1918 CARUSO French WWI LE REGIMENT DU SAMBRE ET MEUSE78

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I am currently selling a series of great Richard Wagner and classic European 78 rpm orchestral recordings on all the great European labels:

Caruso paying homage to the gallant fight of the French Allies: French WWI LE REGIMENT DU SAMBRE ET MEUSE 12"  Victor 78 rpm record.

Condition: ECXELLENT rare faintest scuffs

If you read French, here is some information about the Genesis of this Famous song, recorde by Lucien Muratore and ENRICO CARUSO:

La chanson fran?aise de 1870 ? 1945 en cinquante chansons

Le r?giment de Sambre et Meuse (02)

1870 - Paroles de Paul C?zano, musique de Robert Planquette

Une marche militaire... chanson fran?aise ?

Pourquoi pas ? La France n'est-elle pas ce pays pacifique qui, dans son hymne national veut abreuver ses sillons du sang impur [de ses ennemis] et qui fait chanter ? ses enfants qu'[ils seront] moins jaloux de survivre ? leurs a?n?s qu'? partager leur cercueil ? (La Marseillaise).

La France n'est-elle pas non plus, ce pays qui nous a donn? Le clairon, Les cuirassiers de Reiscshoffen, l'Internationale (du moins pour les paroles) et ce c?l?bre R?ve passe qui, lui, pr?c?dait de huit ans la guerre 14-18 ? N'est-elle pas ce pays qui, au cours de cette guerre allait chanter Verdun, on ne passe pas !, Les loups, L'?tendard ?toil?, Chargez ! ( tous de grands succ?s populaires de l'?poque) ?

? sa d?charge, il faut citer La butte rouge, Le forgeron de la paix et Dieu sait combien de chansons de Bruant et de Mont?hus sur lesquelles nous aurons l'occasion de revenir.

Mais nous sommes en 1870.

Depuis plus de cent ans, la musique la plus r?pandue en France, celle qu'on a entendue jusque dans les points les plus recul?s de son territoire, a ?t? celle v?hicul?e par ses arm?es. - L'?ge d'or de la musique militaire, en France, date de cette ?poque.

On ne l'entendait pas juste au passage : elle ?tait l?, tout simplement, omnipr?sente, avec ces airs faciles ? retenir, son rythme r?gulier et ses accords relativement simples, de toutes les f?tes et de toutes les c?r?monies officielles.

Or en 1870, la France est d?faite. - Ses ?lus, aux prises avec d'autres probl?mes, ne sont pas trop empress?s ? prendre leur revanche (le pays est ruin?) mais le peuple, lui, sait qu'il a perdu et il est pr?t ? ?couter les chansons qu'une italienne (sic), Amiati, chante un peu partout :  Le ma?tre dÆ?cole alsacien, Une tombe dans les bl?s, le Violon bris?, Alsace-Lorraine... (on trouvera des liens vers les paroles de ces chansons en notre page sur Amiati), r?pertoire qu'allait reprendre B?rard jusqu'? la fin de la Grande Guerre et qu'il allait perp?tuer jusqu'en 1930 avec d'autres airs - sur la victoire, cette fois-l?, la victoire n?cessairement de 1918.

En attendant, divers chanteurs se b?tissent une carri?re autour de ces airs militaires qui r?sonneront longtemps et qui continuent de faire partie de ces f?tes dites nationales.

Parmi ces airs, nous avons choisi Le r?giment de Sambre et Meuse non pas parce qu'il est le plus repr?sentatif de toutes ces chansons (mettons : hymnes) interpr?t?es par ces chanteurs au cours des ann?es soixante-dix et quatre-vingt, et quatre-vingt-dix, mais parce qu'il permettra ? la plupart d'entre-nous d'apposer un nom ? une musique qui fait partie de notre bagage musical, aussi inconscient puisse-t-il ?tre.

Extraits sonores :

Il existe du R?giment de Sambre et Meuse des enregistrements qui pourraient ?tre qualifi?s de l?gendaires - disons plut?t surprenants - : de Lucien Muratore, par exemple (1916), de Caruso (1919), d'Andr? Dassary (1958), d'Armand Maestral (1958), pr?c?d?s de versions d'Henri Thomas (1899), Mar?chal (1902), Melgaty (m?me ann?e), etc., etc.

Une chanson pour chanteur ? voix mais aussi pour orchestres militaires, t?nor, baryton, basse-chantante et choeurs d'op?ra. La Garde R?publicaine en a fait cinq enregistrements, les Carabiniers Belges du R?giment de Bruxelles (sic), deux. Nous en avons retrac? d'autres par le Choeur de l'Op?ra de Paris, celui de l'Op?ra de Lille...

Nous en avons choisi deux, de chanteurs populaires ? une certaine ?poque ? cause de leurs puissantes voix mais moins connus aujourd'hui :

Un extrait, tout d'abord, de la version Od?on d'Henri Weber, un chanteur qui, ? l'instar de B?rard, fit certains beaux jours au Th??tre de la Gaiet? au d?but du si?cle dernier, responsable d'enregistrements c?l?bres du Clairon (D?roul?de), des Cuirassiers de Reichshoffen et du P?re la Victoire dont nous reparlerons sous peu. - Collection Jean-Yves Patte (1904) :

Henri Weber - Od?on 1904

Un deuxi?me de la basse-chantante, Pierre d'Assy du Th??tre de la Monnaie (Bruxelles), ?poux de la soprano Jane Pacquot, qui, sous le nom de Beaufort, enregistra, pour les auditeurs des derniers balcons des grandes salles parisiennes et bruxelloises, quelques disques ? saveur plus ou moins militaire entre 1905 et 1910 (la Marche Lorraine, entre autres). - Sa version date de 1905.

       Beaufort (Pierre d'Assy) - Edison 1905 (deux cylindres)

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The Grade (Excellent to Fair, I don't give Mint) refers to the WEAR of the record. Any other defects are stated separately, when prefaced with "HOWEVER" or "BUT" they will be significant.

When I listen to a record, I may also give it an aural grade (again E to F), and make a SUBJECTIVE judgment of the pressing quality for hiss and surface noise.
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Here a quick breakdown of my costs, you see that due to the new Ebay policy you will pay anywhere from $.50 to $.80 in additional Ebay fees on the first record

US Domestic Shipping:

Here is a guideline for US Media Mail Shipping:

Prices below are for regular 78 rpm records. Up to about 5 records, I will ship Edison Discs for the same rates. Albums from Album Sets count as 1 record. Above that and for international shipments, it will be actual weight plus a small packing charge (1-3$ depending on size of shipment)

1 record: 4.75$

2 records: 5.75$

5 records: 7.50$

10 records: 9.50$

MANY MORE RECORDS: Don't worry. I safely ship 40 - 50 pounds of records double boxed in moving boxes, and even then Media Mail will probably not exceed 30$.

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Due to rare problems with delivery in ITALY, I will NOT GUARANTEE delivery of parcels sent by US Postal Service First Class and Priority Mail. If you prefer secure delivery, I will be happy to quote you either Registered Mail or shipment by FEDEX

I am very happy to ship records worldwide.

Prices below are for regular 78 rpm records. For Edison Discs in  international shipments, it will charge for the actual weight plus a small packing charge (1-2$) - for small quantities, it will not be much different from the charge for regular 78s.

Pls contact me for a shipping estimate, or send me an invoice request after close of auction.

Be aware that US Postal Rates can be high. Here are some examples.

Your best bet is the Large Priority box, everything that fits into a 12"x12"x5 1/2" box up to 20 pounds ships for 60$ (35$ Canada) worldwide.

However, I can get competitive rates from FedEx and the US Postal service for any kind of parcel weight

Africa, Eastern Asia and Japan as well as Europe

1 record = 2 lbs $20 - $25
4 lbs = $37

20 lbs or all that fits into a 12"x12"x 5 1/2" box ((12" albums won't fit)= $60

I may be able to get some better FedEx rates.
Pls email with your address for an estimate.

Canada

1 record = 2 lbs $ 11 - $13

4 lbs = 22$
20 lbs or all that fits into a 12"x12"x 5 1/2" (12" albums won't fit)= $38
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Assume 1 pound per record plus 1 pound for packing.

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