[78-L] Columbia Laughing Record

[Royal Pemberton]

The pre-ARC 10" matrix series AFAIK, via Tyrone's site:  For US
recordings (generally numbers below 4500) these are the same as their
previous single-sided items.

4500--4999:  March to November 1910.  Jumps to:
19100--19999:  November 1910 to c. June 1912.  Jumps to:
38100--39999:  June/July 1912 to March 1915.  Jumps to:
45500--47499:  March 1915 to April 1917.  Jumps to:
77000--81999:  April 1917 to September 1924.  Jumps to:
140000--152772:  September 1924 to July 1934.

On 5/9/09, Steven C. Barr <stevenc at interlinks.net> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "I. Cubillo" <i.cubillo at telefonica.net>
>> Dunno... Was 88778 a foreigner matrix? Steven C. Barr's guide tells us
>> that
>> US matrix numbers in the standard series jumped from 49999 to 98000, so
>> 88000 must have been recorded elsewhere. Someone has listened to the
>> record?
>> Any clues to its origins?
>> The E- record series was intended for the abroad market, wasn't it? Or was
>> an US home series devoted to foreigner recordings?
>>
> 88000 was in a Columbia matrix series used for US-released "ethnic"
> recordings...sadly the applicable ledgers were/are long since destroyed!!
>
> The "E-" series was intended for the MANY immigrants in the US Of A
> who were "homesick" for the music of the "old country!" They were NOT
> intended (but may have been sold?!) to /for "foreigners" in the various
> "old countries" of this demographic segment...?! Interestingly enough,
> both "race" (blues/jazz) and "country" records first appeared as
> "ethnic" records...!!
>
> ...stevenc
>
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