1903 10" BROWN BERLINER CONCERT GRAND RECORD #5219 Anvil Chorus "IL TROVATORE"
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I offer up for auction, this 1903 10" BROWN BERLINER CONCERT GRAND RECORD #5219 Anvil Chorus "IL TROVATORE" Brown shellac, 78 rpm, mono, coarse groove, lateral cut, one-sided Berliner Concert Grand circa 1901-1903.
This auction is for 1903 10" BROWN BERLINER CONCERT GRAND RECORD #5219 Anvil Chorus "IL TROVATORE" Il trovatore is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto largely written by Salvadore Cammarano, based on the play El trovador by Antonio García Gutiérrez. Condition - this record is 115 yrs old - shows it's age but still plays thru and you can hear the song clearly - sold as is - see the photos for best description
The earliest group of 10-inch discs in the Canadian Berliner series, manufactured by E. Berliner between 1901 and 1903, are labelled "Berliner Concert Grand". These discs are sometimes black, but more often brown or maroon, having a black label with a gold edge and gold lettering. Arcing across the top in block lettering are the words "Berliner Concert Grand". Below the semicircle formed by the label name are the words "Improved Gram-O-phone Record". Just above the spindle hole, which is protected by a brass grommet, are the words "Manufactured by", while to the left side of the hole is "E. Berliner" and on the right side "Montreal, Canada". Directly beneath the hole is the Canadian patent date ("Feb. 24, 1897") and below that the title and performer. At the bottom of the label is the Canadian issue number. (note: It should be noted that issue numbers were not necessarily assigned in a chronological sequence, and indeed, many recordings pre-date others having lower issue numbers.
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