Sold Date: March 3, 2016
Start Date: March 3, 2016
Final Price: $44.00 $30.00 (USD)
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Purchased recently from a radio stations' archive. Stored in a case in protective heavy green card stock covers. This one is in VG/+ condition, side A VG, side B VG+, very glossy, a stylus hairline on the A side that doesn't sound on my rig brings the rating down a little, light paper scuff from storage, showing very little age, as you can see by the scan! Low play wear or evidence of play, small name on labels. The HD audio sample is full range, so you can hear things you NEVER hear in the reissue recordings. This was originally released in 1937 and this issue was from a few years after that. Still and all the masters were still fresh and you can hear the difference even in this vintage pressing. 
The original 78's while a little lacking in fidelity, DID in fact have a much better frequency spread than is represented in reissues we hear today. The remastering process often rolls off the high end, as they didn't think there was anything there worth hearing! I think different. I archived this using a special 78 stylus for my Shure m44 cartridge that really brings out the fullness of these old grooves! A truly splendid original, that you very rarely see anymore, much less in this nice condition! Enjoy the full song, featured below in HD streaming audio with the trail on and trail out grooves… A treat for your ears! 
While there are a few artifacts in these old 78's (the non-repeating tics and random noises are inherent in the primitive shellac, as well as some issues with degradation from age and sometimes things "live" on the records and leave traces of their existence over the many years),  but even with a little bit of wear audible, you are hearing mostly what this 78 sounded like when it was new. Even with the artifacts from the pressing process, and some slight evidence of play…the fact of the matter is, these were taken from fresh masters that sounded better than the source masters used for the CD and reissue versions we hear today… so it's entirely likely that these versions will sound better than those in many ways, which is why they still sell! Thank you for coming by and happy listening! 
HD audio sample of both sides: