1893 recording of black vocal group up for auction

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1893 recording of black vocal group up for auction

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/1893-recording-black-vocal-group-auction-200347326.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/k0UsSiKl0AUx0zIsD9uv2w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/976bb7311fbcac27430f6a70670026cf.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="CORRECTS NAME OF COMPANY TO SACO RIVER INSTEAD OF SACO BAY - This photo released Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013 by the Saco River Auction Co., shows a tube containing a wax-covered cylinder etched with an 1893 recording of the song, “Momma’s Baby Black Boy,” by the Unique Quartet, which is up for auction in Biddeford, Maine. It is one of two copies of the oldest known recording by a black vocal group in the U.S. (AP Photo/Saco River Auction Co.)" align="left" title="CORRECTS NAME OF COMPANY TO SACO RIVER INSTEAD OF SACO BAY - This photo released Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013 by the Saco River Auction Co., shows a tube containing a wax-covered cylinder etched with an 1893 recording of the song, “Momma’s Baby Black Boy,” by the Unique Quartet, which is up for auction in Biddeford, Maine. It is one of two copies of the oldest known recording by a black vocal group in the U.S. (AP Photo/Saco River Auction Co.)" border="0" /></a>BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) â€" One of two copies of the oldest known recording of a black vocal group in the U.S. is up for auction â€" a recording so rare and delicate that the auctioneer doesn't dare try to play it.</p><br clear="all"/>

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