This Duesenberg was originally for William Randolph Hearst. It was the car that he and his mistress, Marion Davies, traveled in together. As far as I know Hearst's wife never saw the car. I don't remember the year that it sold for $5m, but it was purchased by a group of 3 men. It later sold i...
I have this same version on an Edison diamond disc as well. I played it to death as a child. I loved it. This is my all time favorite recording of this tune. To me this version is so fresh and pushing the envelope. LOVE IT!
It is a reproduction....the steering column is a dead give a way. However, it is a far better reproduction than most others that I have seen.