CLASSIC CHILDRENS MUSICAL STORY "SPARKY'S MAGIC PIANO" SET OF 3 CAPITOL 78S EX-
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A VERY GOOD COPY OF THIS CLASSIC MAGICAL MUSIC CHILDRENS STORY ON A SET OF THREE UK CAPITOL 78s HENRY BLAIR WITH RAY TURNER AT THE PIANO NARRATION BY VERNE SMITH AND MUSIC FROM BILLY MAY SPARKY'S MAGIC PIANO
Sparky's Magic Piano is the second in a series of children’s audio stories featuring Sparky, an original character created for Capitol Records in 1947. (Sparky also appeared in comic books as a sidekick to Capitol’s other famous creation, Bozo The Clown.) Sparky is a little boy with an overactive imagination. His adventures involve objects which magically come to life and talk to him.
- Sparky's Magic Piano (recorded in Hollywood, October 1947; released 1948) became the best-known of all the Sparky stories.
Sparky is a young child who hates practising the piano. One day, when he expresses his dislike for practising, the piano talks to him, and tells him that he will show him what it is like to play the piano well, and that all Sparky has to do is run his fingers over the keys, and the piano will play whatever Sparky chooses. Sparky then amazes his mother with his playing, and she calls his piano teacher. The two adults decide to book concerts across the country, with Sparky as a solo pianist. Sparky insists that he must take his own piano with him to all his concerts, and his mother agrees. But the piano will play for Sparky only for a limited time, and this time runs out during a concert. Sparky begs the piano to play, but it does not respond, and Sparky is reduced to banging helplessly on the keys. He hears his mother calling him, and he awakens and finds himself at home. It then becomes apparent to the listener, and to Sparky, that the entire experience was a dream. But it has given Sparky a new appreciation of the piano, and he vows to keep practising until he can play as well as he did in his dream.
DISC DETAILS
THREE DISC SET
UK CAPITOL 10" 78rpm SHELLAC
CL 13062 SPARKY'S MAGIC PIANO Parts 1 & 6
CL 13063 SPARKY'S MAGIC PIANO Parts 2 & 5
CL 13064 SPARKY'S MAGIC PIANO Parts 3 & 4
THE DISCS ARE "AUTO-COUPLED" SO THEY CAN BE PLAYED ONE AFTER ANOTHER AND THEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN TO PLAY THE REST OF THE STORY SEQUENTIALLY
CONDITION - EX-/VG+
AN EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS CLASSIC CHILDRENS TALE ON A SET OF THREE 78s
DON'T MISS OUT BUY NOW!!
10" 78 RPM RECORDS NEED CAREFULLY PACKING, AND I CLAIM TO HAVE THE BEST PACKAGING IN THE WORLD FOR DISPATCHING THEM!!
THE GREG'S GREAT'S SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNED INNER BOX MADE OUT OF 1" THICK POLYSTYRENE, WHICH THEN GOES INSIDE A CORREGATED OUTER CARDBOARD CARTON. THE BOXES CAN TAKE UP TO 21 RECORDS,
USUALLY FOR MAILING OVERSEAS, I RECOMMEND NO MORE THAN 7 IN A BOX, OTHERWISE IT GOES OVER THE AIRMAIL SMALL PACKET MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 2Kgs WHICH CAUSES A LARGE HIKE IN POSTAL RATES.
I SEND OUT ON AVERAGE ABOUT 20 PARCELS A WEEK AND DISPATCH IS NORMALLY DONE ONCE A WEEK -
IF YOU REALLY HAVE AN URGENT REQUIREMENT FOR THE RECORD - BIRTHDAY PRESENT, WEDDING, FUNERAL etc PLEASE TELL ME AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO GET IT OUT FOR YOU QUICKLY.
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