"His Masters Voice" In Turkey pressed by Mrs G D Clark 16 April 1930

	£		56
	$		74

'His Master's Voice" In Turkey pressed by Mrs. G. D. Clark 16 April 1930

Matrix Nos: Side 1: BS3237A 18-2  212970 Side 2: BS3198A 18-2   212971 (The A is instead of a triangle symbol)

10" shellac 78rpm record which states on both labels:

"Souvenir of the commencement of production by "His Master's Voice" In Turkey pressed by Mrs G.D. Clark 16 April 1930"

I do not know of the history of this record, or who Mrs. Clark is.  However, I have played the record and it plays Turkish music on both sides.  It comes in the original Turkish sleeve.

Visual Inspection (please see the grading guide below) - NOTE: I grade my records under a strong 35w halogen lamp, which shows up all defects that need to be seen!  Records inspected under normal lighting will not show up even nearly as many marks as a halogen lamp, sometimes none at all! 

There is the odd very light scratch and scuff, and a very small chip on the rim on one side that extends into the record by 3mm.  The record is also slightly dull.

Based on how it looks I would grade it as VERY GOOD MINUS

Play Grading It plays well on both sides with just a background crackle and would grade it as VERY GOOD MINUS

The labels are clean and unmarked apart from some very small and barely visible splash marks and a small piece of the label has come away next to the spindle hole on one side.

The sleeve has a lot of creasing, has small tears in numerous places and is split along the length of one seam and for most of the length of another.

Overall Grading (Record / Cover - Please refer to the Grading Guide below)

VERY GOOD MINUS / FAIR

Grading Guide - Important!

I visually examine all records under a strong 35w halogen lamp, which shows up ALL defects.  Most sellers do not do this and, as a consequence, records graded under other sub-standard lighting, including normal room lights, will appear in far better condition than they really are.  Some even appear unmarked when, in reality, they are very scratched.  I grade my records according to the Rare Record Price Guide (with the addition of the Near Mint grade), which means to me, briefly, as follows:??

Mint - Must be sealed or I must have evidence that it has never been played.

Near Mint - Totally unmarked, no scratches, not even faint 'hairlines' / sleeve withdrawal marks.?

Excellent - No scratches, just the odd faint 'hairline' or sleeve withdrawal mark that is barely visible under a strong lamp.

Very Good - The first mild scratches have begun to appear, but only very, very few.? You will not hear any 'pops' or 'clicks' and, at worst, a quiet background crackle.

Good - More scratches than Very Good and more severe, but I am confident that the record will play through with no problems and will still provide a good listening experience.

Fair - The record may not play through properly with a chance of it jumping, or it will play with significant background noise.

Poor - It definitely won't play without skipping or sticking.

Below Excellent I will use plus or minus with a grade to highlight fine differences.??

I also sometimes play-grade records and the final grade is a combination of how it plays and looks.

My cover grades are exactly as stated in the Record Collector magazine / Rare Record Price Guide as follows:

Mint: The cover and any extra items are in perfect condition

Excellent: The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing

Very Good: Normal wear and tear on the cover is acceptable

Good: The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration etc.

Fair: The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

A NOTE ABOUT COVER GRADES!  Please do look at a seller's photos of covers and compare with the grade they have given the cover.  Poor grading of covers are often indicative of poor grading of the vinyl.  Furthermore, if someone states they are grading according to the RRPG and the spine is split, it cannot grade better than Good.  Similarly, if the cover is torn or has been written on (ie. 'defaced') then it cannot grade better than Fair.  This is quite clear in the RC/RRPG descriptions.  Please beware of this because I have lost count of the number of sellers grading covers with writing on as 'Excellent', and if the cover grade is way off how can you trust the vinyl grade?

All vinyl is dispatched using stiffeners and card mailers.

For overseas buyers please wait for the invoice as I do not want to overcharge you on postage.

About the seller (Oxfam):

Oxfam GB is a development, relief, and campaigning organisation dedicated to finding lasting solutions to poverty and suffering around the world. There are more than 750 shops in the UK. More information at www.oxfam.org.uk

These records are being sold by Oxfam Books & Music in the beautiful market town of Olney, Bucks, UK.  We always have on display about 2,000 vinyl records of all genres and on all formats, and over 400 CDs.  We add more to our displays almost daily.  We also have a large stock of sheet music and we also stock music books, 78s, music DVDs, and music cassettes. We consider ourselves to be one of the best charity shops around for music and vinyl anywhere in the country.