This 1956 record has the distinction of being the record in my collection that I paid the most for, I was bidding on eBay for this and another record both from the same seller, I put my original bid in then not too long before the end of the auction I noticed that there were other bidders, so I upped my bid to the maximum I was willing to pay (£30),the record was for sale by a seller in the USA so it was dollars, in those days I needed glasses for reading I now wear them all the time, I did not have my glasses, the other record (I can not recall what record it was) I got he bid right, however on this record I missed the full stop and bid $3,000 instead of $30, I did not realise until the next day when I checked the site, panicking that they may be another person who really wanted the record and would put in a bid of say $2,000 or so, I needn't have panicked I got the record for $36, I do not know why I chose £/$30 as my maximum but by coincident it is the amount that Customs Duty and VAT start. It was over 12 years before another copy of this record appeared for sale.
The you tube recording is taken from a 78rpm copy of this record.
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