QRS RARE 78 Record ZENITH KNIGHTS "Should I / My Blue Ridge Mountain Home"
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Description
Recorded by the mysterious Cova Recording Company on their extremely rare QRS label, this 10" 78 record features the ZENITH KNIGHTS "Should I" (from Motion Picture "Lord Byron of Broadway") & "My Blue Ridge Mountain Home". Matrix number #1007 A & B. This may be the ONLY copy for sale in the world right now and in the future.
You will be happy to know that I post MULTIPLE Photos to offer forthright representation of ACTUAL item, and with ZOOM features, thus as seen as is, which is pretty RARE. I also package item safely and I ship ASAP, provided my cherished customer pays asap. You will also sometimes receive a hand-written thank you note (if i remember), because I appreciate you and couldn’t survive without you. Thank you.
The best that I can do is offer photos in sharp focus complete with zoom of the ACTUAL item for sale. This speaks volumes about the condition and is my best description. Beware of sellers that post 1 or 2 photos only. This is a red flag and suggests 2 things: #1) the seller is trying to hide the real condition of the item by limiting photographic details. They also will further camouflage their item’s condition by not offering zoom features. #2) Many sellers limit their photos because they are not only trying to camouflage their item’s condition, but because they are Lazy. A lazy seller won’t go the extra mile in other aspects of his sale, exhibited in shoddy packaging and they will drag their feet in shipping item out. Just as deceitful and lazy are the many sellers that provide only STOCK photos (not of actual item you will receive) tricking the bidder in thinking they are getting the impressive item pictured in the stock photo.
Red label (Cova) record series
In early 1930, a new QRS series was started (by the Cova Record Company), which lasted a short time into (possibly) 1931. Carl Fenton was apparently involved with this series. Where the 1928 QRS records were jazz, blues and gospel, this fourth series was commercial pop bands, all performing standard stock versions featuring little, if any, solo work.
The audio quality for this short-lived second series was average for the period, and the pressing quality was well below the quality of the 1928 series. This second series was probably created to compete with the new crop of cheap, short-lived labels (Crown and Hit of the Week). Collectors have speculated about where did Cova get the recording equipment for this red label series, as most have no lead-out grooves (which became the standard for all labels after about 1926 so when playing the record on a period phonograph the auto-stop mechanism would be tripped). Visually, these red label QRS records resemble a 1925 or 1926 record produced by Plaza (Banner, Regal, etc.).
Is it not known where either of these separate QRS series were sold, but judging by their short existence, one might assume that they were possibly intended as a store-specific type record label or possibly only available in certain regions. This has never been substantiated. The 1930 red label series is scarcer.
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