[78-L] Experimental Electrics on Autograph Label
Malcolm Rockwell
malcolm at 78data.com
Tue Nov 18 09:01:50 PST 2008
What pages are you referring to? I must have missed the original post,
so if there's a link please forward or relist it. Thanks,
M Rockwell
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Steven C. Barr wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Experimental Electrics on Autograph Label
>> 1921 seems early for Marsh, although it's possible..?
>>
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>
>> I hadn't seen this set of pages before. The photos are great, and the
>> preliminary discography if very extensive. What is very interesting is
>> the label photo on the lower right, the Mallard Calling record from Tom
>> Turpin of Memphis. Although the matrix numbers seem to be very low, 24-1
>> and 25-2, I have a feeling that this disc might be much later. Note
>> that there are unrelated matrices of 24 and 25 also in the matrix
>> listing. Furthermore, this beige label is of a style used around 1930
>> for the 33 R.M.P.(sic)speed music library discs that were discussed here
>> a couple of months ago. What is the most interesting about this label
>> is the notation "This record not to be used as licensed (???) for
>> broadcasting, or for calling ducks is violation of the law." The only
>> other early "Not for radio broadcasting" notice I've seen is on one 1924
>> Gennett record I have.
>>
>>
> In fact, these 1924 Gennetts tried to reconstruct the English language!
> The notic, at the bottom of the label, reads "This record is not to be
> broadcasted..."!
>
> ...stevenc
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