78 RPM 10" Grey Gull 2256 Chinky Charleston Honey Duke/Blackbird Labels Reversed

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78 RPM 10" - Grey Gull 2256 - Chinky Charleston by Honey Duke and His Uke / Bye Bye Blackbird by Myers and Fairbanks - probably released mid-1920s - Labels Reversed

This record plays all the way through with no skips or sticks and the quality of the sound of the music is great. There is moderate to heavy record surface noise but the music is easy to enjoy and is not drowned out. 

The labels are mixed up. The label for Bye Bye Blackbird is on the Chinky Charleston side and the label for Chinky Charleston is on the Bye Bye Blackbird side. I added text to the photos to help you keep track of which side you're looking at. When I use titles in the description below, I use the title corresponding to the song in the grooves, not what's on the labels.

There are extended clicks toward the ends of both sides of the record. On the Bye Bye Blackbird side, the end-clicks are caused by a radiating surface crack. Maybe something heavy was dropped on the record at some point or maybe the record was dropped and made impact with something at that point. On the Chinky Charleston side, the end-clicks are caused by some big scratches. The radiating crack from the Bye Bye side doesn't come through to the Chinky side, but its outline can be faintly seen below the playing surface. The surface crack on one side and the scratches on the other may have been from the same incident since they are opposite each other. Close-up photos of these click-causers have been provided. 

The record still has some shine, but there are other scuffs/scratches/marks that contribute to the record surface noise. There is a tiny surface edge chip outside of the play area on the Chinky Charleston side at the 3 o'clock position.

The labels show some wear, but they still look pretty good to me. There is no writing or stickers on the labels. The record is housed in a Bags Unlimited gold kraft paper sleeve.

Please see the photos for more info and a look at condition.

A word on safely shipping 78 RPM records: They can be fragile and easily breakable. If shipped in packaging that would be perfectly safe for a vinyl record, the chance of breakage is pretty good. I believe that shellac 78's need to be shipped in a box with cardboard padding reinforced with bubble wrap for shock absorbers. Proper packing materials cost me $3.00 to $4.00 per package. Add about $4.50 for USA media mail postage and you can see that my shipping cost alone tops $8.00 for safe shipment. Please keep that cost in mind when considering the price of the record. 

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