[78-L] Gennett test???

[Geoffrey Wheeler]

Regarding the so-called Gennett Test, the label text looks similar to 
what I have seen on 78 dubs produced by Boris Rose on his Vinylite Jazz 
Re-Issues. Some I have look one-of-a-kind, but I doubt they are. One of 
his pet phrases printed on such labels is: “Use Only Shadowgraphed 
Steel or Sapphire Playback.” Some issues were pressed in red vinyl. I 
haven’t seen this particular disc, but Rose did put out a number of 
Oliver dubs. I never talked with or met Boris Rose but have heard 
stories from various people about their contacts with him. I’m told 
that if you wanted a dub of a particular 78 recording and he had the 
source, he would custom-dub it for you. His various LP labels are far 
more common. He would apparently record anything and everything off 
radio and television sound, whether it interested him or not. His aim 
was to make money where he could. Where modern jazz is concerned, Rose 
provided a number of historically valuable recordings on LP from the 
late 1940s and early 1950s. From time to time, I have seen some of his 
actual acetates offered for sale by auction.