[78-L] Getting more mileage from a tune

Michael Biel mbiel at mbiel.com
Fri Apr 10 22:48:57 PDT 2009


Taylor Bowie wrote:
> I didn't know they were different prices...was one sold in a "better" chain 
> store than the other?
>
> Taylor
>   
I think Perfect was 35 cents and Pathe was 65 or 75 cents.  I've never 
been able to find where either were sold.

Mike Biel   mbiel at mbiel.com 
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
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> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:09 PM
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>
>
>   
>> While Columbia's recordings were different from Harmony/VelvetTone/Diva,
>> how about Pathe and Perfect.  The exact same recordings but vastly
>> different prices.   Didn't people notice??
>>
>> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>>
>> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>>     
>>> Correct...the whole point of the company "cheap" labels was to be able to
>>> sell records to different demographics.
>>>
>>> Taylor
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>>
>>
>>     
>>> Different price, different target audience, possibly not even sold in the
>>> same stores...correct?  dl
>>>       
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