Description Vintage recording - His Master's Voice - Ol' Man River (from "Showboat"). Paul Robeson with chorus of Eight Men Bass with Orch. and Male Chorus Flip side - I Still Suits Me (From "Showboat") - Paul Robeson with Elizabeth Welch. (Possibly recorded 1928) Vocal Duet with Orch. Manufactured specially for the Gramophone Co. Ltd Sydney NSW The record grading is good (G) and plays well with some background crackling commensurate with age and possibly occurred during recording. The cover is good (G) with some signs of wear. The record includes it's original cardboard protective cover from Keith Prowse - The Gramophone House Barcodes and other identifiers: Matrix/Runout/dead wax - OEA 2935 Matrix/Runout/deadwax - OEA 2936E.A 1765Chappell's SydneyHistory (from Wikipedia)Robert William Keith (1767–1846), a musical composer, instrument maker and organist at the New Jerusalem Church, Friars Street, London,[2] opened a shop in London in the late 18th century.. In 1830 he entered a partnership with another musical instrument manufacturer and music publisher, William Prowse (1801–1886), to form Keith, Prowse & Co.[3]The company entered the theatre ticketing business after acquiring "Theater Ticket Messengers" a company which used young message boys to go to theatres and either hold seats or collect seat tokens for favoured clients. The first reference to the firm's selling theatre tickets appeared in an article published in 1786 in the Morning Chronicle, referring to "The New System of Ticket Agents". One of the first ticketing companies to have a telephone installed, Keith Prowse appeared in the first UK telephone directory published in 1880.[4] In 1886, the company first represented Royal Ascot, opened the World's first flight ticket booking office at Brooklands near Weybridge, Surrey, in 1911[5][6][7] and soon opened another at London Aerodrome. In 1924, they first represented the Wimbledon Championships.In 1954, Peter Cadbury borrowed £75,000 from his father to buy the Keith Prowse ticket agency,[8] which went public in 1960, and later became a subsidiary of Westward Television.[9] In 1955, to focus the business on the ticket agency, Keith Prowse Music Publishing was spun off and sold to the holders of the original London weekdays commercial television franchise, Associated-Rediffusion. In 1959, Associated-Rediffusion purchased the successful Peter Maurice publishing company and merged it with Keith Prowse Music Publishing to form KPM – Keith-Prowse-Maurice (often referred to incorrectly as “Keith Prowse Music”).[10] In 1969, EMI bought Keith-Prowse-Maurice and Central Songs.[11] KPM Music Recorded Library released many recordings of library music by composers such as Alan Hawkshaw.[12]In 1981, the Keith Prowse agency opened its first office outside the UK in New York City and a further office was established in Dublin in 1982. In the same year, the company was officially appointed by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club through its purchase of Ashton & Mitchell which held royal appointment and rights to Wimbledon tennis. Please feel free to ask questions Payment expected within 3 days of winning bid POSTAGE QUOTED IS FOR AUSTRALIA ONLY INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYMENT FOR CORRECT POSTAGE AS POSTAGE WILL VARY DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION. POSTAGE QUOTED IS FOR ECONOMY AIR ONLY UNLESS YOU REQUEST OTHERWISE. NB: Economy air does not include tracking I therefore highly recommend that you request tracking as I do not refund in the event of a lost item once posted. Sorry but I am currently only able to post on Saturday Please take the time to leave feedback and I will reciprocate If there are any issues please contact me prior to leaving feedback and I will attempt, where possible, to resolve. Serious bidders only please. HAPPY BIDDING :-)