Sold Date: October 17, 2022
Start Date: May 30, 2022
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EDISON 78 Lot x8 RELIGIOUS & CHRISTMAS SONGS Metropolitan Quartet Rodeheaver etc

This lot consists of eight 10-inch Edison records:

80237 JOHN YOUNG and FREDERICK WHEELER: The Glory Song/METROPOLITAN QUARTET: Jesus, Love of My Soul. Recorded April 1915. Record has scuffs and scratches.

80204*: 2980 MIXED QUARTET: Let the Lower Lights Be Burning/3086 He Lifted Me. Recorded March & June 1914. Mild visible wear.

50303*: 4132 THE CAROL SINGERS Angels From the Realms of Glory/4033 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear., Recorded Sept. 1915. Small scuffs, light visible groove wear.

80431*: 5149 METROPOLITAN QUARTET Blest Be the Tie That Binds/5449 Saved By Grace. Recorded April & March 1917. Blest Be the Tie That Binds has a lamination crack and surface residue; both sides show groove wear.

80513 ALBERT LINDQUEST and THE CALVARY CHOIR Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God/THOMAS CHALMERS Almost Persuaded. Recorded August & May 1919. Light visible wear.

52581 HOMER RODEHEAVER Carry On (label missing)/God’s Tomorrow. Recorded October 1928. Record has surface and groove wear.

80127 METROPOLITAN QUARTET Lead, Kindly Light/THOMAS CHALMERS One Sweetly Solemn Thought part of (label missing). Recorded October & November 1913.  Record has surface & groove wear.

80416 APOLLO QUARTET OF BOSTON The Church in the Wildwood/CHRISTINE MILLER The Ninety and Nine (label torn, partly missing). Recorded Sept. 1919/July 1918.

(* These catalog numbers are not shown on the record labels but were ascertained from an Edison discography.)

This lot is from a collection of 1913-1928 Edison 78s. On my system with a regular 78rpm stylus they all have surface noise near or at the level of the music (in the G or F range if graded) even though most do not appear to be very worn. Some even sound better when played with an LP stylus and would sound best with a narrow stylus designed for the Edison vertical-cut format. See photos for edge chips, surface damage or residue, etc. 

See grading codes below. See photos for label damage, markings, stickers, etc.

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78 RPM RECORD GRADING

Most of the following descriptions are based on the Vintage Jazz Mart grading codes.
N (new) or M (mint): New and unplayed. NM or N- (near mint): Nearly same as M but played a few times. or showing minimal storage wear.
E+: plays almost like new, with very few signs of handling, such as tiny scuffs from being slipped in and out of jackets.
 E (excellent): Still very shiny, near new looking with few or no visible signs of groove wear but may have a few inaudible scuffs.
 E-: still shiny, but without the luster of a new record. Very little wear, plays distortion-free. May have a few minor scuffs.
 V+ or VG+: An "average" looking 78 in which scuffs and general use has dulled finish somewhat. Wear is moderate but playing is generally free of distortion. Surface noise still not pronounced.
 V or VG (very good): Moderate, even wear throughout but still very playable. Surface noise and scratches audible but not too intrusive. 
V- or VG- = quite playable; may have some distortion in louder passages but music remains loud in most places. Surface noise from wear and scratches are below music level. 
G+: gray throughout or quite scuffed but still serviceable. Music begins to sound muffled.
 G (good): quite worn/damaged, but surface noise still below music level. Listenable. 
G-: Music muffled from wear but still exceeds surface noise. 
F+: Music remains audible over surface noise but listening uncomfortable. 
F (fair): Surface noise is as loud as the music.
P (poor): unplayable.
 
 [+ and ? denote in-between grades. Grades with a slash in between indicate the condition of Side A/Side B.]

Note: Some 78s look mint or near mint and may be graded so, but may play with some surface noise due to poor quality pressing material.