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78 rpm Bing Crosby / Andrews Sisters Decca Merry Christmas White Christmas A-550
Sold Date:
December 10, 2022
Start Date:
December 8, 2022
Final Price:
$48.00
(USD)
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Four record set on the Decca label, featuring Bing Crosby Cristmas favorites including White Christmas and Silent Night. He is joined by the Andrew Sisters on two tracks.
The cover/book shows quite a bit of overall wear. The front and back inside covers show wear and some staining. Someone also wrote a name and the word Christmas 1947.
The album sleeves are all decent and still intact. The record labels are all nice with the exception someone wrote their last name on one side of each record label.
I don't grade records, but felt these were at least good. They show groove wear and other wear to the surface. I have an old Califone that plays 78s and they sound like any other 78 I have ever heard. The noise I heard was probably a combination of the record condition and what it was being played on. Certainly does not overpower the music and vocals. Can't say I have ever heard a pristine 78 record. I guess listening to them brought out the nostalgia I associate with 78 records.
Thanks for looking.
