10" 78 RPM, Kandel's Orchestra, Der Nicolaiver Bulgar, RARE KLEZMER, VG to VG+
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Description
RARE JEWISH KLEZMER MUSIC ON 78 RPM BY KANDEL'S ORCHESTRA (also called Kandel's Jewish Orchestra on other 78s).
It is on an Victor label, 72281, produced around 1920. Side A is "Der Nicolaiver Bulgar" and Side B, "Dem Trisker Rebens Nigen". The shellac is generally clean with light scratches and looks playable. There is a visible and feelable small scratch, about 1 cm, on Side B, which actually could be a manufacturing defect, if not a scratch. I suspect play would be impacted over that spot. Otherwise there are only light scratches or scuffs. Without that scratch/defect on Side B, I would grade the record as VG+; with it I'll provide a grade in the range of VG to VG+.
On Harry Kandel, bandleader of Kandel's Jewish Orchestra, from Wikipedia:
"Harry Kandel (c. 1885–1943) was an American clarinetist and klezmer bandleader of the early twentieth century. His recording career with the Victor Recording Company lasted from 1916 to 1927, during which he released dozens of Jewish music records.
... He formed his own group, Harry Kandel's Famous Inlet Orchestra, in 1916. He also got into business, opening the People's Talking Machine Company on South Street, a store which sold records, sheet music and Piano rolls.
At around the same time he was recruited by the Victor Recording Company to help develop its klezmer music catalog. He became one of the well-known names in the genre alongside his contemporaries Naftule Brandwein, Max Leibowitz and Dave Tarras. According to Philadelphia klezmer researcher Hankus Netsky, his recordings during this era were full of melodies and musicians from that city's klezmer music milieu, including drummer and xylophonist Jacob Hoffman, and was quite distinct from the recordings of the better-known New York bandleaders. He also recorded for Brunswick and Okeh. He recorded roughly 90 sides of Jewish music from 1915 to 1927."
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