"STORY OF GERALD CHAPMAN" Carl Connor Columbia 15076-D N- 1926
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THIS WEEK, I’m going to try something different, just to see if you’re paying attention: These records are, with few exceptions, ALL mint, unsold copies from a Columbia dealer’s stock I lucked into a few years ago. You haven’t really LIVED until you’ve set stylus to an unplayed record! Yes, I’ve played them a few times, but with a modern tonearm – as far as I know, they’ve never known the gentle caress of a steel needle and heavy pickup. These records all date from 1925 to 1926 come in their original factory sleeves, and are guaranteed to blow your mind!
CARL CONNOR was the Hillbilly equivalent of the town crier, or if you please, Walter Cronkite. Both of these sides - "STORY OF GERALD CHAPMAN" and "JONES AND BLOODWORTH CASE" - are contemporary news items (see lurid photos!), which were a staple of these songsters. Illiteracy was high among the target audience, and the way a lot people got their news was through records like this!
This original 1926 "Hillbilly" series "Viva-Tonal" Columbia 15076-D is in NEW MINUS condition.
PHOTOS: a cursory internet survey turned up these juicy items!
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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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