[78-L] Ge laughing record (was: BACKGROUND ARTIFACTS)

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Dnjchi at aol.com wrote:
>  
> In a message dated 4/18/2009 1:16:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> Dnjchi at aol.com writes:
>
> In a  message dated 4/18/2009 12:27:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,   
> malcolm at 78data.com writes:
>
>   
>> I  have it.  Doesn't  everyone?
>>  
>>  Gennett  4994-A  Gennette  Laughing Record Al. H. Weston &  Irene Young  
>>  (8096)
>>  
>>           -B Valse  Ma Jolie   Nathan Glantz   sax solo, orch acc.    
>> (8088)
>>  
>> Don  Chichester
>>   
>> *******
>>   
>>     
>
> That's  one of them, Don.  There were two issues accounted for to date. 
> Yours is  one.
> The  other is
>
> Ge 4994-A   Gennett Laughing  Record
> Al H.  Weston & Irene Young
> (8096a) [rec. 11/08/22  NYC]
>
> Ge  4944-B   Blue Danube Waltz  
> Capodiferro's   Band
> (7776) [rec. 02/21/22 NYC]
>
> Note also that both recorded  takes  of the laughing record, 8096(plain) & 
> 8096a, were issued,  both  recorded on the same date, Nov. 8, 1922.
> And, just to be  complete, mx 8088  (3 takes recorded - plain, a & B) was 
> recorded  on Oct. 31, 1922  NYC.
>
> Re-check your matrix number of "Valse Ma  Jolie"(from the runout  area, 
> please) and let me know what take you  have. Currently, I only show  the 
> -B take as having been  issued.
> Malcolm
>
>
>
> Yes, it's B.  Incidently, is that typo  on Blue Danube Waltz at Gennett  
> 4944?
>
> Don  Chichester
>
>
>
> On checking the run-out of the Laughing Record (8096a), I find that Valse  
> Ma Jolie has in the run-out (8088) w/o an a or b.  The B is at 12 o'clock  
> in the wax, as is the A on the Laughing Record.
>  
> Don Chichester
>   
*******

Yes, it's a typo - should be Ge 4994-B.
On Gennett products the take letter follows the matrix number in every 
case I've ever seen. I am not sure what other letters (or numbers) in 
various runout locations are about. Could yours mean what side of the 
record it is? The mother #? Stamper #? I don't know.
Malcolm