[78-L] Apex 662

[David Lennick]

Mine doesn't either..we just get used to the dark blue labels and gold print 
being Apex (Compo) products. I haven't looked at my disc in years and didn't 
realize it had an Apex catalog number.

dl

Glen Richards wrote:
> 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)