78 RPM Lovey's Band, Trinidad West Indies COL L21 Oil Fields calypso VERY RARE

$

512

78 RPM - exceptionally rare Columbia L21 - Lovey's Band, Trinidad, British W. I. - first island band to ever record calypso music - 1912 - Lovey's Sting Band - I believe this is from the June 28 1912 session at Columbia in New York

Columbia Record L21 - Oil Fields (Paseo) / Siempre Alegre (Vals) - rates E++, exceptionally clean and shiny - Oil Fields side has one short groove scratch that plays thru clearly and cleanly, very light background noise, minor label scratches - I believe Oil Fields is from the June 28 1912 session at Columbia in New York (run off numbers are 21599-1-2) and Siempre Alegre is from the July 1 1912 session (run off numbers are 21609-1-4).

please see labels.

Additional information is available at: 

https://books.google.com/books?id=_FdiCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=lovey+trinidad++band+history&source=bl&ots=YxzHyCm7sG&sig=8A39va5TUSnUYRd7kYHihrlrr_k&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjU4abCy6HRAhVCKCYKHZQeA-U4ChDoAQgfMAE#v=onepage&q=lovey%20trinidad%20%20band%20history&f=false

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovey's_String_Band

https://oldtimeparty.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/loveys-original-trinidad-string-band/

My grading scale is not complicated.  Mint (M, M-) means like new with only the slightest of scuffing.  Excellent (E, E+, E-) means minor scuffs, scrapes, label wear, light scratches that do not affect the play.  Good (G, G+, G-) means scuffing, scraping, scratches, acceptable playing with noticible noise.  I try not to sell records that are warped or that skip unless noted.  These are records I have picked up while expanding my own record collection.  

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