[78-L] Acoustical blue wax Hawaiian

[Han Enderman]

This appears to be more complicated than expected.
I saw the A-1935 release nr, thus originally an acoustical recording from the ca. mid-1910s,
in a blue wax repressing (early 30s) and with a black label from the 1920s
(it needs some additional research to date these more exactly, but this is a ca.1926-1928 
label type, considering the Jan 13/May 23 patent dates in the rim text).
Looking for the recording date in ODP [Ty's Online Discogr Project], I found Dec 1915.
I had several gold band label images of A-1935, but did not notice the different mxs & credits.

Here is what I have about A-1935 'On The Beach...':

1st edition should be Magic Notes label, which I have for images of A-1933 (Prince's Band mx 46110),
A-1934 (Taylor Trio mx 46311-12) and A-1976 (Jolson). 
Sherman-Nauck (Columbia) give ca.1917 as start of gold band label.

I have 3 images with gold-band label and different printing date codes (at 3h):
IY = Sep 1918 by Louise & Ferera, mx 46310. Title spelled ... Waikike - Medley. Descr.: Ukulele Duet.
GX = Jul 1919 as before (IY), but different label type (see rim text).
HW = Aug 1920 by Ferera & Franchini, mx 79093. Title ... Waikiki ! Another label type, without price.
Descr.: Hawaiian Guitar Duet. This is the new 16 Mar 1920 recording, which agrees with the label date.

Black label (Jan 13/May 23 patent dates in the rim text) as HW version, with different lay-out.
Maybe old label blanks were used for this blue wax pressing, or the record already had been
repressed ca. 1926 on black shellac and there were left-over labels (?).

Han Enderman
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>>> Something about this posting has been bothering me since I saw it.
Co A1935 was recorded by Ferera & Franchini on March 16, 1920 and thus 
never appeared on a Magic Notes label. The same coupling, using the same 
issue numbers, but by Louise & Ferera (mxes 46309 & 46310), was recorded 
on  December 29, 1915. The blue "wax" pressing was a reissue of the F&F 
release, as earlier explained. Both pressings in my collection appear on 
the blue gold-band labels, but neither show up on the Magic Notes label.
There may be copies on the Magic Notes label, but I've never seen one.
Now, can someone explain to me what material the blue records were made 
out of? Is there any shellac content at all, or is it some sort of 
laminated plastic or resin?
Mal

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Han Enderman wrote:
> Ebay 380155211495 shows Co A-1935 by Ferera & Franchini, 
> orig. issued 1916 with a Magic Notes label, and 
> repressed ca. 1918-1920 with the blue gold-band label, 
> but here with the later black Columbia label on a blue wax pressing.
> Rather uncommon, especially for an acoustical recording.
>
> Han Enderman
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