SOUTH AFRICAN 78 CRAZY KWELA 88 NEW SOUND EX-

	£		41
	$		54

AN AMAZING SOUTH AFRICAN 78 RARITY FEATURING THE CRAZY THYTHM SECTION PLAYING KWELA WITH A DIFFERENCE...

CRAZY KWELA 88

b/w    KWELA BASIE

ANOTHER TWO GREAT AFRICAN SIDES ! 

THIS TIME KWELA - JAZZ PIANO STYLE  NICE!!!

Please note that I will end this auction early if there are no bids with just a few hours to go.

I would rather keep this mega rare record than let it go for nothing - so make your minds up if you want to bid on it !!

I CAN FIND NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARTISTS SO ANY INFO WOULD BE WELCOME.

listen out for the crazy speeded up "witch doctor" style vocal introduction at the start of Crazy Kwela 88... really crazy as it does not go at all well with the rest of the side which features a really fluid and accomplished piano rendition of this very interesting Kwela number.

The B Side is a South African interpretation of a Count Basie number - CRAZY!

Eric Gallo set up a one-man business, the Brunswick Gramophone House, in 1926. The record shop was originally devised to distribute records from the US-based Brunswick Records into South Africa. However, noticing the lack of recording availability (as well as the number of local talent) in the country, Gallo decided to form a recording studio in 1932 and, borrowing equipment (and a sound engineer) from the then-just defunct Metropole company in the United Kingdom, Gallo opened the "Gallo Recording Studios", under the auspicies of Gallo Africa (using a red rooster as the company's symbol, which remains today). Gallo was South Africa's first recording company and became home to a number of classic recordings, including the infamous "Mbube" (recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda and his "Original Evening Birds"). A wealth of local artists had recordings released on Gallo's many labels, including "Singer", "Gallotone", "Gallo New Sound", "USA", and many more. African music (or "black music", as it was then known) was produced by Griffith Motsieloa, a local talent scout whom Gallo had recruited to his fold.

DISC DETAILS:

SOUTH AFRICA  GALLOTONE NEW SOUND GB 2845     10" 78rpm SHELLAC (195?)

CONDITION -   EX-   

(has some surface scratches but PLAYS REALLY GREAT!!)  There is the word "Isaacson" writen in light ink on the label of the "KWELA BASIE" side.      

THIS IS A VERY VERY RARE RECORD

DON'T MISS IT !

BID NOW!!

POSTAGE STUFF

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I AM HAPPY TO OFFER A POSTAGE REBATE  FOR EVERY EXTRA 78rpm RECORD BOUGHT THAT GOES IN THE SAME POSTAL PACKET

10" 78 RPM RECORDS NEED CAREFULLY PACKING, AND I CLAIM TO HAVE THE BEST PACKAGING IN THE WORLD FOR DISPATCHING THEM!!

 THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A DOUBLE CORREGATED STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS,

USUALLY FOR MAILING OVERSEAS, I RECOMMEND NO MORE THAN 7 IN A BOX, OTHERWISE IT GOES OVER THE AIRMAIL SMALL PACKET MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 2Kgs WHICH CAUSES A LARGE HIKE IN POSTAL RATES.

I PACK VERY VERY SAFELY BUT I AM NOT FAST!!

MY STANDARD DISPATCH TIME IS TEN WORKING DAYS!

I SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 30 PARCELS A WEEK AND DISPATCH IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK - SO IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR RECORD WITHIN A WEEK, PLEASE DON'T BE TOO SURPRISED - YOU MAY HAVE JUST PAID FOR IT THE DAY AFTER I'VE DONE THE PARCEL RUN!! - ON THE OTHER HAND YOU MAY HAVE HIT IT LUCKY, AND GET THE PARCEL WITHIN A DAY OR TWO!! 

IF YOU REALLY HAVE AN URGENT REQUIREMENT FOR THE RECORD - BIRTHDAY PRESENT, WEDDING, FUNERAL etc PLEASE TELL ME AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO GET IT OUT FOR YOU URGENTLY.

BUT IF YOU GIVE ME LOW DSR SCORES FOR DISPATCH TIMES WHEN I HAVE CLEARLY DISPATCHED WELL WITHIN TEN DAYS WITHOUT LETTING ME KNOW YOU NEED IT QUICKER - I WILL FEEL IT WITHIN MY RIGHTS TO BLOCK YOU FROM BUYING ANY MORE RECORDS FROM ME AS THIS DIRECTLY AFFECTS HOW MUCH eBaY CHARGE ME!!

IF A RECORD ARRIVES CRACKED OR BROKEN DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS WITH THIS FANTASTIC PACKAGING I WILL REFUND THE MONEY IN FULL. - JUST SEND ME A QUICK SCAN - IF IT IS A VERY RARE RECORD I MAY ASK YOU TO SEND IT BACK OTHERWISE IT WILL BE YOURS TO KEEP OR DISPOSE OF