Seeburg Background Music Library records

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Up for your consideration is one set of Seeburg "Mood" Background Music Library records which were used in the Seeburg Background Music System from approximately 1959 through the early 1980's.

These records have a place in use date of December 26, 1968 on the label.

The box for this set is NOT the original box.  The previous owner crossed out the original date on the side of the box and wrote 12/26/68. 

I have visually inspected each record and they appear to be in very good condition, except for one record, MM 111, side a, which has a small spot about 1mm, almost half-way through record (I have posted a photo indicating the defect).  I was able to play the part of this record with the defect at 33 1/3 rpm (I did not have access to a 16 2/3 rpm player) and the spot is between the tail end of song 5 and beginning of song 6.  You can hear the pop sound but the needle did not skip.  I cannot, however, guarantee that you will achieve the same results.

The box contains 6 Mood format records and are labeled as follows:

MM-119
MM-111 (side a has a small 1mm spot almost half-way through record)
MM-115
MM-107
MM-123
MM-127


Records are 9 inches in diameter and have a center hole of approximately 2 inches in diameter.  They play at a speed of 16 2/3 rpm.   

These types of records were originally played in a Seeburg BMS player which was used in Grocery Stores, Department Stores, Motels, Factories, etc., to broadcast background music over the PA system.  Seeburg put out three formats, Basic, Mood and Industrial.  

Replacements were issued quarterly, and the subscriber of the service was to change out 7 discs based on the number on the record label and send back the discs that were removed from the machine.  Failure to do so resulted in the subscriber being charged an additional 22-24 cents per month for each record not returned, according to the instructions on the box.  Records, once returned, were never used again and presumably destroyed.

I will be listing numerous sets of these records over the next few weeks.  Most of my collection is Seeburg but I also have a few odds and ends labeled, Rowe Customusic, a competitor of Seeburg.  

United States Bidders only.


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