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Sur  78 rpm 12" 
SARAH BERNHARDT
Scene V, Act V of  L'Aiglon
Gramophone Shop R 1137 1934 record taken from a 1906 recording
Condition: plays G- to V- looks EX (E) but probably in part because it was taken from a 1906 recording it plays more of a G/G+. Always audible over the hiss but at the start you have to have the volume up. For approx.the 1st 20ish seconds it plays G or less. The next approx. 20 seconds from G to G+ then V- for the remaining 3:20. Despite the low audio grade you are still able to clearly (well..not so clearly at the start) hear a thrilling, historical, performance by one the the theatre's greatest . 

VJM 78 GRADNG SCALE

N-:Nearly New, but has been played. No visible signs of wear or damage.

E+:Plays like new, with very, very few signs of handling, such as tiny

scuffs from being slipped in and out of sleeves.

E : Excellent. Still very shiny, near new looking, with no visible signs of wear, but a few inaudible scuffs and scratches.

E-:Still shiny but without the luster of a new record, few light scratches.

V+ :is an average condition 78 in which scuffs and general use has dulled

the finish somewhat. Wear is moderate but playing is generally free from

distortion. Surface noise not overly pronounced.

V : Very Good Moderate, even wear throughout, but still very playable. Surface noise and scratches audible but not intrusive.

V- :Quite playable still, but distortion and heavy greying in loud passages. Music remains loud in most passages. Surface noise and scratches well below music level.

G+: Grey throughout but still serviceable. Music begins to sound muffled. Heavy scratches.

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

G- ; F ; and P The VJM system has these designations for records in extremely poor condition.