Sold Date: April 14, 2023
Start Date: January 20, 2023
Final Price: $38.50 (USD)
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1940's JAPANESE VOCAL 78 rpm Lot ~ WAGA YUME WAGA UTA / TOKYO SHOE SHINE BOY

Playtested, 100%

Disc grading - VG

Various pictures uploaded, discs front and rear - apologies for any tripod reflection - and a view of each of the label details. Check 'em out, they're part of the description, too.

You are looking at a listing for a pair of items that are in excess of 70 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.

Two original, Japanese origin 78rpm discs, a mixture of male and female vocalists, with label details in both Japanese and a bit of English, too...both date from around the laet 1940's / early 1950's, both have VG playback, with the usual light surface noise as expected in records well over 70 years old...

Shellac discs.

Released on - Victor

Catalog number, taken from the label - 

-V40618

- V40256

Duration -  3 minutes per side, approx.

Matrix numbers -

V40618

Side One - P2040

Side Two - P2078

V40256

Side One - P1452

Side Two - P1453

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.

These approx. 75 year old 78rpm discs I have graded as both being in Very 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 shellac disc of this vintage, and which shouldn't spoil your authentic listening experience!

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

Tracklisting -

V40256

Side One - Waga Yume, Waga Uta

Side Two - Ginza Can-Can Musume

May be sung by Hideko Takamine and Katsuhiko Haida, internet search, apologies if incorrect.

next...

V40618

Side One - Tokyo Shoe Shine Boy

Side Two - (Possibly, no English given) How About a Melon

May be sung by Teruko Akatsuki, again, internet search results.

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

Rare item, take a trip down Memory Lane...

Thanks for looking!

:o)

Buy-it-Now, $38.50

Priority Mail service used for 78's, and this is included in the price, please note.

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...