Sea Fever Sung By Kennerly Rumford Baritone Rare 80 rpm shellac record

Here's Sea Fever Sung ByThe .baritone Kennerly Rumford from a Rare 80 rpm shellac record.
Robert Henry Kennerley Rumford (2 September 1870 - 9 March 1957) was an English baritone singer of the 20th century. He was first known for his performances of oratorios, but following his marriage to the well-known contralto singer Clara Butt, he toured with her throughout the English-speaking world singing repertoire of a more popular type. He was twice mentioned in dispatches while serving on the Western Front during the First World War.

[@Mary-mr4jr]

Out of the depths of my mind came the name Kennerly Rumford. No idea why. Heard of him decades ago. Of course, hooray for UA-cam to satisfy my curiosity.

[@nintendy]

I own everything you can imagine concerning Bert Rumford; I am his biggest fan! Photos, Letters, Autographs, EVERY Record he ever made! Paintings, art that was done of him and friends in a Restaurant by an Artist that was present at the time, Death Certificate, Concert Posters, Tickets - absolutely everything! Great rendition - but then I am biased of course! :-) Thanks for Uploading! (Even had Messages from him from beyond the grave!)

[@Matt571]

I have never heard of an 80 rpm record, I wonder why it wasn't 78?

[@shellacandvinylarchive3370]

78 did not become the standardised speed until around 1927/28 as far as the Columbia label was concerned. 78 was eventually adopted as the standard speed as it was said to be the speed that gave optimum results for sound playback. Operatic records commonly had differing speeds, e.g. 72, 74 and 79. These were displayed in record company catalogues - HMV are notable for doing this.