The Errand Boy Radio Spot Announcements 12" 33RPM Transcription Disc V+ Cond.

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Greetings everyone! Thanks for stopping by another of my record auctions! I appreciate that you made the time in your busy schedule to check out the goods! I’ve been doing this on ebay for the past 8 years of so, and it’s always fun to have folks show up and see what’s available…though it’s more fun to get what I have sold, and into your hands! Your business is always appreciated, and that’s not just lip service! So let’s see what I’ve got for you folks this time! 

This time up,  I have a 1961 Promotional 12” 33rpm Transcription disc from Paramount Pictures Corporation, label #SP-1805. This is a radio station advertisement transcription with ads for the Paramount movie “The Errand Boy”, starring Jerry Lewis. Yes, this is the obnoxious, over the top, zany Jerry Lewis. I don’t recall ever seeing this film, but by the sound of it on this disc, I’ve seen enough to know exactly what kind of character he was portraying in this movie. Not like you’d need it, but there’s not really a lot of information about this film-but just enough to let you know what the movie’s like in the advertisements on this disc. This is a single-sided disc, with tracks 1-3 being 60 seconds, cuts 4 & 5 are 30 seconds, 6&7 are 20 seconds, and if that weren’t enough, tracks 8 through 11 are 10 seconds each. Trust me, there’s enough JL in 10 seconds to warn/tell you about this movie. Being a transcription disc, these tracks do NOT play concurrently, the needle will have to be advanced after each track. The playing surface is not pretty, as this has lots of storage/play wear, scuffs, needle marks, and scratches. Each track did play through without the needle skipping or getting stuck, but there is crackling while playing. Not enough to drown out the narrator and no one’s going to drown out Jerry in these tracks. But still, I cannot give this any better than my less than average grading of V+. That’s my grading though, and my grading is considered non-standard. If you are considering placing a bid, please read the paragraph that follows this one, as it will show you the gradings and their respective descriptions. It won’t take long to read, please do. The label has some storage wear, staining, and there is some writing in pink ink. The text, what little there is, is still clear enough to read with ease. This does not have any kind of cover, but I will provide a blank one upon mailing. If you need more pictures or description, I can and will be happy to provide. If you have any comments or questions, please send them to me, and I will reply as soon as possible. 

My Grading is as follows: M (Mint)-ONLY for Still Factory Sealed Records ONLY! No 45 nor 78 will ever get this grading. E+, minimal wear, perhaps only needs cleaning. E, a few light marks, maybe some minor background crackle and/or hiss. E-, light marks, crackling (nothing major), scuffs, etc.. Not great, but still quite playable. V+, More marks, scuffs, needle marks, scratches-but nothing that would make the needle skip. Will have background noise that even with a cleaning will still be around. V. Worn. Scuffs, scratches, can be noisy, but still (probably) won’t cause the needle to skip nor get stuck. V-, Noisy? You bet! Worn? Oh yeah. Playable? Sure, but don’t expect it to sound all peachy keen. P. Bleah! Playable perhaps, but do so at your own risk. Don’t trash a new needle on it. Only used on records considered rare enough for “fill in” purposes to a collector-or to those who do digital restoration. 

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