"THEY START THE VICTROLA" 1914 BILLY MURRAY Victor 78rpm Record Played On Victor III Phonograph

Recorded on July 29, 1914 here is a real favorite Billy Murray recording of mine on the Victor Talking Machine label played on one of my Victor III phonographs. For your listening enjoyment this is "They Start The Victrola (And Go Dancing Around The Floor). In this delightful song Billy tells us of a jealous gent whose wife is getting a lot of attention from other men when they go out dancing. So, he decides to buy a new Victor Talking Machine so that they can dance at home and she can be his alone. This is not an easy record to find. In fact I have found, for example, no less than 10 examples of "Uncle Josh Buys A Victrola" compared to just 1 example of this record. Thankfully, my one example (here) is in lovely condition. Hope you enjoy this and, as always, thanks for stopping in.

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[CerebralStasis]

It's amazing how good this sounds for 1914. I looked at some YouTube videos of Edison Phonographs here on YouTube and most of them are indiscernible when there are speaking voices, but you can hear this just fine. Neat!

Thanks for sharing.

[MusicBoxBoy]

@CerebralStasis You're welcome! Thanks for stopping in and for the comments.

[Moooperator]

Horn looks like a perfect wood grain match to the Victor III case!

[MusicBoxBoy]

@Moooperator  Thanks for the great comments, Moo! Always great to hear from a fellow phonograph collector! Stop in for a visit again anytime.

[cowtippingrocks]

wow thats awesome. i love the machine too. Wooden horn machines are hard to find :D

[MusicBoxBoy]

@cowtippingrocks Thanks for the nice comments!

[ThomasAlva]

The song reminds me A LOT of Billy Murray's rendition of "Get Out and Get Under!" LOVE IT!

[monty78pig]

@Nacamahunt Don't buy one, that steele needle will rip most 78s to shreds in a few plays.

[Chicagojerry44]

I have the sheet music for this song.....Glad to hear it with vocal and orchestra

[Ignacio785]

Yo tengo discos de 78 RPM hasta hoy los toco en una radiola BRAUN a tubos estereo y tambien en un tocadiscos Philips tambien a tubos,me gustaria conseguir un fonografo como el del video.