I've obtained a super-clean copy of Victor 19165, Arthur Gibbs "Charleston" circa 1923. If 10 people are willing to pay $25 per copy plus $5 shipping in the USA then I'll mold it.
8 copies are already sold. 2 more buyers are needed to git r done
FOR SALE: (Group Buy) 1923 "Charleston" Copies - $25
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FOR SALE: (Group Buy) 1923 "Charleston" Copies - $25
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Re: Group Buy: (1923) "Charleston" Copies - $25
Attention all 1920s DJs--you need this record! Wearing out/breaking an original is always a concern.
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Re: Group Buy: (1923) "Charleston" Copies - $25
For anyone who has not heard Arthur Gibbs version... a little on the slow side...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pTscWvmIkw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pTscWvmIkw
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Re: Group Buy: (1923) "Charleston" Copies - $25
Y'all might think this is a stupid question, as I've never owned a new 78...can I play this on acoustic machines or electric only?
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Re: Group Buy: (1923) "Charleston" Copies - $25
It will play on an acoustic machine. I believe I'm currently the only person making such discs. The link in my signature has all the 7" discs I have available.EdisonWizard wrote:Y'all might think this is a stupid question, as I've never owned a new 78...can I play this on acoustic machines or electric only?
Here's a video of one of my copies of the Whiteman Charleston being played on an electric and an acoustic machine. It too is a super clean copy.
https://youtu.be/ZQpBFyhRda8
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Re: Group Buy: (1923) "Charleston" Copies - $25
I can say for sure now that these records are 100% incredible. Today my Maple Leaf Rag came in, recorded electrically from Joplin's 1916 piano roll. Absolute awesomeness in a tiny 8" record.
Played it on an electrical phonograph of the cheapest & crummiest modern maker. Still played great. I think it's the best-sounding piano record I own, beating out a 1925 Orthophonic recording of Mr. Rachmaninoff himself playing one of my other favorite songs. (Didn't I say both kinds of music? Classical & rags?)
The label is gorgeous.
The resin is cold & heavy, just like an antique.
It feels good & substantial--like a 180-gram LP feels better than a regular one.
The edges show a peek at the structure of the resin--gritty & crystalline, no worries about softness here.
The playing surface is very quiet, even on the electric machine that tends to heighten the static unacceptably.
It was twenty bucks.
Two suggestions...
I. If it's not originally an etched label, make it a cool paper label.
2. If there was a website or something I'd be happy about that. This is a record I want--as in the only Charleston record I've ever seen that lives up to the hype. But I don't have the $$$ together now.
Played it on an electrical phonograph of the cheapest & crummiest modern maker. Still played great. I think it's the best-sounding piano record I own, beating out a 1925 Orthophonic recording of Mr. Rachmaninoff himself playing one of my other favorite songs. (Didn't I say both kinds of music? Classical & rags?)
The label is gorgeous.
The resin is cold & heavy, just like an antique.
It feels good & substantial--like a 180-gram LP feels better than a regular one.
The edges show a peek at the structure of the resin--gritty & crystalline, no worries about softness here.
The playing surface is very quiet, even on the electric machine that tends to heighten the static unacceptably.
It was twenty bucks.
Two suggestions...
I. If it's not originally an etched label, make it a cool paper label.
2. If there was a website or something I'd be happy about that. This is a record I want--as in the only Charleston record I've ever seen that lives up to the hype. But I don't have the $$$ together now.
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Re: Group Buy: (1923) "Charleston" Copies - $25
I'll second the praise for the Maple Leaf Rag record... extremely nicely done... got mine yesterday.
Regarding the Charleston... if you get nine buyers, I will be #10...
Regarding the Charleston... if you get nine buyers, I will be #10...
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"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife
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"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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Re: FOR SALE: (Group Buy) 1923 "Charleston" Copies - $25
Could this record be shipped in Italy?
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Re: FOR SALE: (Group Buy) 1923 "Charleston" Copies - $25
We're currently at 7 people pledging purchases, 3 more gets it made.
Yes. I can get a quote next time I'm at the post office but it looks like it will be around $30USD, though multiple discs could be shipped for that price.doublemike wrote:Could this record be shipped in Italy?
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