[78-L] Apex 662

[Glen Richards]

Ah, ok. My disk didn't mention Apex at all - are they all like that?

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David Lennick wrote:

> Apex poaching masters from Victor wasn't unknown, although it happened well 
> before 1924 and I don't think Herbert would have been crazy enough to try it 
> again. Also, a 1924 Victor master would have had a trip groove..the way around 
> this would have been to dub the disc, and then the master number wouldn't have 
> shown (nor been needed).
> 
> Per Roll Back The Years, Apex 668 is the Sherwin-Williams Dance Orchestra, 
> backed with the story "The 4 Clever Brothers"..Apex 669 is the same orchestra 
> playing "Printemps d'Amour" with the French version of the story on the flip.
> 
> dl
> 
> Glen Richards wrote:

>>
>> Anyway, in digging around for info on this thing, I noticed that the 
>> master number (31030-2) fits nicely within the Victor matrices from 
>> 1924, the closest Victor-issued master being one by Ted Weems, IIRC. 
>> Could it be a Victor master that was pressed by Compo? It's most likely 
>> a co-winky-dink, but I thought I'd ask (because I'm a moron :) ). BTW, 
>> my copy has a label number of 668-A, and no info about the manufacturer 
>> or where it was pressed.
>>
>> Glen
>>
>> (away from home and my collection notes)
>