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Old 17th Jul 2017, 1:28 pm   #30
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Default Re: King's speech unedited BBC recording. Value?

If this is a recording of the Edward VIII abdication speech, it may not be rare as a recording because the speech wasn't subject to editing. It was a difficult business to edit speech recordings in the 1930s and only done for a very good reason. The speeches of George VI were edited, despite the difficulties, to conceal his pronounced stammer (this is what is portrayed in the King's Speech movie).

The disc itself is still an interesting historical artifact, especially given the provenance, but it may not be very valuable in cash terms.
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