[78-L] Non-Transcription OTR on 78 (was Decca Specialty Series(DAU-x))

[Michael Biel]

From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> I'm wondering if distribution was a little spotty..the albums
> credit something called "Monitor" as distributor, a name I
> don't know in this context.

This was their first and only venture.  They were hoping to sell the
albums in non-traditional locations like radio departments and stores,
not just record departments and record stores.  Since they were not too
successful there wasn't a second release, so they shot their whole wad
with this one release.  

> Apollo is credited with manufacturing, which may tell you about
> the quality of the pressings.  dl

Apollo had just bought a pressing plant and did these as contract
pressings on material that was several grades below that of Grey Gull. 
I've come across articles about these in Broadcasting magazine,
Billboard, Variety, etc.  I think it was George Blacker who told me he
had gotten the whole set as a real cheap close-out in perhaps Macy's for
perhaps 5 bucks total.  I think I have only three and a few loose discs.
 

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  


Bill McClung wrote:
> The first one I found in Austin several years ago and then I knew to look
> for them and have just found them in various places since. The last one I
> bought at "auction" in the last year.
> 
> 
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Robert M. Bratcher Jr. <bratcher at pdq.net>
>> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at 78online.com>
>> Date: 7/6/2009 10:31:11 PM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Non-Transcription OTR on 78 (was Decca Specialty
> Series(DAU-x))
>> At 09:09 PM 7/6/2009, you wrote:
>>> Typical for 1947 small labels..not as noisy as Musicraft. I have all of
> them
>>> and clean ones sound as good as can be expected. They also tend to have
> very
>>> bad inner groove distortion.
>>>
>>> Yes I have two of each..for the simple reason that they're also
> incredibly
>>> breakable.
>>>
>>> dl
>> Where did you find them?
>>
>>> Jeff Sultanof wrote:
>>>> Noisy based on the Burns & Allen and Cantor sets, both of which I 
>>> had at one
>>>> time.
>>>>
>>>> Jeff Sultanof
>>>>
>>>>> I'd like to find these sets one day....
>>>>>
>>>>> Jack Benny
>>>>> Edger Bergan & Charlie McCarthy
>>>>> Fibber McGee & Molly
>>>>> Duffy's Tavern
>>>>> Burns & Allen
>>>>>
>>>>> What are the pressings like? Are they fairly quiet or noisy?
>>>>>
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