2x78 1948-1949 BOLLYWOOD Punjabi Lata Mangeshkar Mohammed Rafi HMV 13574 29313
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Over the next few weeks I will be posting some vintage Bollywood 78s from the 1940s and 1950s. Some titles are common and others are very rare. Most are on the His Master's Voice (HMV) label and pressed by the Gramophone Co. of India Ltd. Very few are on the Columbia and Hindustan labels. Our collector may have had ties to the radio business because some of the titles are promotional or have alternate labels to the commercially released singles. In addition, our collector made several attempts to categorize/organize his collection over the years, so some titles have numbered stickers on the labels. Wherever possible I have documented or photographed these.
The 78s vary in condition from EX (excellent) to VG- (poor). They were stored in the original paper sleeves, so are mostly scratch-free but need a good cleaning. These are all hard shellac 78s and not pressed on vinyl. I have not made any attempt to clean these 78s whatsoever. They will be shipped insured in new acid-free inner sleeves. UPS insures all packages for $100. You can increase this insurance to $300 for an additional $4.
That said, these titles are 70-80 years old and are not guaranteed to play. I have tested some copies and they play through with no problem. For some of the more common titles, you may prefer these 78s as display items. The labels are in excellent condition (see pics).
We are getting to the very rare and valuable titles in the collection. These are both from very early in the collection. Most of the 78s in this collection are instrumentals or are sung in Hindi. These are the only two singles sung in Punjabi. The first 78 is from Chaman, the first independent film released in Punjabi in 1948. Ironically the film was not released in the majority Punjabi areas at the time and did not do well at the box office, but the music was popular. The second single is from the 1949 film Lachhi, which was a bigger hit and featured some of the most popular playback singers of the era, including Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi and Balbir. Both singles are still in their original HMV sleeves (see pics).
This lot includes the following titles:
Pushpa Chopra Chaman (His Master's Voice, 1948) N. 13574 From the first Punjabi independent film released in India August 1948 Lata Mangeshkar/Balbir + Mohammed Rafi Nale Lambi Nale Kali/Dil Ley Gaya Koi N. 29313 From the 1949 Punjabi film Lachhi
Buy It Now less than $15 per 78! These are valued by other sellers at $50 to $75 each, depending on the desirability and condition of the title.
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