RARE GRAMOPHONE "A COON BAND CONTEST" BERLINER SOUSA
$
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Description
THE CURRENT ESTATE WE ARE LIQUIDATING IS OF THE DESCENDANT OF MR. ARTHUR PRYOR (His Grandaughter)..
MR PRYOR WAS WELL KNOWN AS AN EARLY RAGTIME PIONEER AND MEMBER OF SOUSA'S BAND AND DEAR FRIEND..
Arthur Pryor was a composer as a featured trombone soloist with Sousa’s band. By 1909 he had formed his own band and was doing the tour circuit. He also wrote marches and concert compositions.
CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR A FULL HISTORY ON THIS WONDERFUL MUSICIAN..
http://www.paragonragtime.com/pryor.html
MOST OF THE ITEMS WE WILL BE OFFERING IN THE WEEKS TO COME ARE ITEMS OWNED BY MR. PRYOR HIMSELF, OR HIS SON ARTHUR PRYOR JR..WHO WAS ALSO QUITE WELL KNOWN FOR HIS WORK WITH NBC AND PARAMOUNT RADIO AND PICTURES..
WE WILL GIVE AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE, WE WILL BE LISTING MANY RECORDS AND ONE OF A KIND PIECES, SO KEEP A LOOK OUT FOR THE MANY WONDERFUL ITEMS TO BE LISTED IN WEEKS TO COME!
WE HAVE MANY RECORDS TO COME, ALL ARE FROM ARTHUR PRYOR SR. PERSONAL COLLECTION. WE ARE NOT VERSED IN RECORDS, WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO DESCRIBE, PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS, AND WE DO GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY AND PROVENANCE..SOME SEEM TO BE ONE OF A KIND RECORDINGS! WE WILL NOT ATTEMPT ANY CLEANING OF RECORDS..
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DESCRIPTION OF ITEM:
WE HAVE A FEW OF THESE BY PRYOR AND SOUSA'S BAND TO COME.
WE THOUGHT WE ONLY HAD THE ONE DOUBLE BUT WE FOUND THE TWO LISTED THIS WEEK WRAPPED AND STORED SEPERATELY, THE PREVIOUS COON BAND CONTEST WAS BY ARTHUR COLLINS, THIS IS BY SOUSAS BAND AND HAS THE ONLY IMPRESSION , SHOWN IN PICTURE STATING "THIS RECORD IS LICENSED FOR USE ONLY ON THE BERLINER GRAMOPHONE"
TITLE-- " A COON BAND CONTEST"
PLAYED BY SOUSA'S BAND "VERY FAINT"
ARTHUR PRYOR 01170 A
DATED 4/9/00 AND A FEW OTHER ETHINGS/NUMBERS SHOWN IN PICTURES..
THIS RECORD IS DIRTY, DOES HAVE SOME SCRATCHES , BUT STILL SEEMS GOOD ALL IN ALL FOR ITS AGE,...LOOK AT PICTURES IN GLARE FOR BETTER DETAILS, ACTUALLY THIS ONE SHOWS NO DIMPLES ONLY LIGHT SCRATCHES SEEN IN GLARE, ONE OF THE BEST LOOKING TO US.. SEEMS TO BETTER THAN MOST OF THE OTHERS, BUT NO CRACKS OR DAMAGE...AND BELONGED TO MR. PRYOR!
NO RESERVE!
BUYERS IN U.S. TO PAY FIXED $7.00 FOR PRIORITY MAIL! INS. IS INCLUDED!
INTERNATIONAL IS FIXED $14.00 FOR AIRMAIL!
WE WILL COMBINE FOR BETTER SHIPPING PRICE!
THANKS!
PLEASE LOOK AT OTHER PRYOR AUCTIONS, AND MORE RELATED ITEMS IN WEEKS TO COME!
