Description: The story of this label, KTAV, provided below. This interesting and rare children's religious records were produced in 1951. There is no indication of speed (45 or 33 RPM) on the label or the sleeve, but there is a date of 1951 seen on the sleeve, and the discog listing - without the same packaging - has a speed of 78 RPM. An Ebay listing showing the same discogs sleeve also claims 78 RPM. So I will claim these to be 78 RPMs as well. The "sleeve" opens up to show two individual sleeves, one for each 78, as shown in the listing photos. The outer sleeve does have moderate corner and edge wear, an ink store stamp with an address on the back, a few small soil marks. The inner sleeves where the records reside are glued to the outer sleeve and do not have splits. The records look QUITE PLAYABLE with a light scratch or scuff seen on the clean surfaces, I'll grade VG++. From the internet describing the history and intent of this label, KTAV: "Helen Stambler Latner was sitting at her kitchen table talking with friends, Sol and Edythe Scharfstein, when she conceived of the idea to create a series of children's recordings. The Scharfsteins were successful authors of children's books and Helen, being the mother of young children, thought it would be a great idea to base recordings on their stories. “Why doesn't someone produce recordings of these stories with music and songs?” she asked. Everyone in the room looked in her direction and her husband said, “Why don't you do it?” so she did. KTAV Publishing began producing Jewish children's records in 1948. Luckily Helen was surrounded by talented people. Her nephew, Fred Vogel, was an accomplished actor who was a talented narrator and able to create the voice of any character you could imagine. Herbert Rothgarber a long-time friend of the family had the musical talent to compose original music and provide piano accompaniment. Helen directed and wrote most of the narrative scripts. Originally released on 78 rpm discs, the recordings were later re-released as 45s. Today these recordings which celebrate Jewish holidays and Jewish values through song and story are bringing joy to a whole new generation of youngsters."
Price: 25 USD
Location: Burtonsville, Maryland
End Time: 2024-05-07T12:29:11.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Style: Jewish, Story
Record Grading: Excellent (EX)
Speed: 78 RPM
Record Size: 7"
Release Year: 1951
Genre: Religious & Devotional
Sleeve Grading: Good (G)
