[78-L] An interesting phonorecord,,,?!

[David Lennick]

When I asked if it appeared to be a Chinese pressing, I forgot to ask if it was 
laminated. If it is, it's Chinese..as I recall, all product for China was 
pressed in the US till hostilities intervened.

dl

Steven C. Barr wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
>> Steven C. Barr wrote:
>>> Going through a milk box containing all Victor records...and found this?!
>>> It is a copy of Victor 24678 (two Whiteman sides)...whose manufacturer
>>> credit is "Victor Recording Company of China" (IIRC) in Shanghai! 
>>> Virtually
>>> ALL the text on the labels is in English...suggesting it was marketed to
>>> English-speaking "round-eyed devils" back in 1934, when it was 
>>> current...?!
>>>
>>> So...(1) did this subsidiary operation issue ALL the current Victor 
>>> records
>>> as they were issued in the US Of A...or just records expected to sell to
>>> what would seem to be an "emigre" English-speaking audience?
>>> And, (2)...did Victor's Chinese operation ever record and issue Chinese
>>> artists...?!
>> I have Victor 25191, Tommy Dorsey: "Alone" & "Two Hears Carved On A
>> Lonesome Pine".
>> Mine says "RCA Victor Co. of China, Shanghai." The label is purple.
>> Apart from the titles the text is in English.
>>
> Mine is likewise! All the text on both labels is in English, while both 
> sides
> have Chinese ideograms below the titles on each side. Since I DON'T
> speak/read Chinese, I am guessing these are the titles in Chinese. Oddly
> enough, the longer of the two titles shows two Chinese characters; the
> shorter one shows six or so...?!
> 
> Steven C.  Barr