[78-L] New member / questions

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
> Welcome to the group Matthew.  You undoubtedly will be getting an answer
> to your Gramophone Monarch question quickly (I don't have my
> discographies handy right now so I can't do it.)  But I have another
> question about the 1902 Columbia you have.  Are you considering the date
> because of the 1902 patent notice in the shellac lead-out area?  If so,
> that's the Jones patent and is on most Columbias in the black and silver
> era, and also on double-sided discs if they used old masters on those
> later pressings.  There are two dates to consider, the recording date
> and the pressing date.  On early records, especially Columbia, not only
> the matrix number but the take number is important in dating the
> recording.  Label format will date the pressing.
> 
> And yes, you do need to invest in reference books.  Need a list?
> 
In fact, the book I compiled/authored: "The (Almost) Complete 78rpm
Record Dating Guide" is available via Kurt Nauck, who now publishes
the work...for a VERY affordable (c. US$20 IIRC) price! It would
have answered your question!

Steven C. Barr
stevenc at interlinks.net