DICK 'TWO TON' BAKER 78rpm LITTLE ONION / A LAUGHING PLACE (SONG OF THE SOUTH)

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I'M A LONELY LITTLE PETUNIA IN AN ONION PATCH / EVERYBODY HAS A LAUGHING PLACE ~ DICK 'TWO TON' BAKER & HIS MUSIC MAKERS.

Playtested, 100%

Disc grading - VG, A-side, Good++ B-side, more details below.

Various pictures uploaded, disc front and rear - apologies for any reflection - and a view of each of the label details, plus the original sleeve. Check 'em out, they're part of the description, too.

You are looking at a listing for an item that is in excess of 70 years old. Surface noise and signs of antiquity, either visually or on playback are to be expected.

Use the 'Scroll Over' feature for meticulous scrutiny of the condition of the item.

Rare 70+ year old 78rpm vinyl disc, the impressively named Dick 'Two Ton' Baker, offers, for our consideration, the tale of misfit floral placement, and, for fans of vintage Disneyana, there's a selection from Song of the South on the flip...both are arrive with a no-holds barred lively and unrestrained delivery and the disc also comes in it's original paper sleeve, complete with a slightly surreal sketch of the man himself, dwarfing his piano...

Vinyl disc, 'Unbreakable Under Normal Use'

Released on - Mercury Miniature Playhouse

Catalog number, taken from the label, 7048

US issue.

Duration - 6 minutes in total, approx.

Matrix numbers -

Side One - 959-7

Side Two - 689-1

Please read the record grading guide below and familiarize yourself with the grades used and be aware of the full description in all aspects.

I strive to grade fairly, and have never sold a record without listening to it first.

Visual grading is not an option at all.

This approx. 75 year old 78rpm disc I have graded as being in Very Good condition. Both sides play through with no jumping, skipping or any other major audio horrors. There are the usual minor hairline surface marks that any 78 of this vintage would accumulate over the passage of time, but they are mainly visual and have no obtrusive impact on playback. 

There is the expected low-level and generally non-intrusive surface noise, typically common to any used shellac disc of this vintage, and which shouldn't spoil your authentic listening experience!

The A-side is VG, the B-side is Good++, with some louder surface noise during the first minute due to some marks on the vinyl - this might actually come off with some careful and applied cleaning, I'll leave that to the next owner, but in the meantime the needle plays through it, a bit of louder surface noise, still no skips or jumps and then the needle moves on and it would have got a 78rpm VG grading too if all had been well. If you look at the picture of the disc the marks can be seen at '3 o'clock' so to speak...So there, noted.

The labels are in good condition, with no major defects, see close-up pictures uploaded. 

The original sleeve is in good condition, with creases at each corner, a coule of pen / pencil notations but no seam splits and no torn areas, either.

Tracklisting -

Side One - I'm a Lonely Little Petunia in an Onion Patch

Side Two - Everybody Has a Laughing Place.

Any questions, email and I'll help if I can.

Rare item, take a trip down Memory Lane...

Thanks for looking!

:o)

Buy-it-Now, $19.99

Priority Mail service used for 78's, and this is included in the price, please note.

Postage - USA - Free Shipping...nice!

Overseas orders welcome - $35, wherever.

* Records are posted in dedicated oversized record mailing boxes with 4 x corrugated cardboard stiffeners, and an abundance of large sized bubble wrap.

GRADING GUIDE FOR 78rpm DISCS

NM Nearly Mint, but has been played. No visible signs of wear or damage.

EX+ Plays like new, with few signs of handling. Minor scuffs visible.

EX Very shiny, nearly new looking. No visible signs of wear, inaudible scuffs and scratches.

VG++ Still shiny, but without the lustre of a new record. A few light scratches. Light wear. No skipping or sticking passages.

VG+ Above average, undeniably vintage condition 78 in which scuffs and general use have dulled the finish of the disc. Wear is moderate, but playback is not overly affected, and is free from distortion. Light surface noise, commensurate with age. No skipping or sticking passages.

VG Moderate, even wear throughout, still very playable. Surface noise and scratches, audible but not intrusive.

Good++ Quite playable still, distortion on playback due to surface noise. Music remains loud, in most passages, with scratches and surface noise evident but below music level.

Good+ Serviceable and acceptable playback. Music may sound muffled in some sections. Noticeably heavier scratches and surface marks.

Good Quite obviously worn and scratched, but music level is still higher than surface noise.

Good- Music still prominent, with wear and scratches extensive.

Fair Most of music remains audible over continual surface noise, although the vintage 78 experience is an uncomfortable affair. Collection filler material.

Poor Unplayable, and most definitely of interest only to the most dedicated...