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“Celtic are here” 7 inch single by the Celtic Squad released in 1970, very much like all football records, dire. Lines like
“Celtic are here celtic are here , we’re the greatest team on earth,
Celtic are here Celtic are here, we are here to prove our worth”
However a gem on the flip side Jimmy Johnstone singing “Passing Time”, the wee man was some chanter.
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Possibly the oldest Celtic record & recording on vinyl:
Rare 1907 Old Firm ‘commentary’ recording unearthed by collector
The recording features the comedian Jock Whiteford talking over an Old Firm derby at Hampden Park.
Play icon Shane Quentin via Handout
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By Patrick Mainland
December 2021
A record collector has snapped up a rare recording from a Rangers vs Celtic game dating back to 1907.
Shane Quentin, 59, from Carnoustie, found the record in a box of 78s which he acquired for just £6 at an auction in Fife.
The International Zonophone Company recording, entitled ‘The Football Match (Rangers v. Celts)’, features the comedian Jock Whiteford talking over an Old Firm derby at Hampden Park.
The recording, from one of three Old Firm matches in 1907, is believed to be the oldest recording from a football match in the UK.
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The avid record collector said: “It is an original one sided 78rpm which dates from 1907 and beats the oldest 78 that I have by three years.
“It is a recording of an Old Firm derby played at Hampden Park and features a Scottish ‘comedian’ (ie someone talking very fast in a Scottish accent) describing the match as it happens alongside crowd roars!
Shane picked up the record in a box of 78s for just £6 at an auction in Fife.
“It’s an incredibly early recording of course and this was actually before radio commentary on matches began, it was even before the radio industry started in 1913.”
Currently the audio quality is not of the best standard but Shane has sent it away for it to be restored.
Rare Old Firm recording dating back to 1907 unearthed by stunned collector
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James Moncur
December 2021
A record collector has unearthed a super-rare commentary of an Old Firm match dating back to 1907.
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Audio Recording Of 1907 Old Firm Match
Shane Quentin was stunned to discover the record in a box of discs he bought at an auction for just six pounds.
The 59-year-old, from Carnoustie, has now sent the record to experts to clean up and produce a top notch copy.
At present the sound quality is poor and only a few words can be made out.
The ‘International Zonophone Company’ recording is of comedian, Jock Whiteford, getting excited describing a Rangers v Celtic derby back in 1907 with crowd noises in the background.
It predates any radio coverage from the time which first began later in the century.
Speaking to The Record, Shane told us of his shock at the discovery.
He said: “After listening through I found it was a comedian describing an old firm derby, with crowd noises and all.
“I have also found out from an American collector that it is from 1907 and not 1904 as I originally thought.
“It’s still incredibly early of course and this was before radio commentary on matches, it was even before the radio industry was started in 1913.”
There were three Old Firm matches in 1907 with Rangers winning two, including a Glasgow Charity Cup final at Cathkin Park in May, in front of 35,000 spectators.
It is unclear what match the recording relates to or how much it’s worth today.
Shane – who picked up the record at an auction in Auchtermuchty, Fife – is hoping the match details will become clearer once the recording is tidied up.
He added: “I won it for £6 in a box of old 78’s and 7″ singles.
“I was actually bidding for the singles but do have quite an eclectic collection of 78’s too – spoken word, royalty, blues and jazz so when I went through the old shellac disc the football one caught my eye.
“The earliest 78 that I have before I found this one is ‘the sound of a captive nightingale’ released in 1910 on HMV.”