[78-L] Capital Series

[Royal Pemberton]

My 78 of Capitol 1713, 'What's new' b/w 'The hot canary', Maynard
Ferguson with the Stan Kenton ork, has a blue label.  Bog standard
early 1950s thin, brittle shellac pressing.  I've never seen another
Capitol (aside from some of the 'Superflex' kiddie items) with a blue
label.  What's the story?  Are there any others, or is my copy a
fluke?

On 3/4/09, Steven C. Barr <stevenc at interlinks.net> wrote:
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "agp" <agp2176 at verizon.net>
>> Is there any available research on variations of the Capital label?
>> Not so much label style, but series, like Columbia Masterworks.
>> I know that there was a Capital Criterion series as well as the
>> Capital Americana series -- with a red label in the 40000 number
>> range. I also have a red label in that number series that doesn't say
>> Americana -- 40114: Deck of Cards/ Rounded Up in Glory by Tex Ritter,
>> but I assume that Capital kept the numbering a label colour and
>> de-emphasised the series.
>> So, what was the purpose of this series and the Criterion series.
>> What others were there in the 78 rpm era
>>
> CapitOl's numbering was VERY complicated...!
>
> Their numbering started c.1942 at (IIRC) 200; around 1948 these acquired
> a "57-" prefix (their new 75-cent price, reversed). This was followed by a
> new series in the 15000's; after about 400+ issues they reverted to the
> original numbering system, which they used through at least early 1959
> (when they phased out 78's...!). Records in album sets were numbered in
> different series, like 20###!
>
> The 40### "Americana" records were their C&W issues in the late forties.
> There was also a "race" series, which I can't immediately recall...and they
> also issued a "greatest hits" series (16###?).
>
> It is all detailed in my DG...!
>
> Steven C. Barr
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