[78-L] Hail to the sleeve, #2: OPA ceiling prices

[davdieh at aol.com]

 Terry Tullos Wayland is the Vintage 78 rpm Era American Record Company Sleeves guy:
http://www.bluesworld.com/Wayland.html
-David diehl
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> In fact, Majestic bought Hit in February of 1945. OPA came about in Jan., 
> 1942 but I don't think it got around to meddling with phonograph records 
> until the summer.
> It was dismantled in 1947 but most of its rules seem to have expired much 
> earlier. Can't think of any milestones that would allow us to date the 
> sleeves any more exactly.
> -David Diehl
>
Thanxes muchly! My estimate was off by almost a year, it looks like.In any 
case
we can assume that OPA-price sleeves were only used from 1/1942 until
sometime in 1947; I suspect the ceiling prices for records didn't change 
during
that period?

As well, I dimly recall that somebody was going to create a sleeve-related
web site...?! Am I remembering right...and, if so, did the party ever post
anything useful? It would be a challenge to try and find EVERY different
sleeve...particularly if the different records being promoted were to be
considered as separate varieties!
...stevenc