Sold Date: July 15, 2018
Start Date: June 15, 2018
Final Price: £13.00 (GBP)
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Joblot 40 8" Shellac 78RPM Gramaphone records, various artist

The 40 will be a selection of fox trot, waltz, quickstep, vocal and comedy.

These have not all been tested I have dip tested and found those records to play, they have surface marks and need a clean.

The quality is as expected for a record that is or is nearly 100 yrs old (crackly, please don’t expect the quality of a DAB radio)

May not have a cover

Buy a piece of history.

A little background .......

8-inch (20cm) 78rpm shellac records were introduced the late 1920s under labels such as Broadcast (British Vocalion), Eclipse (Crystallate Company), Edison Bell Radio and Plaza.

These records had a slightly narrower groove and smaller centre labels, and were able to compress 3 minutes on a disc that was 20% smaller than standard 10 inch 78rpm records.

Eclipse records were sold from 1929 in Woolworth?s stores for 6d (around 2½p). Eclipse records replaced the previous Victory range of 7-inch shellac records, and were cheaper to produce as well as giving an extra minute playing time. Eclipse promised two hits per record, one on either side. By 1935 Woolworth UK sold millions of Eclipse Records each year, but its margins were being eroded by escalating raw material costs. Eclipse records were replaced by the Crown range of 9-inch (22.5cm) records pressed on cheaper Bakelite.

Edison Bell entry into the 8-inch disc market came in 1928 with the Edison Bell Radio label. These record cost 1/3d (about 6p). Almost all were recorded and made in Britain. It was a high-quality product aimed at the popular market, but the label was cancelled in 1932.

Records may not be in original sleeves, some may not have sleeves at all or they may be damaged. I will always try to provide sleeves where possible

PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO NOT KNOW THE CONTENT OF THE RECORDINGS AND HAVE NOT READ ALL RECORD LABELS AND CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY POSSIBLY OFFENSIVE WORDS WRITTEN OR RECORDED. THESE RECORDINGS ARE FROM A DIFFERENT TIME AND DO NOT REFLECT MY PERSONAL VIEWS