Ranee of Sarawak/WH Reed

AKreutzer Sonata part 7
Bpart 8

Label: His Master's Voice
Catalogue number: Special
Genre: Instrumental
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #8926

A third disc in the Ranee of Sarawak and W. H. Reed series — parts seven and eight of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata — on an HMV Special pressing. As with ids 8924 and 8925, HMV Special pressings for private patrons were produced in very small quantities and require specialist examination.

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