RARE C. 1911 CECIL HEPWORTH 'VIVAPHONE' SOUND FILM DISC, MUSIC HALL STAR
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THIS IS A RARE SINGLE-SIDED DISC, PRESSED BY COLUMBIA, FOR BRITISH FILM PIONEER CECIL HEPWORTH'S EARLY ATTEMPTS AT SYNCHRONISED SOUND FILMS, WHICH HE MARKETED AS THE 'VIVAPHONE'. SEVERAL MUSIC HALL AND THEATRE STARS, AS WELL AS POLITICIANS MADE SHORT FILMS WHICH WERE SYNCHRONISED TO DISCS. THIS ONE IS OF MUSIC HALL 'ENTERTAINER AT THE PIANO' RANDALL JACKSON SINGING 'TROOPER JOHNNY LUDLOW'. NOTE THE 'VIVAPHONE LABEL HAS BEEN PASTED OVER A COLUMBIA ISSUE - HOWEVER IT MUST HAVE BEEN SPECIALLY PRESSED FOR HEPWORTH AS A). IT IS SINGLE SIDED, AND B). IT HAS AN EXTRA INCISED START GROOVE, WHICH HAS BEEN COVERED WITH GOLD PAINT, TO MARK THE START FOR SYNCHRONISATION WITH THE FILM.
CONDITION: E-
COMMENTS: A RARE AND HISTORIC ITEM!
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