"PLEASE SIR, SAVE ME " Gen. Wm. Booth Columbia 2075 V+ 1907 Salvation Army Boss
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HERE IS THE MAN before whom EVERY record collector should grovel in gratitude! It's GENERAL WILLIAM BOOTH (1829 - 1912), the founder of the SALVATION ARMY! Every time you enter a "Sally Ann" thrift store in search of records, give a thought - won't you? - to the man who in 1878, created this worthy institution.
William Booth approved of records. Despite his age, he was VERY up-to-date, embracing the medium of recording in 1898, and making regular trips to the studios thereafter. With his 1829 birthdate, Booth is one of the earliest-born people on Earth ever to have MADE a record!
General Booth delivers two trenchant lectures in 1907: a travelogue, "THROUGH JORDAN," and a philosophical exhortation, "PLEASE SIR, SAVE ME."
These were recorded in 1907, and coupled here on a circa 1913 English Columbia.
This original 1913 English Columbia 2075 is in serviceable V+ condition. VERY historical!
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These records come from my private collection, which I have been accumulating since 1967, and now am downsizing! My highest priority in these eBay auctions is to give you the best possible idea of a record’s true condition and aesthetic value. I always post at least four clear images, showing the record fore and aft, a close-up of the label, and the whole disc, warts and all. If my purple prose won’t cut it, the pictures will! Shipping is done with expert care. Your record will brave Media Mail in a stout corregated box, between four sheets of cardboard and a couple of “packers.” I hope you are amused by these descriptions, and by the quality of service being offered.
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