A rare pre-radio era recording of commentary on a Scottish football match can now be listened to in perfect clarity after it was cleaned up by experts.
Published by the International Zonophone Company, the "The Football Match (Rangers v. Celts)" recording was discovered by Carnoustie man Shane Quentin in a box of records he snapped up for £6 at an auction in Fife.
The vinyl, pressed in 1907, features Scots comedian Jock Whiteford describing the action at one of three Rangers v Celtic matches played that year at Hampden.
Shane's upload of the vinyl to YouTube features the comic excitedly describing the pre-match atmosphere and apparently capturing cheers from fans in the stands.
As the match kicks off he name checks Alex Smith, who played for Rangers for 21 years until 1915, and Neilly Gibson.
His rapid-fire commentary carries on and references a "Hamilton", who could be Gers forward James Hamilton.
But it sounds as though Hamilton misses in his attempt on goal.
Whiteford excitedly shouts: "Hamilton up the wing, Hamilton's going, he's going, he's going, shoots...you big blind jessie!"
One side then scores - before the record ends following a short musical interlude.
The clean-up of the audio was done with the help of audio guru Andy Collins.
Shane, 59, previously told of his surprise to unearth the rare recording - made years before radio commentary established itself as a way of keeping fans informed.
He told the Record: “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.”
Shane has been collecting rare vinyls for decades. The Old Firm recording is now the oldest 78rpm vinyl in his collection - beating out a recording of a captive nightingale released in 1910 on HMV.
The British Library says it is the first example of a commercially available wildlife recording ever produced.
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