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Greetings all! My daughter called round last evening with a very heavy box of 78s that she did not need anymore. Yes, the same old boring titles that turn up in nearly every pile,( or is it because I have collected for so many years that I have seen so many records?), and I thought what charity shop could I land them on to, when, near the end of this pile, I discovered a make I have never owned before-an ANKER German record. I know they do not occur very often in the country. The last ones I saw were when I was sorting Peter Copeland's collection when he died. He had several black label issues.
Now, I thought I would look to see if there any copies of this disc available, and there was. I knew these records commanded high prices,- very few for sale under £45 in English money! A copy of my record was for sale for over 90 quid! It seems the artist is playing a different Strad violin on each side. I have played the record, and indeed the reproduction is good, with a fine toned piano accompaniment.
So you never know what is going to turn up do you...? Collecting old records, still a wonderful hobby, combined with the machines that play them!