LITTLE WONDER RECORDS & BUBBLE BOOKS - 78 RPM RECORDS - HISTORY & DISCOGRAPHY
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OUT-OF-PRINT / MINT, IN ORIGINAL SHRINK-WRAP
LITTLE WONDER RECORDS AND BUBBLE BOOKS
An Illustrated History and Discography
By Tim Brooks, with Merle Sprinzen
Mainspring Press (2011)
ISBN 978-0-9825595-9-8
232 pages / 50 illustrations
7" x 10" quality softcover
Collectors have long been intrigued by Little Wonder. They look like children's records, but the repertoire is largely the popular songs of the day. In 1917 Little Wonder was joined by another diminutive disc line, that actually was for children — the Harper Bubble Books.
Tim Brooks and Merle Sprinzen reveal the often-turbulent story behind these labels in a richly illustrated and carefully documented history. The discography identifies the anonymous performers (including Al Jolson, the California Ramblers, and other star) and holds many surprising new discoveries — even picture discs, a recording by presidential candidate Warren G. Harding, and a group of operatic recordings issued only in Italy.
This is a mint-condition first printing, from a small cache of Mainspring Press books recently recovered from a former distributor. Bid or order soon — this title has been out-of-print since 2019, and only a very few sealed copies like this remain to be sold.
CONDITION: New, in original shrink-wrap
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