[78-L] Schizophrenic Victor Scroll

[Taylor Bowie]

I recently found a new (to me) variation  on a Victor,  ca. 1937.  One side 
is the "regular" scroll label and the other is a "Swing Classic."  It's the 
Dorsey Song of India / Marie.

Taylor B


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Subject: Re: [78-L] Schizophrenic Victor Scroll


>I  have a few scroll annd batwing Victors like that... it's not 'rare' but 
>quite a curiosity :)
>
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>
>> Note that the B side runs much longer, so they had to use a smaller 
>> label. This
>> doesn't account for the odd mixing of label sizes in the 30s where record
>> length wasn't a factor (seen this many times, and not just on reissues 
>> where a
>> smaller label size had become standard in the intervening years).
>>
>> dl
>>
>> jeffrey smedbron wrote:
>> > Was going thru some 78s found this summer and came across this odd 
>> > looking
>> Orthophonic Victor. Small label on b side and the big label on the A 
>> side. I
>> donâ?Tt recall seeing this before on any Victors. Is this anomalous or 
>> was this
>> done on other issues too?
>> >
>> > http://merr.com/users/xcentrik/vico1.JPG
>> > http://merr.com/users/xcentrik/vico2.JPG
>> >
>> > Jeff S
>> >
>> >
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