[78-L] Brunswick matrix numbers was "Country Music Sources" discrepancies

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Fraissinet" <pf13 at cornell.edu>
> I hope the below can shed some light.
>
> Br 219-A "I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground" has 219A and 132 in the dead 
> wax
> Br 219-B "Mountain Dew" with 219B and 122.
>
> Br 228 "Get Along Home, Cindy" with 228A and 119.
> Br 228 "Darby's Ram" with 228B and 127
>
> Br 314 "Stepstone" with 314 and 130
> Br 314 "Dry Bones" with 314- and 140
>
In each of the above cases, the numbers UNrelated to the record numbers are 
the
last three digits of the matrix number used for issue (i.e. 132, 122, 119, 
127, 130
and 140).

> OK 40155-A "Jesse James" with 40155-A and 8578-a
> OK 40155-B "I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground" with 40155-B and 8579-a
> both labels state "Recorded in Atlanta"
>
On Okehs, the matrix number and take appear; in this case, 8578 and 8579 are 
the
matrix numbers (the 8xxx series was used for "remote" [non-studio] 
recordings). In
both cases, take "a" (the first take) was issued. Almost all Okehs recorded 
in the
"Columbia era" will have take LETTERS, not numbers.

Steven C. Barr