[78-L] One Sided Red Vocalion Records..??

[David Lennick]

Steven C. Barr wrote:
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> From: <78records at cdbpdx.com>
>> Just picked up a large collection of 78s and found among them a red 
>> colored single sided Vocalion record. I'm pretty sure I've never seen one 
>> of these before. Is that normal??
>>
> Vocalion issued "red" records as a promotional "gimmick" during the 
> 1919-192? era!

I'd say more than just as a promotional gimmick..all the classical Vocalions 
I've seen prior to the merger with Brunswick are on red shellac, aren't they? 
My set of Nikisch conducting Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody #1 is on 2 double sided 
red discs.

dl