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Musical Stones of Skiddaw.VINTAGE BBC LIBRARY 78rpm Record.OBBCD 1029. DISC.1942

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Musical stones VINTAGE BBC LIBRARY 78rpm Record DISC This is a normal vinyl 78rpm disc and not the delicate shellac pressing
1942 OBBCD 1029 Lib.no. 4394
Very clean and well cared for condition disc, graded as EX- Original card sleeve shows some normal wear in places Sorry about the dull photos. Labels are whiter than in the photos

BBC Recorded Programmes Library 10" 78rpm disc issued by BBC Radio in the 1940s.  It's likely that these were for internal use only within the BBC, although they may have been available on subscription to other radio stations as per the discs issued by Transcription Service. Either way they would have been pressed in small quantities and were not on sale to the public.
The content is titles Musical Stones, Mr Biers describes the collecting and tuning of the stones and plays illustactions. 1)interviewed by Bernard Lyons 2)John Peel
1)Bells of St.Marys 2)Medley of Scottish Songs