-26        “Quit Yer Kickin’”

A-075        “The Antique Shop”

Condition is uniformly Very Good. Maybe better.  Appear to be seldom played and sample play sounded great.  No issues with the grooves or shellac, though based on visual grading.

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