78RPM BANJO RECORDINGS c PRE WW1 AND 1929-SET OF SIX(SEE NEW REVISION)
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The humble sound of the banjo can still be heard in music today,especially country music,but the banjo goes back many many years. Here for the avid banjo fans are SIX superb 78s by Mr Fred Turner and Ernest Jones,Terry Harrison and I have just added two by Olly Oakley Discs are: 1)Fred Turner(Olly Oakley)-To The Front/Charles Goodall-Alice, Where Art Though?(Zonophone) pre WW1 2)Ernest Jones(with Jack Venables on piano)-Nigger Town/Mississippi Bubble(Columbia 1929) 3)Terry Harrison-Dixieland Memories/Banjo Memories(8INCH BLUE ECLIPSE) 4)Olly Oakley-Marche De Concert/Torchlight Parade(Zonophone) 5)Olly Oakley-Sweet Jessamine/Poppies & Wheat(Some surface marks,but plays really nice) 6)Gus Phillips & His Banjo-Jazzbo`s Holiday/Fingers & Picks(a real nice red eclipse release) Not a lot,if anything has been written about Fred,but sourses say he is in fact Olly Oakley,who was indeed a well recorded banjo player What we do know is that this is an early Zonophone release with serial number 95,and other info reveals this may well be recorded as early as 1909 The title To The Front could mean a past battle or even the forthcoming battlefront. Coupled with Alice Where Art Though,played by Mr Charles Goodall,a pianist that made a number of recordings,some dating from as early as 1905, makes this disc a must have if you are collecting early pre-war recordings. The disc has survived incredibly well and for something over one hundred years old,it makes the disc a true antique. Along with this incredible record,I am now adding a very nice recording by Ernest Jones. Ernest plays banjo and is supported here by pianist Jack Venables. A somewhat risque title,but fully accepted in 1929,its a good two sider. Lastly,I have just this moment added a nice little Gus Phillips disc. And I have popped in two late comers that all banjo lovers will enjoy,and its disc 4 and 5 with Olly Oakley performing somefine tunes. I have played all the sides with a lightweight pickup from 1954 and an ST8 stylus and I recommend a lightweight each time,as a gramophone and steel needle may cause damage to these records,though be carful of the Terry Harrison record if you play it on an automatic record player,as the tonearm just might stop before the end and this could cause a bump in the shellac. For best results,use a non auto deck where the tone-arm moves freely. Choose these and add them to your collection or perhaps you are associated with a museum dedicated to earlier musical works,in which case,these will be an ideal addition. Always enjoy shellac and always enjoy vintage. NOTE:Postage is now a wee bit more to cover the last additions and buffering required when packing.
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