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[DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930), association]. A group of 4 record albums, three of which feature interviews or speeches by Doyle. Including: Conan Doyle Speaking, (First Record and Second Record on 1 album). Gramophone Company: 1930. 78 rpm record album. HMV C 1983. In contemporary album sleeves (some age and use wear, some ink notes). Can be played (the usual pops and hisses are present). A superb copy of this rarity. -- The Actual Voices of Arthur Conan Doyle, Bernard Shaw, Rudyard Kipling. Audio Rarities: 1946. 33 rpm record album (approximately 300 mm). Audio Rarities 2460. In original album sleeve (the usual age and use wear, some soiling). A playable copy. Doyle discusses his belief in spiritualism. -- The Golden Age of the Theatre. The Actual Voices of… Audio Rarities: [ca. 1950s]. 33 rpm record album. Audio Rarities 2465. In original album sleeve (usual age and use wear, tape reinforcement to edges). Although Doyle isn’t on this album, actor William Gillette (1853-1937) performs a portion of his famous role in the stage play he wrote, Sherlock Holmes. -- History Speaks. Vol. I. Gotham Records: [ca. 1960s]. 33 rpm record album. Gotham Records (993). In original record sleeve (some age and use wear, tape reinforcement). Doyle and Gillette are featured on this album, along with P. T. Barnum, King George V, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Edison, Amelia Earhart, and more. “…Our discussion begins with the Literary Agent [Doyle] himself, whose voice can be heard on a 78 rpm record put out by the Gramophone Company of London and titled Conan Doyle Speaking. Issued in 1930, it used as its source the soundtrack from a Fox Movietone interview filmed the year before. Copies of this original recording are now almost extinct…” (Brian MacDonald, The Phonographic Holmes, Baker Street Miscellanea #25, Spring 1981). An uncommon and fine collection, all in playable condition.