LIONEL BELASCO ORCHESTRA "The Whey Whey" 1928 VICTOR 81848; Rare [CALYPSO 78]
  £   1,220
  $   1,617

 


£ 1220 Sold For
Oct 19, 2025 Sold Date
Oct 9, 2025 Start Date
24   Number Of Bids
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10" 78 rpm Shellac Record

American VICTOR 81848

(Lionel) BELASCO ORCHESTRA

"WHY GIRLS ARE FOND OF POLICEMEN / THE WHEY WHEY"

CONDITION: E / E to E-

( a very clean, glossy copy with a few light rubs and scuffs; label damage

 from the removal of import stickers; plays extremely well ) 

Original issue, recorded in New York, July 1928

 Rare Calypso recordings by West Indian Band Leader Lionel Belasco   

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