78rpm The Martins And The Coys Ww2 Era Folk Opera Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger

78 rpm- The Martins and The Coys- a mountain ballad opera.
12 78 rpm set of 5 discs/ 9 sides produced by the BBC in America during the WW2 era.
Stars Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Burl Ives, Arthur Smith, Will Geer, Lily May Pearson, Rosalie Allen, Sonny Terry, Tom Glazer, Carson Robison, and more.
Described on the record set as a BBC New York production to present contemporary American life to listeners in Britain over the BBC.
A great array of talent- many of the left leaning political bent.
A combination of folk tunes and story on 9 sides of 5 beautifully laminated Columbia pressings in E N- condition.
I have been collecting for 40 years and have never heard or seen another copy of this rare set...The records are beautiful, the binding is a bit loose as one might expect on an 80 year old 12 set, and there are some pencil notes written on the inner sleeve.
it is not known whether this set was made for professional use only, or was sold to the public or how it was distributed.
I obtained it from the estate of a Columbia recording engineer, so it is indeed rare They are play graded on a modern turntable using a new Stanton 2.7 mil stylus.
I have been collecting, buying, selling, packing and shipping for decades so have experience in all of these aspects, so please feel free to bid with confidence Winner pays postage at cost, plus 3 for new packing materials.
Domestic and international bidders welcome.
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Please see other auctions for more 78s as I am happy to combine shipping to save postage.
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