r/78rpm • u/Gimme-A-kooky • 26d ago

The Lass With the Delicate Air

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Marcella Sembrich/Victor Orchestra, 88096, Discogs link. 1909-1912? timeframe. I have not yet seen a good date for the “VICTROLA record” version. Victor and Monarch aplenty.

So happy and cheery! That’s one of the things I love about classical music- it always endures because it’s eternal and handed down to appreciate (or learned to appreciate), and whether you hear it on this (This is a VV-XVIII) or on a satellite radio, it will stay the same!

P.S. $3?!? They said it was in English, and the following verses are in German! I want my $3 back! /s (I’ll gladly take the record any day!)

Have a wonderful day.

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u/Old_Poem2736 26d ago

November, 1907 according to the Altoona mirror

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u/Gimme-A-kooky 26d ago

Ugh. I don’t know why 1909 came to mind… the Victrola came about in 1907! Ugh. Tho I do wonder: I haven’t seen a VICTROLA label on those sites… just the Victor/Monarch, et al

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u/Old_Poem2736 26d ago

My search pattern is: when did xxxx records release number xxxx , title. It's amazing the information to be found, so far my oldest disk is 1917, my Victrola is 1914.even more amazing is that it still works

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u/Gimme-A-kooky 26d ago

“Classical” in the sense that this is Celtic/Folk music, which in essence doesn’t change too much, either- if it’s like a folk standard, for example.