[78-L] Aeolian-Vocalion Question

[David Lennick]

Steven C. Barr wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <DRJAZZ78 at aol.com>
>> Hey Gang,
>>    Just got a copy of Aeolian Vocalion 12097 Original  Dixieland Jazz Band
>> "Oriental Jazz" and my question is, is this a vertical or  lateral cut
>> recording?
>>
> 12097 SHOULD be a vertical-cut recording...as were all 12### discs! When
> AV started lateral recording, those discs were numbered in the 14###'s!
> 
> ...stevenc 
> 

Of course there's one very simple way to find out, and you won't damage the 
record..you just might not hear anything.

dl