[78-L] Charles Lindbergh's reception

[Michael Biel]

There are precise details of this recording in my PhD dissertation.  The 
original was recorded off air on matrices CVE 38273 thru 38295.  Six of 
these were issued as the Washington Monument and National Press Club 
speeches on 12-inch 35xxx discs.  The ten-inch discs were dubbed off of 
test pressings of the full set.  Side one was complicated because there 
were four segments.  The second side only had two segments and was 
easier to do.  Two takes of side one were attempted on Sat  June 18, 
1927 on BVE 38955 with take one initially marked M but that is crossed 
out and now marked D.  Take two was marked D.  The session was on Monday 
June 20.   Four more takes of 38955 were made, with takes three and four 
marked D, five marked M, and six marked M(1).  Side two was given matrix 
number BVE  39413, with take one marked HC, take two marked M, and take 
three marked M(1).  D means destroy, M is master, and HC is hold 
conditionally.  You will note that take five of side one is M and take 
three of side two is M(1), and I do not know the significance of the 
difference.  My copy of Rust's VMB2 seems to be buried, so I don't know 
why the leap of numbers over the weekend.  A full set of metals and/or 
vinyl pressings exist, and I have a tape of the full set of unreleased 
masters. 

Bryan Wright wrote:
> I just got a copy of Victor 20747, Charles Lindbergh's reception at  
> Washington, DC. Can anyone shed light on the process used to record  
> this? Are these studio recreations of a radio broadcast or actual  
> aircheck recordings?  I notice that the A side is take 5 and the B  
> side is take 3 in the runout. Why wouldn't they both be take 1 if from  
> airchecks? Perhaps it took multiple attempts to successfully "mix" the  
> master recordings? Also, according to www.78discography.com, the  
> matrix numbers for the two sides are nearly 500 numbers apart (mx.  
> 38955 and mx. 39413). Why so far apart?
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan