Sold Date: January 25, 2023
Start Date: November 14, 2019
Final Price: $17.99 (USD)
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JOYOUS CHURCH BELLS (NO LOCATION) & AUTOMATIC PIANO 

Playtested, 100%

Disc grading - Good++

Vinyl, not shellac, please note.

Various pictures uploaded, disc front and rear - apologies for any tripod reflection - and a view of each of the label details.

You are looking at a listing for an item in excess of 65 years old. Surface noise and signs of antiquity, either visually or on playback are to be expected.

Use the 'Scroll Over' feature for meticulous scrutiny of the condition of the item.

It's an original Major Records of NYC early 1950's vinyl disc, undated, and with sparse information all round - no indication as to the location of the bells featured, and no indication as to the identity of the make of Automatic Piano that so livens up the B side...

Unusual format on playback, as each section has a very short duration, between the two sides it's about 4 minutes, total.

Side A features a selection titled "If I Can't Get The Sweetie I Want' and the machine appears to be laying some Xylophone effect on us, according to the label...and Side B, the bells, features lively Someone's-Getting-Married-style pealing workout...

Various pictures uploaded, a variety of views, check 'em out, they're part of the description, too.

Vinyl disc.

Released on - Major Records

Catalog number. 4029

Matrix numbers...both are quite different, and both are quite faint...

- TJY 4487-1 / TJY 4225-1

US issue.

Duration -  4 minutes total, approx.

Please read the record grading guide below and familiarize yourself with the grades used and be aware of the full description in all aspects.

I strive to grade fairly, and have never sold a record without listening to it first.

Visual grading is not an option at all.

This approx. 65 year old 78rpm disc I have graded as being in Good++ condition. Both sides play through with no jumping, skipping or any other audio horrors. There are the usual minor hairline surface marks that any 78 of this vintage would accumulate over the passage of time, but they are mainly visual and have no obtrusive impact on playback. 

There is the expected low-level and generally non-intrusive surface noise, typically common to any used disc of this vintage, and which shouldn't spoil your authentic listening experience!

The labels are in good condition, but with no major defects, see close-up pictures uploaded. 

Tracklisting - See label close-ups.

Any questions, email and I'll help if I can.

Collectors item and thanks for looking!

:o)

Buy-it-Now, $17.99

Postage - USA - Free Shipping...nice!

Overseas orders welcome - $35, wherever.

* Records are posted in dedicated oversized record mailing boxes with 4 x corrugated cardboard stiffeners, and an abundance of large sized bubble wrap.

GRADING GUIDE FOR 78rpm DISCS

NM Nearly Mint, but has been played. No visible signs of wear or damage.

EX+ Plays like new, with few signs of handling. Minor scuffs visible.

EX Very shiny, nearly new looking. No visible signs of wear, inaudible scuffs and scratches.

VG++ Still shiny, but without the lustre of a new record. A few light scratches. Light wear. No skipping or sticking passages.

VG+ Above average, undeniably vintage condition 78 in which scuffs and general use have dulled the finish of the disc. Wear is moderate, but playback is not overly affected, and is free from distortion. Light surface noise, commensurate with age. No skipping or sticking passages.

VG Moderate, even wear throughout, still very playable. Surface noise and scratches, audible but not intrusive.

Good++ Quite playable still, distortion on playback due to surface noise. Music remains loud, in most passages, with scratches and surface noise evident but below music level.

Good+ Serviceable and acceptable playback. Music may sound muffled in some sections. Noticeably heavier scratches and surface marks.

Good Quite obviously worn and scratched, but music level is still higher than surface noise.

Good- Music still prominent, with wear and scratches extensive.

Fair Most of music remains audible over continual surface noise, although the vintage 78 experience is an uncomfortable affair. Collection filler material.

Poor Unplayable, and most definitely of interest only to the most dedicated...