[78-L] Velvet Tone 7000 series

[David Lennick]

Speaking of the ODP..


C-8          Bessie Smith  "Bessie Smith Album"
(3171-76D)                                             3 rec?      1/18 dl

C-9          Wood & Six Swingers; Joe Loss; Mantovani 
                                   "European Dance Album"
(310-315M)                                            3 rec        1/18 dl

These two albums should each show 6 records.

There's a 16000D series which isn't listed..as far as I know, issued only in 
Canada. Jack Litchfield has been working on identifying these numbers for a few 
years. Many (all?) of the recordings are from English Columbia masters.

dl

Tyrone Settlemier wrote:
> Actually, the reason ODP starts at 7028 is merely because I am missing 
> information from all earlier numbers (in 7000 sereis, that is).  I just got 
> #7003, so I'll include that in next month's update.
> 
> It seems to have started as a "standard" series (old time music, hymns, old 
> comedy routines, etc), and then a mixture of country and "race" material. 
> Perhaps it was Columbia's 14000 and 15000 series combined, but on a budget?
> 
> Tyrone
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> ----- Original Message ----- >
>> It seems I'm being censored.I will type my remarks / question again.From 
>> VT 7028 on the artists are mentioned on the labels. Maybe this explains 
>> why7028 is the starting point of the ODP 7000 series list.Issues include 
>> country artists (Dalhart, Autrey), but also race artists (Lena Wilson, 
>> Duke Ellington), Boyd Senter and some dance bands (Hotel Pennsylvania 
>> Music).What was the intention of this series?Was it the very first VT 
>> series, orig. with cheap reissues, and subsequently connectedwith Harmony 
>> in its 1000 series?Is it known with which issue the normal VT 1000 series 
>> started? Issues with very low numbersmay well be later pressings. I have 
>> hardly any label images before VT 1160-V.Han Enderman 
>> (again)______________________________________________