RARE Sinatra Columbia PROMO / DJ 78s + test pressing & more unusual
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Cool collection of RARE Frank Sinatra Columbia 78's. See pictures for titles. More details (year, description, condition, etc) are below:
1. Columbia 36825/36868 YELLOW LABEL PROMO(vinyl circa mid-1955)...E
2. Columbia 38210 commerical RED LABEL(shellac circa mid-1948)............VG-
3. Columbia 38225 WHITE LABEL PROMO(shellac circa mid-1948).............VG+(sol)
4. Columbia 38393 WHITE LABEL DEMO(not radio station version)(shellac circa 1949)...VG(wol) - 3 short hairline fractures do not affect play.
5. Columbia 38550 WHITE LABEL PROMO(vinyl circa mid-1949).....VG(wol)
6. Columbia 39425 WHITE LABEL PROMO(vinyl circa mid-1951)......E(sol)
7. Columbia 39527 TEST PRESSING(vinyl circa mid-1951)................E(handwritten white label)
8. Columbia 40229 WHITE LABEL PROMO(vinyl circa mid-1954)......E-(wol)
9. Columbia 40565 commercial RED LABEL(shellac circa mid-1954)...E
10. Columbia 50028 commercial RED LABEL(shellac circa late-1954)...E
11. Columbia NO NUMBER...limited fundraiser record only available in North Carolina)(shellac circa late-1946)...F(wol) - 2 fractures and moderate wear...still a very rare record!
12. RCA Victor 42-0151 WHITE LABEL PROMO(vinyl circa 1952)...E(wol)
13. Columbia 37528 commercial RED LABEL(shellac circa mid-1947)...E-(dirty label)
According to a Billboard magazine article from 1954, Columbia and RCA were producing only about 2000 of each promo record to service radio stations. As far as the Columbia test pressing(item #7 above), very few were made(perhaps 25 at most to ensure quality).
A truly unusual assortment worth adding to your collection! FREE SHIPPING! Please email with any questions! Thanks for your patronage!
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