"Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts" radio transcription discs recorded by The National Broadcasting Company. One complete boxing match radio broadcast on these two 16 inch, black lacquer coated acetate, 33 1/3 rpm discs. These discs were recorded for reference purposes only and not available to the general public, very rare!
"Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts" radio broadcast from February 6, 1957 broadcast live from Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL
Joey Giardello from Philadelphia, PA vs. Randy Sandy of New York City, NY. This middleweight fight goes all 10 rounds to a split decision in front of a crowd of over 3,000 fans
Joey Giardello was ranked 2nd in his class, Randy Sandy was trying to break into the top 10.
Joey Giardello would go on to be the World Middleweight Boxing Champion from 1963-1965
Excellent introductions including referee instructions, etc
An excellent fight, both fighters fall out of the ring at some point!
Announcer Steve Ellis interviews boxer Bobby Boyd in between rounds
Steve Ellis interviews Joey Giardello after the fight
Broadcast is sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer with commercials, including for the Pabst Snap Cap Full Quart Cans
These are incredible discs, so interesting to hear how a boxing match was broadcast to fans in the 1950's
Discs are in Excellent+ condition with Excellent+ or better sound, Beautiful Discs!
Due to their size, 16 inch discs will not play on most standard turntables. I will include a CD transfer of both discs for the buyer only
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