[78-L] Arabic Victors

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Hutten" <rob at hutten.org>
> Steven Barr wrote:
>> I would guess the "Imported" stickers were used to convince buyers the
>> records (rather than the recordings) were originals from whatever country
>> the music came from; it would have been too complicated to explain that
>> the STAMPERS rather than the records had been imported...?!
> That makes senseThanks, Steven.
> Any chance there's a resource out there beyond the reach of my google
> skills that might help me date these puppies?
>
First, you would have to establish the source (HMV, but WHICH HMV?!)
of the recordings. Then, the question becomes "are their recordings 
documented
in a preserved form?!" In both cases, "ich weiss nicht?!"

If they indeed WERE recorded by HMV(UK), these are essemtially COMPLETELY
documented!  However, the Gramophone Company had subsidiary operations in
almost EVERY non-American country...and I know not either to what extent 
there
exists documentation for these...OR, whether such documentation (IF same
exists?!) has been "published" either to the Internet or in printed form?!

Steven C. Barr