Sold Date: January 6, 2019
Start Date: December 30, 2018
Final Price: $128.50 (USD)
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33 1/3 RPM 16" transcription LP from 1931 or there abouts, probably earlier - The Pirates of Penzance - Produced by The Potts-Turnbull Company for The Coleman Lamp & Stove Co. - talent By Judson, N. Y., recording by Stanley Recording Company, Distributed by Bureau of Broadcasting 

This is a very early transcription record produced for radio broadcasting.  This is an inside start record cut on only 1 side and is made of shellac composite not vinyl. The label shows radio station KOB, Record No. 3, Broadcast Nov/ 11, Hour of Broadcast 6:16 PM - 6:36 PM.  In the run off it shows Coleman Musical Program - ST 1382.  It includes several songs from the Pirates of Penzance musical played by the 'Coleman' orchestra with vocals by Leonard Stokes and Adele Vassa(?) and a Coleman commercial for gas lights.  I believe the announcer is Alois Havrilla.     

It has a very large crack but played surprisingly well on my Rheem Director II transcription phonograph using 78 stylus.   It plays at 33 1/3 but is cut at 78 rpm grooves to be played with a wider needle.  The ugly crack makes the record looks to be unplayable but it actually plays end to end very well, light background noise and the crack pops lightly.  I put the stylus weight forward so the record did not skip.  The record weighs nearly 2 1/2 pounds.

An early shellac radio transaction disk is exceptionally rare and this one plays amazingly well.  Here is a preview YouTube sample of this record: 

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