[78-L] Writing in the wax

[David Lennick]

R on Victors means it's a dub, unfortunately! On Capitols, it might mean "right 
lathe" as opposed to "left lathe"..I've wondered about possible pstereo from 
those myself.

dl

Sammy Jones wrote:
> I just got a disc from Nauck that is the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and
> Bailey's Band playing Pageantry March and Colossus of Columbia March.  
> 
> The disc is Victor 22474.  On both sides, there is a capital R near the take
> number.  On the A side it immediately follows the take, and on the B side,
> it is directly under the take. 
> 
> Does anyone have copies handy to see if there is perhaps an L on some
> issues? ;-)
> 
> An interesting side note, Merle Evans is the conductor on these sides.
> Merle was the very long-time conductor of the Ringling and B&B Band.  In the
> '80s he visited Athens, Georgia and recorded a special LP of circus band
> music with the Classic City Band.  I think the temporarily renamed
> themselves the Classic City Circus Band for this record.  Anyway...a good
> friend of mine who is the recording engineer at the University of Georgia
> recorded that record, and still has the master tape.  Really fun listening!
> 
> Thanks for any help!
> 
> Sammy Jones
>