[78-L] Victor Master question

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Fri Feb 27 11:26:10 PST 2009


Probably because the set was in the C- series which was light classical. My 
copies have the numbers as well, including the Canadian pressings.

dl

David Weiner wrote:
> No, the recordings are from 1932, in the 72000 matrix series. 
> 
> Dave
> 
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Victor Master question
> 
> Are the records in question compiled from 1928 recordings or releases?
>  Sometimes the label data printing plates for older records were still
> used for records many years after the original release.
> 
> I'm thinking too of a circa 1947 copy I have of 20191 which has the
> catalogue number in the same position as it was on a 1926 original
> issue, and also, I have a couple of Red Seals from the same era--late
> 1940s pressings--of 1928 recordings, and they still have the matrix
> number in parentheses, italicised, the same as on the 1928 original
> pressings.
> 
> I once had a Red Seal set from circa 1938 that had matrix numbers on
> the labels too, though....and none were reissues of older items.
> 
> On 2/27/09, David Weiner <djwein at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Hey all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I thought Victor only included the matrix numbers on their labels for
> awhile
>> in 1928 - but I see here a 1932 Whiteman set which has them on the labels
> -
>> What gives?
>>
>>
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/dzpgyj
>>
>>
>>
>> Dave W.
>>



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