1950 LOST RADIO SHOWS TRANSCRIPTIONS: GUMP'S DEPARTMENT STORE SAN FRANCISCO-
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EXTRAORDINARY
==> LOST RADIO PROGRAMS OF EARLY 1950S GUMP’S SAN FRANCISCO, THE LEGENDARY DEPARTMENT STORE FOUNDED IN 1861 by Solomon Gump.

ACQUIRED THIRD PARTY CIRCA 2013-14 FROM THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM GUMP, THESE ORIGINAL 78RPM ACETATES ARE PRICELESS WITH NO OTHER KNOWN COPIES OF THIS FAMOUS DEPARTMENT STORE'S EARLY 1950S RADIO SHOWS.

THESE ARE GUMP’S DEPARTMENT STORES RADIO PROGRAMS- MARKETING DEVICES TO ANCHOR PUBLIC AND RADIO AUDIENCE INTEREST IN GUMP’S brand


THE PROGRAMS ARE “POETY AND MUSIC” AND “THE FABULOUS EAST” Both programs are announcer opened and closed and are anchored in Chinese and California History themes. These are story telling radio programs with music

·       POETRY AND MUSIC opens with delightful Chinese flute solos featured in full orchestra music and then the announcer comes on.   Poems showcased are of authors with a California history or American pioneer history . BRETT HARTE,WALT WHITMAN AND LONGFELLOW are talked about. Brett Harte had a San Francisco connection as the publisher of the popular magazine OVERLAND MONTHLY.  His poem,”Plain Language” which tells the story of a Western pioneer’s card game with a witty Chinese immigrant anchors one of the sides as well as Music of Old California- Spanish song for orchestra performed by Frank De Vol and his Orchestra  It is in 4 parts comprised of two Acetate 12” discs that play at 78rpm

·       THE FABULOUS EAST is the second GUMP’s Department Store Radio Show that is expressly about Chinese history themed to San Francisco.  It is a program that features narration and reading of Chinese authors, poets and historical figures.

·       BOTH PROGRAMS ARE LOST…NOT TRANSCRIBED TO ANY DISC FORMAT   ALL FOUR DISCS ARE IN E/E- condition and play well.  DIGITAL Transfer is recommended

V Very minor surface noise from age.  Important historical document

 Clearly Sampled and plays wonderful
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