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Old 17th Jul 2017, 3:20 pm   #38
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Default Re: King's speech unedited BBC recording. Value?

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Originally Posted by Suzyperth View Post
Hi Julie , it's only 25cm
... or 10" in old money. This (and 12") were fairly common sizes for 78 RPM records.

The fact that it is spread over four sides confirms to me that it probably is a standard recording rather than the acetate direct recording. It is still probably quite rare, with few (if any) others outside the BBC itself - though I may be proved wrong (I often am!)
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