[78-L] Writing in the wax

[Royal Pemberton]

No L.  The R you speak of means 're-recording'.  Otherwise known to
mean 'dubbed from another source'.  I don't know what these sides were
dubbed from, or why.

I have a late-30s pressing of 22438, two other sides from the same
session of 25 May 1930.  Both sides have R by the take digits, and the
sound is horrid.  Uncharacteristically shrill and metallic.  It almost
sounds like an early Plaza (Banner) electric!  (Does your record sound
like this?)

On 6/17/09, Sammy Jones <sjones69 at bellsouth.net> 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
>
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