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Opera Singers: 10" Lateral-Groove 78s.

SIGRID ARNOLDSON. 
White (Collector Series) HMV: VA56. CARMEN-Bizet. Habanera. (9). June 1906.
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA-Rossini. Una Voce Poco Fa. (9). 11th Nov. 1907.  #DL02101

White (Collector Series) HMV: VA10. MIGNON-Thomas. Connais-Tu Le Pays? (9). June 1906. rev: BONINSEGNA.  #DL02102

GINO BECHI. 
Red Spanish HMV: DA11307. Verde Ucrania-Olivieri/Testoni. (6-7 NW) 16/3/49. 
Balalaika-Adorni/Juli/Posford. (6-7 NW) 16/3/49.  #DL02103

JUSSI BJORLING. Plum HMV (Swedish series): X4220. PAGLIACCI-Leoncavallo. Vesti La Giubba. (8). 20/12/33.   
Amazing singing at 22yo! RIGOLETTO-Verdi. La Donna E mobile. (8). 20/12/33.  #DL02104

Plum HMV (Swedish series): X4723. SADKO-Rimsky-Korsakov. Chanson Hindoue. (8 NW) 8/10/36. 
Ay, Ay, Ay-Freire. (8 NW) 8/10/36.  #DL02105

Plum HMV(Swedish Series): X4777. Sveridge-Stenhammar/Heidenstam. (8). 26/1/37.
Land, Du Valsignade-Althen/Bjorklund. (7-8). 26/1/37.  #DL02106

Plum HMV (Swedish series): X6235. Sjung Om Studentens Lyckliga Da'r-Gustaf/Setherberg. (8). 28/4/38. 
Namner Du Sverige-Wide/Golden. (8). 30/5/38.  #DL02107

CELESTINA BONINSEGNA.
Lateral Lacquer Dubbing from a 1908 Vertical Pathe. Ave Maria-Bach/Gounod. (9), 1908.  #DL02108

White (Collector Series) HMV: VA10.
IL TROVATORE-Verdi. D'Amor Sull'Ali Rosee. (9). 1904 (AMAZING singing!). 
rev: ARNOLDSON.  #DL02109

LUCREZIA BORI.
Red Victor: 2201. El Jilguerito Con Pico De Oro-De Laserna/Nin. (8-9). 
Aria De Acis Y Galteia-Literes/Nin. (8-9).  #DL02110

* ENRICO CARUSO.
Red HMV: DA104. Addio A Napoli-Cottrau. (9). 9/9/19.  
Canta Pe' Me-De Curtis. (9). 26/11/11.  #DL02111

EDMOND CLEMENT.
Red Victor: 64223. Bergere Legere-Weckerlin/L'Adieu Au Matin-Pessard. (8-9). 6/11/11.  #DL02112

LEOPOLD DEMUTH.
Black-label Gramophone 'Concert':3-42526/3-42573. PAGLIACCI-Leoncavallo. Prologue. (8-9). 1905. 
DAS GLOCKEN DES EREMITEN-Maillart. Wenn Man Beim Wein Sitzt. (9). 1905.  #DL02113

ENRICO DI MAZZEI.
Red French Odeon: 188.562. LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST-Puccini. Ch'Ella Mi Creda (7). c.1928. 
IRIS-Mascagni. Serenata. (7). c.1928.  #DL02114

MIGUAL FLETA.
Red HMV: DA446. LA TOSCA-Puccini. E Lucevan Le Stelle. (8 NW) 1924.  
RIGOLETTO-Verdi. La donna E Mobile. (8 NW) 1923.  #DL02115

BENIAMINO GIGLI.
Red HMV: DA1454. Mattinata-Leoncavallo. (6/7 NW) 1935.  
Torna A Surriento-De Curtis. (6/7 NW) 1935.  #DL02116

Red HMV: DA2012.
Serenata Espagnola-De Mata/Cittadini. (9) 1952. 
Stornellata-Selvaggi. (9) 1952.  #DL02117

ALMA GLUCK.
Red Victor: 64213. HIBICKA-Smetana. Cradle Song. (7-8). 20/7/11.  #DL02118

JAN KIEPURA.
Brown German Parlophon: B11008. AIDA-Verdi. Celeste Aida. (7 NW) Electric ???? 
IL TROVATORE-Verdi. Diu Quella Pira. (5-6 NW) Electric ????  #DL02119

MARIA MIKHAILOVA.
Black G&T: 23172. LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-Donizetti. Mad Scene. (6-7). 1902.  #DL02120

Black Victor:61126.
Stormy Breezes-Edlichko. (7 NW) 1905.  #DL02121

ROSETTA PAMPANINI.
Light Blue British Columbia: D1606. TURANDOT-Puccini. Signore Ascolta. (9) April 1927. 
TURANDOT-Puccini. Morte Di Liu. (9) April 1927.  #DL02122

TINO PATTIERA.
Black UK Parlophone: R926. FRA DIAVOLO-Becce. Danza, Danza. (8). c.1927.  
FRA DIAVOLO-Becce. Canzone Alla Mia Bella Viola. (7). c.1927.  #DL02123

POL PLANCON.
Red Victor: 81038. FAUST-Gounod. Le Veau D'Or. (5) 8/3/06.  #DL02124

PAUL ROBESON.
Black British Columbia: DB2491. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child-Anon. (8). 1945. 
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen-Anon. (8). 1945.  #DL02125

HEINRICH SCHLUSNUS. (probably the greatest of German baritones)
Black Grammophon: 90198. In Questa Tomba Oscura-Beethoven. (8). 1932.  
Ich Liebe Dich-Beethoven. (8) 1932.  #DL02126

ERNESTINE SCHUMANN-HEINK.
Red Victrola: 87022. Irish Love Song-Lang. (8-9). 25/9/08.  #DL02127

ERNESTINE SCHUMANN-HEINK & GERALDINE FARRAR.
Red Victrola: 87504. Wanderer's Nachtlied-Rubinstein. (6-7 NW). 17/1/13.  #DL02128

CONCHITA SUPERVIA.
Brown UK Parlophone-Odeon: RO20129. De La Serrania- Romero. (8-9 one steeled moment) 1929. 
La Paloma-Yradier. (8-9) 1930.  #DL02129

Brown UK Parlophone-Odeon: RO20165.
LAS HILAS DEL CEBEDEO-Chapi. Carceleras. (8) 1930. 
Ay-Ay-Ay-Freire. (9 but one needle run, slightly sounding). 1931.  #DL02130

RICHARD TAUBER.
Blue Argentinian Odeon: 196033. Die Vogelhaendler-Zeller. (8). 19/5/28.
Kuessen Its Keine Suend-Eysler. (8) 19/5/28.  #DL02131

EVGENI VITTING. (rev: MARIA MIKHAILOVA).
Black Russian Angel Concert: 4-22181/2-23518. That Was Not My Dream-Lassen. (6). c. 5/10/10.
LES CONTES D'HOFFMAM-Offenbach. Barcarolle. (6). 8/10/10. Raised rim, which is chipped on one side, not affecting groove.  #DL02132

RENATO ZANELLI (as baritone-pre-tenor career).
Red Victrola: 64972. Madrigal De Mai-Nitke/Flores. (8-9 NW). 1/4/21.  #DL02133

Non Opera Singers 10" Lateral-Groove 78s.

FRANK CRUMIT.
Plum UK HMV: B2787. Down In De Cane Break-Crumit. (8 NW). 5/4/28.
The Song Of The Prune-Crumit/De Costa. (8 NW). 5/4/28.  #DL02134

Plum HMV: B3065.
The King Of Borneo-Crumit. (8 NW) 25/1/29.
The Road To Vicksburg-? (8 NW). 4/12/28.  #DL02135

Plum UK HMV: B3269.
Frankie & Johnnie-arr.Crumit. (7 NW). 11/5/27.
Return Of The Gay Caballero-Crumit. (7 NW) 30/9/29.  #DL02136
 

Opera Singers 10" Edison Diamond Disc Vertical Groove 78s.

MARIO LAURENTI.
Edison Paper Label DD: 82254. Comme Se Canta A Napule-Mario. (8 NW).
Vision Venitienne-Brogi. (8 NW).
 Nuit-Bachelet. (8 NW).  #DL02137

MAGGIE TEYTE (rev: Arthur Middleton).
Edison Paper label: 82205. Kashmiri Song-Woodforde-Finden. (8 NW). 1919.
Pale Moon-Logan. (8 NW). 1920.
Verdi. Niun Mi Tema. (8 NW). 1917.  #DL02138
 

Opera Singers 10.5" Lateral-Groove 78s.

GIUSEPPE ANSELMI.
Fonotipia: 62148/9. RIGOLETTO-Verdi. Questa O Quella. (8). 1907.
RIGOLETTO-Verdi. La Donna E Mobile. (8). 1907. This record is cracked but is not only repaired QUITE safely but, incredibly, inaudible, too!  #DL02139

GIOVANNI ZENATELLO.
Fonotipia: 39973/39856. OTELLO-Verdi. Niun Mi Tema. (6-7). 29th Jan. 1907.
OTELLO-Verdi. Fuoco Di Gioia (choral only). (8). 1906.  #DL02140

Opera Singers 12" Lateral-Groove 78s.

* FERNANDO AUTORI (with BOSINI, ROMAGNOLI, TIMITZ).
Green Italian Dog 'Concert': S5272. FAUST-Gounod. Ci Revedremo Ancor. (7-8 NW). 1918?
FAUST-Gounod. Permettereste A Me. (7-8 NW). 1918?  #DL02141

* HERMANN BACHMANN (with EMMY DESTINN, PREUSS, DIETRICH & DAHN)
Black Dog-Monarch: 042180/044097. CARMEN-Bizet. Votre Toast (German). (7 NW). 17/10/08.
CARMEN-Bizet. Finale, Act 1. (7 NW). October, 1908.  #DL02142

MARIA BARRIENTOS.
Hand-written White-label US Columbia: 48627.
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR-Donizetti. Mad Scene. (8-9 NW). 14/3/16.  #DL02143

GEORGI BAKLANOV.
US Tri-Colour Flag USA Columbia: A5272. CARMEN-Bizet. Votre toast. (8-9). c.1910.
LA GIOCONDA-Ponchielli. Pescador, Affonda L'Esca. (9). c.1910.  #DL02144

KAREL BURRIAN.
Plum-label Czech HMV: AN254. EVGENI ONEGIN-Tchaikowsky. Echo Lointain (In Czech). (9). 1912.
DIE FREISCHUTZ-Weber. Jetzt Ist Woehl (in Czech). (9). 1912.  #DL02145

DAME CLARA BUTT.
Black UK Columbia: DX730. Old Folks At Home-Foster. (8)n c.1927.
Land Of Hope And Glory-Elgar(Benson). (8) 1927.  #DL02146

MARIA CANIGLIA.
Red HMV: DB6351. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA-Mascgni. Voi Lo Sapete. 30/7/46. (8-9)
LA WALLY-Catalani. Ebben, N'Andro Lontana. 30/7/46. (8-9) (THE ABOVE RECORD PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY, BUT IS CRACKED! NATURALLY, IT'S FREE)  #DL02147

* MARIA CARBONE (with Piero Pauli)(rev: Besanzoni).
Plum HMV: C2313. CARMEN-Bizet. Habanera (Italian). c.1929.
CARMEN-Bizet. Carmen, Tutti Qui Te Sola Aspettiam. (7). c.1929.  #DL02148

Red Victor: 12172.
As HMV: C2313. (8). c.1929.  #DL02149

FERNANDO DE LUCIA/JOSEFINA HUGUET.
White HMV Collector Series: VB34. CARMEN-Bizet. Mia Madre. (8-9). 1907.
LES PECHEURS DE PERLES-Bizet. Non Hai Compreso. (8-9). 1906.  #DL02150

MIGUAL FLETA.
White (Collector Series) HMV: VB50. MARINA-Arrieta. Brindisi. (with Emilio Sagi-Barba). (9). 19.
MARINA-Arrieta. Duet. (with Emilio Sagi-Barba). (9). 19.  #DL02151

JOHANNA GADSKI & LOUISE HOMER.
Red Victrola: 89041. ORFEO ED EURIDICE- Gluck. Su E Con Me Vieni Cara. (7). 7/2/10. #DL02152

MARY GARDEN.
Tricolour Banner US Columbia: 30699. LE JONGLEUR DE NOTRE DAME-Messenet. Liberte! (8-9). 21/3/11.  #DL02153

Red Victor: 6623.
LOUISE-Charpentier. Depuis Le Jour. (8 NW). c.1927.
RESURRECTION-Alfano. Dieu De Grace. (8 NW). c.1927.  #DL02154

GABRIELLA GATTI.
Red HMV: DB6515. ARIANNA-Monteverdi. Lasciatemi Morire, Pts. 1&2. (8-9). 1947.  #DL02155

* ALMA GLUCK.
Red Victrola: 74420. Carry Me Back To Old Virginny. (7-8 NW). 13/11/14.  #DL02156

JOAN HAMMOND.
Black UK Columbia: DX1003. MADAMA BUTTERFLY-Puccini. Un Bel Di (English). (8-9). 13/2/41.
LA BOHEME-Puccini. Si, Mi Chiamano Mimi (English). (8-9). 13/2/41.  #DL02157

Plum HMV: C3901.
LA GIOCONDA-Ponchielli. Suicidio! (8-9 NW). 6/1/49.
ADRIANA LECOUVREUR-Cilea. Troppo, Signori. (8-9). 14/6/49.  #DL02158

FRIEDA HEMPEL.
Brown & Gold Odeon: XX76950. Le Nozze Di Figaro-Mozart. Deh! Vieni, Non Tardar (in German). (8). c.1908.  #DL02159

Pink 'No Dog' Gramophone: 043369.
PEER GYNT-Grieg. Solveig's song. (8). 1921.  #DL02160

HIPOLITO LAZARO.
Light Blue Italian Columbia: GQX10139.  TURANDOT-Puccini. Non Piangere, Liu. (8 NW). 1926.
TURANDOT-Puccini. Nessun Dorma. (8 NW). 1926.  #DL02161

JOSE MARDONES.
Gold US Columbia: A6225. MARUXA-Vives. Golondron. (7). c.1917.
MEFISTOFELE-Boito. Ave, Signor! (7). c.1917.  #DL02162

GIOVANNI MARTINELLI/GERALDINE FARRAR.
Buff (Yellow) Historic Catalogue No. 2 HMV: DK108. CARMEN - Bizet. Halte-La! *-9). 17/5/15.
CARMEN - Bizet. C'Est Toi! (8-9). 17/5/15.  #DL02163

Black HMV: D1490. XERXES-Haendel. Ombra Mai Fu. (7-8 NW). 1928.
ORFEO ED EURIDICE-Gluck. (8 NW). 1928.  #DL02164

MARGARETE MATZENAUER.
Red Victrola: 88363. LA FAVORITA-Donizetti. O, Mio Fernando. (6-7). 8/3/12.  #DL02165

PAUL PAYAN (Great French bass) (rev: Mlle. Calvet, M. Dutreix & M. Cerden).
Black French Dog-Gramophone: W350. Les Rameaux-Faure. (8 NW). 4/4/14.
Cantique De Noel-Adam. (8 NW). 31/10/19.  #DL02166

TANCREDI PASERO.
Red German Odeon: O-9110. DON CARLOS-Verdi. Ella Giammai M'Amo...Dormiro Sol. (7). c.1927.  #DL02167

POL PLANCON.
Red Victrola: 85042. IL FLAUTO MAGICO-Mozart. Invocation. (8-9). 1905.  #DL02168

ROSA RAISA (with Giacomo Rimini).
US Vocalian (orange-brown shellac): 52031. The Crucifix-Faure. (8). c.1920?  #DL02169

Red HMV: DB2123. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA-Mascagni. Voi Lo Sapete. (9). June 1933.
ANDREA CHENIER-Giordano. La Mamma Morta. (9). June 1933.  #DL02170

ELISABETH RETHBERG.
UK Gold 'Hall of Fame' series Brunswick: 50084. AIDA-Verdi. Ritorna Vincitor. (8-9). 1927.
AIDA-Verdi. O Patria Mia. (8-9). 1927.  #DL02171

UK Brown Odeon-Parlophone: PXO1035. CARMEN-Bizet. Michaela's Aria. (9). 1930.
MADAMA BUTTERFLY-Puccini. (9). 1930.  #DL02172

HEINRICH SCHLUSNUS.
German Yellow DGG-67253. RIGOLETTO-Verdi. Cortigiani. (8). June 1935.
PAGLIACCI. Si Puo? (8). June 1935.  #DL02173

ELISABETH SCHUMANN.
White 'RECORD ALBUM' (Heritage Issue of Unpublished Edison Diamond Disc):
RA1.
FIDELIO-Beethoven. War Ich Schon Mit Dir Vereint. (9). 1915.
CARMEN-Bizet. Je Dis (In German). (9). 1915.  #DL021  #DL02174

Red HMV: DB3426. DIE SCHOENE MUELLERIN-Schubert. Des Baches Wiegenlied. (8). 1938.
Wiegenlied Op.98, No.2/Der Schmetterling Op.57, No.1-Schubert. (8). 1938.  #DL02175

ERNESTINE SCHUMANN-HEINK.
Red Victor: 85093. ELIJAH-Mendelssohn. But The Lord Is Mindful Of His Own. (7 NW). 3/1/06. #DL02176

MARCELLA SEMBRICH.
Red De Luxe Victor: 85035. LA TRAVIATA-Verdi. Ah! Fors'E Lui. (6-7). 5/11/04.  #DL02177

LEO SLEZAK. (with Theodor Scheidl)
Black Polydor: 66798. TANNHAUSER-Wagner. Nach Rom...Als Ich Erwacht. (9). 1928.  #DL02178

DMITRI SMIRNOV.
White collector Series HMV: VB39. A MAY NIGHT-Rimsky-Korsakov. Sleep, My Beauty. (8 NW). 1909.
EVGENI ONEGIN-Tchaikowsky. Whither Have You Gone? (9). 1909.  #DL02179

GEORGES THILL.
Light Blue French Columbia. LFX275. Cantique De Noel-Adam. (8-9 NW). 1932.
Agnus Dei-Bizet. (8-9 NW). 1932.  #DL02180

Light Blue French Columbia. LFX478. MANON-Massenet. En Fermant Les Yeux. (8-9 NW). 1937.
MANON-Massenet. Ah! Fuyez, Douce Image. 1936.  #DL02181

LAWRENCE TIBBETT.
Red Seal Canadian-Victor 17456. SEMELE-Haendel. Where'er You Walk. (8 NW). 1940.
THEODORA-Haendel. Defend Her, Heaven! (8 NW). 1940.  #DL02182

EVGENIA ZBRUJEVA.
Historic Masters Vinyl Collector Series (from original matrices): HMB18.
A LIFE FOR THE CZAR-Glinka. Vanya's Aria, Pts. 1&2. (9-10). 1913-4.  #DL02183

PATHE VERTICAL-GROOVE OPERATIC RECORDS

CHARLES FONTAINE.
Green paper label: R11/218. LA TOSCA-Puccini. Recondita Armonia (in French). (9). 1919.
PAGLIACCI-Leoncavallo. Vesti La Giubba (in French). (9). 1919.
(I have another copy of this record, the second in condition (8).  #DL02184

LUCIEN MURATORE.
Grey paper label: 64005. PAGLIACCI-Leoncavallo. Vesti La Giubba. (8). c.1919.
RIGOLETTO-Verdi. La Donne E Mobile. (8). c.1919.  #DL02185

NON-OPERATIC. 12".

JOHN GIELGUD.
Blue & Gold Linguaphone: EEG30/32. SHAKSPERE...
As You Like It-Jacques' Speech-Act 2, Scene 7. / The Tempest-Prospero's Speech. Act 4, Scene 1.
Henry V-Henry's Speech. Act 2 Scene 1. / Henry IV. Hotspur's Speech. Act 1, Scene 3.  #DL02186

(8-9). Probably 1930s...

Comments about my Records
     
     Here is the most recent list of my 'doubles' available for sale. Some of you have already bought records from me and may like to have some more. For others, this may be the first time they've seen this list. If you are one of the latter, let me say at once that I'm not a dealer but just a fellow-collector clearing space by getting rid of extra copies of records I already have!
     My condition system couldn't be simpler. 1 = wiped out. 10 = mint. Anything in between is on a sliding scale. The higher the number, the better condition the record. If I write NW, it means 'needs washing'. I give date of recording whenever I have it.
     Obviously, when there is only one selection, the record is single-sided. Please let me know which you want. I won't send less than four records per order, since they just might get broken in the post if sent them like that. Even if it's unlikely, I don't want to take any chances!
     Naturally, I'm selling on a first come/first serve basis! Please tell me what you think the records are worth to you. Any reasonable offer on your part I'm sure will be OK with me. Payment will need to be in CASH in a registered envelope, since I'm not a dealer and don't have facilities to work with things like credit cards. I'm just trying to get some of my money back AND clear shelf-space!!!
     When you've chosen, I'll find out what the cost of the postage will be before I add it to your total. Airmail or seamail can sometimes be very different, sometimes not. It's weird!
     If you do want to know anything else about any of these records, just ask! 

Earl Okin.

     PS. I'm clearing away records at the moment, and there may well be some more doubles to be found as I do so and added here. Just ask if you're interested! Also, if there is an asterisk (*) by any record, someone has already shown  interest in it, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they'll end up buying it, so don't be deterred!
     Before listing my 78s, I'm currently selling my Caruso BMG-Stockheim series of vinyl LPs. This controversial series was the first to try to re-master digitally Caruso's recordings and to try to recover the sound as it might have sounded originally, free of the distortion imparted by the recording horn. Some liked the records; some hated it. I have from Vol.3 (1906) right until the end of the series, all in pretty good condition...


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