very odd private wedding ceremony recording 2 custom LP

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You are bidding on the rare Double LP:

(Private Wedding Ceremony Recording on two blank "Audiodiscs" for "home-recording")- "The Worship Service for the Marriage of Marcelline Suanne Artz and Wade Hampton Schott III....Springfield, IL...Saturday, August 24, 1968"

*Yes, I like to test the limits of my listings on ebay!  So, this is the recording of someone's wedding, placed on two home-recording discs of the era.  3 of the sides contain the lovely piano & organ music of the ceremony and one side contains the sound of the ceremony, including vows, scripture readings, random coughs, etc.  The wedding can be described as "conventional".  I find it culturally fascinating that someone would record their wedding in this fashion, but I guess it precluded the filming of a wedding that is commonly done today.  This is most certainly a strange relic of the old, fascinating technology of primitive home recording, and I'm pretty sure this was a very unique use of the technology.  Taped to the inner gatefold is a newspaper clipping about the wedding and the program from the ceremony.*

The thick LPs are visually graded in VG- condition.  When looked at under a very bright light, the records show a rich luster and many very light surface marks.  This will play with a full sound, but consistent crackles will be heard in the background of the sound.

The Gatefold Cover is graded in VG condition, showing some general aging/minor wear.

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