[78-L] Columbia Laughing Record

[Royal Pemberton]

It was the 12" matrix series that jumped from 49999 to 98000, circa
November 1921.

On 5/9/09, Royal Pemberton <ampex354 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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