[78-L] Aeolian-Vocalion Question

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
>> From: DRJAZZ78 at aol.com
>> 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? Doug
> bruce78rpm at comcast.net wrote:
>> According to the Almost Complete 78rpm Record Dating Guide, this is a 
>> Vertical cut Record made around 1919. Aeolian Vocalion verticals run from 
>> 1200 (1917) to 12250 (Jan. 1920). Bruce
>
> Weren't the Aeolians British recordings?  Is this an American or British
> pressing?
>
No...the Vocalion label was a product of the Aeolian firm...and they bore
the "Aeolian Vocalion" name in both North America and the UK for the
first several years of their manufacture!

...stevenc