1946 Canadian Crepitation Contest 78rpm set RARE STRANGE PARTY RECORDS

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This is an extremely rare and sought after recording, a sports broadcast parody of a "Fart contest"
The sketch on these records is The Canadian Crepitation Contest, and it is the original recording.
This is reportedly a later release of the original recording on a clandestine "party record" wing of Columbia records under the name World's Championship.
There is a lot of controversy around who appears on these records, but it's thought to be as follows:
Sidney S. Brown (CBC Broadcaster) - voices
Jules Lipton (CBC Producer) - production and sound effects
All records are VG no major scratches or any real damage, just minor wear and finger prints. Still play great.
Plain white labels, no Record Label indicated.
There are virtually no other copies of this edition available that I can find, however it is highly highly desired by collectors. I did find some other information on it..
from wikipedia:
In the 1940s a clandestine record called "The Crepitation Contest" [10] was produced, allegedly by Canadian Broadcast Corporation staff (narration by sportscaster Sidney S. Brown, who identifies himself in the closing seconds of the original unedited recording, and "sound effects" by his producer, Jules Lipton). The recording is in the manner of a seemingly real radio broadcast of a live sporting event, complete with pre-game interviews of the contestants (the “champion”, Lord Windesmear and the challenger, Paul Boomer), detailed descriptions of all aspects of the competition as it unfolds, including the rules and traditions associated with the sport, play-by-play reporting, and crowd sounds reacting to the drama. The listener also hears a game official on the field as he announces scores attributed to the flatulence sounds emitted by each contestant in the competition.

The following info I found on several sites. An undergrowth of legend has obscured the exact origin of this marvelous spoof of broadcast sporting events. The concept may trace its nativity to the holiday season of December of 1942. Lillian Russell wrote that she was present when it was first performed at a party in Toronto. It probably underwent some refinements (Russell claimed that it was she who contributed the name “Windesmere”) and may have been performed many times by popular request. The authors recorded the script, read by S.S. Brown on one 16" lacquer disc at RCA Victor’s studios in Toronto. Perhaps as early as 1943 it was mastered and pressed (it was also widely distributed via instantaneous discs).
     Reportedly it was played (or performed) at a New Year's Eve party in 1943 where an unidentified American admiral decided it would make a great morale booster for his sailors. Whether there ever were such under-the-counter V-Discs or not, a variety 78 RPM pressings subsequently made their appearance.
--Toronto, Canada ca. 1944. The cast:
Sydney Summers Brown - voice. Born 1899 he became a popular CBC Broadcaster and later played attorney Nash in the movie "Change of Mind: Black body--White Brain!" (1969). Died 1979.
Leonard D. Headley, manager of the Radio Recording Division of RCA Victor Co. of Canada,
Jules Lipton (CBC Producer)-production and sound effects.
The flatulant sports spoof was released by a west coast source on 12" white label discs with sides in automatic sequence (coupled 1/4 & 2/3)
(B1577X) Pt. 1           *** unnumbered (KFI-1)
(B1578) Pt. 2                         *** unnumbered (KFI-2)
(B1579X) Pt. 3           *** unnumbered (KFI-3)
(B1580) Pt. 4                        *** unnumbered (KFI-4)

-Two 12-inch 78's (four sides) were pressed (mx. xxx1-4) by Columbia for issue as “The 1946 Canadian Crepitation Contest” on the Trillblow label (complete with cover art by Alex Steinweiss) as a premium for its distributors. Though CBS president Ted Wallerstein nixed the project, copies did circulate. It was later released sans artwork by Nippon Columbia for the edification of GI’s stationed in Japan.

-as Battle at Thunderblow
Windesmeare vs. Boomer Parts 1/2       ***unnumbered
Windesmeare vs. Boomer Parts 3/4       ***unnumbered

Later issued on three 10" records in the late 1940's as the International Crepitation Contest on un-numbered HUMOR:
Part 1 "Introducing Lord Windismere World's Champion" (CREP-1)
Part 2 "Introducing Lord Boomer Leading Contender" (CREP-2)
Part 3 "At the Post" (R-3)
Part 4 "Lord Windismere's Defiance" (R-4)
Part 5 "Crescendo" (CREP-5)
Part 6 "Disaster" (CREP-6)
(This is the version for sale, below)
--10-inch white label release coupled in automatic sequence:
World's Championship parts 1/4            *** 5001A/B (FL 5001A/B)
World's Championship parts 2/5            ***5002 (FL5002A/B)
World's Championship parts 3/6            ***5003 (FL5003A/B)

-Later edited versions on four 10" sides:
The Championship parts 1/4   *** unnumbered (306/307)
The Championship parts 2/3 *** unnumbered (308/309)

The Great Backward Belch Contest Part 1/Part 4    LET'S HAVE FUN unnumbered
The Great Backward Belch Contest Part 2/Part 3    LET'S HAVE FUN unnumbered (BAT-2/BAT-3)
-edited version on four 10" sides with dubbed introduction:
The English Contest part 1/2                *** 207 A/B (33)
The English Contest part 3/4                        *** 208 A/B (33)                                Note: The lacquer master was last reported to be at RCA Victor in Toronto.

--WARNING! The following are inferior imitations:
Woofing Post part 1 & part 2                     BURLY-Q 3 A&B, FUN 3A&B
--same performance titled "Great Battle pt. 1/pt.2"    *** 18 (3-A/3-B)
--same performance
Battle At Thunderblow Widesmear vs. Boomer Part 1/Part 4    WINDBREAK RECORDS unnumbered
Battle At Thunderblow Widesmear vs. Boomer Part 2/Part 3     WINDBREAK RECORDS unnumbered

--grossly truncated versions were released as:
Sound Effects part 1/part2        HIGH SOCIETY 508, FUN 604,                                                                         *** unnumbered
Trade Winds/ More Winds         LIKEN PRODUCTION unnumbered
The Big Stink part 1/part2         PARTY PLATTERS 308-A/B
This Is EXTREMELY RARE
PLEASE MESSAGE ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
RECORDS ARE IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE ORIGINAL BOOK (PLAIN BEIGE) BUT WILL BE SHIPPED INDIVIDUALLY BUBBLE WRAPPED AND CAREULLY PACKED, and the book will be included.