[78-L] Experimental Electrics on Autograph Label

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Tue Nov 18 09:05:06 PST 2008


Here you go:
http://www.mainspringpress.com/marsh_electric.html

dl

Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
> 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
> 
> *******
> 
> 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..?
>>>     
>> ====
>>   
>>> 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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