[78-L] Acoustical blue wax Hawaiian

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Malcolm Rockwell" <malcolm at 78data.com>
> 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?
>
A1935 would have been among the very last of the "A-" series to be pressed 
on
the "notes" label; the "bar-less" issues start around A2000. Thus, IF it was 
issued
on the earlier label, that would have been almost immediately superseded by
the later (with or without the "bar") Columbia label. Since record companies 
of
that era viewed Hawaiian records as "standards" they weren't pressed in huge
quantities upon their initial issue..."standards" remained in catalogs for 
years,
selling in small but dependable amounts (unlike "pop tunes" which had a 
limited
lifespan...?!).

Columbia ledgers insofar as they have been made available usually show the
initial "label order" and the totals of subsequent orders (in a ####/### 
format).
If those can be accessed, it will offer the initial quantity of labels 
ordered and
then the total of further orders.

Steven C. Barr