Lot #221: Rare Vintage Esoterica – Boy Scouts, John Glenn Space Flight & R. Murray Schafer – Archival Records

Unusual collection of vintage archival, educational, documentary and experimental audio material, primarily Canadian, including: • The Grand Howl – BP’s Chat to Parents on Cubbing – vintage Boy Scouts recording • Serving Boys Through Scouting No. 2 – Community – RCA Victor Custom recording • Boy Scout filmstrip soundtrack – produced by Crawley Films Ltd., Ottawa and pressed by RCA Victor in Toronto/Montreal • America’s First Man in Orbit – Nelson Doubleday SP 27 – 7" 33⅓ RPM documentary recording of John Glenn’s historic Friendship 7 orbital flight, with narration from Mercury Control • R. Murray Schafer – Here the Sounds Go Round / Réflexions sur le son – flexidisc associated with Sounds Unseen • Gallery Stratford R. Murray Schafer Sounds Unseen exhibition/program material and related ephemera as pictured The Boy Scout recordings retain their unusual original hand-labelled storage sleeves, including North Waterloo District / Boy Scouts Association markings. These appear to have been educational or organizational recordings rather than conventional commercial music releases. The R. Murray Schafer material relates to his experimental work exploring sound and listening and includes Gallery Stratford exhibition material. The John Glenn record was produced in connection with his historic February 20, 1962 Friendship 7 orbital flight. 45cat Records have been ultrasonically cleaned in small batches and placed in new anti-static inner sleeves. Original sleeves, archival packaging and printed material are included as pictured. Please review all photographs carefully for contents and condition. Original packaging and paper material show age, wear, tape, handwriting and storage wear as pictured. Record Condition Disclaimer: Records have been visually inspected but have not been fully play-tested unless specifically stated. Photos and videos are provided to help illustrate condition but may not show every surface mark or defect. Vintage records may have audible surface noise, pops, skips or other playback issues not apparent from visual inspection. Please review all photos, videos and description carefully. Records are sold as-is. Pickup category timeslot {A}