RARE 5 record set 1945 BING CROSBY Merry Christmas 78 rpm Decca A 403 PLAYS EX
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Here is a RARE version of a popular Christmas album from my collection offered up for sale: Bing Crosby's 1st holiday album with a 5 disc set of his Christmas singles, album titled "Merry Christmas A-403" released in 1945, this is an original 1st pressing Decca A 403 (Mono), all discs labels have 403 on them. Features 10" rigid 1940's shellac style vinyl played at 78 rpm, cover with young Bing images, hard to find this 5 piece 74 year old set in this nice condition! (make sure your record player has a 78 rpm setting before purchasing this set!)
Four of the records grade EX, (one has a few more marks than the rest), all are clean and glossy, 4 have just a couple small light marks, the 5th disc has a few more light marks and a couple factory dimples in the shellac that cause a few pops where one of the dimples is, no skip or jumps!
The cover rates EX, is clean and bright with minimal handling wear, binder edge EX and has only one small split, metallic print readable, edges excellent, inside sleeves are clean with no splits, no tape, corners have minor light bumps/rubs, there is a sticker shadow on the back (unnoticeable), no signatures or writing, no stains, beautiful, has been VERY well cared for! (see all photos)
Will be shipped sandwich method in a large box with extra packing, Media Rate with tracking number. Check my eBay Store "Groove Vibrations Vintage Records" for more vintage record gems! Buy more than one item from our list at one time and we will ship them together. Media rate may take up to nine days but is usually much faster.
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