"DON'T YOU HEAR DEM BELLS" Silas Leachman Monarch 803 V- c.1902 EARLY VICTOR
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HERE is one of the first singers ever to record commercially, SILAS LEACHMAN (1859 - 1936). This very early (ca. 1902) Victor Monarch record actually dates from LATE in his career! He started making cylinders in 1892! A very talented and physically robust man who could sing quite loudly, Leachman accompanied himself at the piano, and claimed to have made a quarter of a million cylinders!
This is but one snowflake in the Leachman blizzard: "DON'T YOU HEAR DEM BELLS"
This original ca. 1902 Victor Monarch 803 is in well-worn, but listenable V- condition. Rough start! Somebody drilled a non-standard "Standard" hole in the center!
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These records come from my private collection, which I have been accumulating since 1967, and now am downsizing! My highest priority in these eBay auctions is to give you the best possible idea of a record’s true condition and aesthetic value. I always post at least four clear images, showing the record fore and aft, a close-up of the label, and the whole disc, warts and all. If my purple prose won’t cut it, the pictures will! Shipping is done with expert care. Your record will brave Media Mail in a stout corregated box, between four sheets of cardboard and a couple of “packers.” I hope you are amused by these descriptions, and by the quality of service being offered.
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