NATIONAL GRAMOPHONIC SOCIETY- PURCELL FANTASIA/ J.B. McEWEN PIECE (1926)
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UK ACOUSTIC NATIONAL GRAMOPHONIC SOCIETY SELECTION (1926)
No. CCC (NGS 52) ENGLISH PARLOPHONE PRESSINGS.
(A) THREE PART FANTASIA No. 3 IN G MINOR (PURCELL) CURWEN EDITION BY PETER WARLOCK
(B) PEAT REEK FROM STRING QUARTET #5 'NUGAE' (J.B. McEWEN)
MUSIC SOCIETY STRING QUARTET (ANDRE MANGEOT (VL), BORIS PECKER (VL), HENRY BURLY (VIOLA), JOHN BARBIROLLI (CELLO)
LATE ACOUSTIC RECORDING BY SOCIETY AT BEGINNING OF ELECTRICAL ERA.
SIDE ONE REPRESENTS A TRUE FIRST EDITION. THE RECORDING PREDATED THE PUBLICATION OF THE 'CURWEN' EDITIONS OF THE PURCELL FANATSIAS. ANDRE MANGEOT WORKED WITH PETER WARLOCK ON THESE.
ONE OF THE FEW NGS TEN-INCH ISSUES.
NATIONAL GRAMOPHONIC SOCIETY WAS A 'SUBSCRIPTION-ONLY' PRODUCER OF CHAMBER MUSIC PIECES BETWEEN 1924-1930, SPONSORED BY THE GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE. EACH PERFORMANCE REPRESENTS A PREMIER RECORDING OF THAT PIECE. MOST ISSUES WERE OF 500 COPIES OR LESS.
CONDITION: Generally '2' Some slight scuffs. Uncommon set.
THIS IS PART OF A GROUP OF ALBUM SETS BEING SOLD FROM A RECENTLY ACQUIRTED COLLECTION. FUTURE OFFERINGS WILL FEATURE MANY ALBUM SETS FROM THE 1920s AND 30s ISSUED BY VICTOR, COLUMBIA, BRUNSWICK, POLYDOR AND ODEON. WATCH FOR ANY SETS YOU MAY BE MISSING.
Grading Scale:
1-2 TOP CONDITION 78 (AS NEW)
2 VERY FINE COPY, LIGHT RUBS AND MARKS
2-3 SOME RUBS, MARKS AND NON-SOUNDING BLEMISHES
3 HEAVIER RUBS, MARKS, NON-SOUNDING BLEMISHES. THIS IS AN 'AVERAGE COPY'
3-4 LIGHT SOUNDING WEAR, RUBS
4 SOUNDING WEAR, RUBS, MARKS
5 OBVIOUS SOUNDING WEAR, HEAVY RUBS, MARKS
5-6 HEAVY WEAR, RUBS, MARKS
FOREIGN BUYERS:
PLEASE WAIT FOR INVOICING BEFORE PAYMENT. SELLER WILL WORK TO SHIP AT THE LOWEST RATE POSSIBLE. PLEASE SPECIFY IF INSURANCE IS REQUIRED. WILL QUOTE FOR EXPRESS MAIL IF DESIRED.
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