Billy Murray PREWAR Darkies Romance / Yankee Doodle Town Victor 78, Vess Ossman
Item History & Price
Description:You are looking at a RARE Pre War 78 rpm pressing from Vess Ossman and Billy Murray on Victor Records 16471. This early Victor pressing was recorded around 1908 on one of the earlier Victor label logos featuring Nipper the dog.Artist: Vess L. Ossman / Billy MurrayTitles: A Darkies Romance / I Want A Girl From Yankee Doodle TownLabel: Victor 16471Condition: EX / VG (A side is very glossy with light sleeve markings, B side has nice gloss with some surface scrat...ches and scuffs)Shipping:Securely packed in heavycardboard and bubble wrap sandwich. Shipped in a large 16x14x4" box withadditional padding to ensure safe delivery. All 78's come with generic protective sleeve unless otherwise noted. Shipped by US MediaMail: $6 US, $18-25 Global (approximately), but can vary by globallocation. Our Grading Standard:N-:
Nearly New, but has been played. No visible signs of wear or damage.E+:
Plays like new, with very, very few signs of handling, such as tiny scuffs frombeing slipped in and out of sleeves.E: Excellent
Still very shiny, near new looking, with no visible signs of wear, but a fewinaudible scuffs and scratches.E-:
Still shiny but without the luster of a new record, few light scratches.V+:
An average condition 78 in which scuffs and general use has dulled the finishsomewhat. Wear is moderate but playing is generally free from distortion.Surface noise not overly pronounced.V: Very Good
Moderate, even wear throughout, but still very playable. Audible surface noiseand scratches, but not intrusive.V-:
Quite playable still, but distortion and heavy greying in loud passages. Musicremains loud in most passages. Surface noise and scratches well below musiclevel.G+:
Grey throughout, but still serviceable. Music begins to sound muffled. Heavyscratches.G: Good
Quite seriously worn and scratched, but music level is still higher thansurface noise.G-, F andP:
The VJM system has these designations for records in extremely poor condition.We do not place these on the 10-point scale because records in this conditionhave little or no value. In cases where the record is extremely rare, it couldstill have value.
Nearly New, but has been played. No visible signs of wear or damage.E+:
Plays like new, with very, very few signs of handling, such as tiny scuffs frombeing slipped in and out of sleeves.E: Excellent
Still very shiny, near new looking, with no visible signs of wear, but a fewinaudible scuffs and scratches.E-:
Still shiny but without the luster of a new record, few light scratches.V+:
An average condition 78 in which scuffs and general use has dulled the finishsomewhat. Wear is moderate but playing is generally free from distortion.Surface noise not overly pronounced.V: Very Good
Moderate, even wear throughout, but still very playable. Audible surface noiseand scratches, but not intrusive.V-:
Quite playable still, but distortion and heavy greying in loud passages. Musicremains loud in most passages. Surface noise and scratches well below musiclevel.G+:
Grey throughout, but still serviceable. Music begins to sound muffled. Heavyscratches.G: Good
Quite seriously worn and scratched, but music level is still higher thansurface noise.G-, F andP:
The VJM system has these designations for records in extremely poor condition.We do not place these on the 10-point scale because records in this conditionhave little or no value. In cases where the record is extremely rare, it couldstill have value.
