[78-L] Velvet Tone 7000 series

[David Lennick]

The Columbia books list only the Harmony issue for 143333 and most other 
matrices recorded on January 19-21 1927, assuming that you'll find them on VT 
and Diva equivalents with the usual step-up in numbers. Interestingly enough, 
there are Columbia issues among these same sessions, by Freddie Rich, the Ipana
Troubadors and the Giersdorf Sisters, so these would have been recorded 
electrically and on different equipment. Odd that they aren't on separate 
blocks of matrix numbers.

Quite a few Uncle Josh recordings were released late, it seems..as well, some 
have early numbers like A865, A1743 etc. while still recorded in June 1919. 
Replacements for older recordings, no doubt, but not using the old matrix 
numbers. Rust doesn't show VT numbers for A3701.

dl

Han Enderman wrote:
> I'm still trying to solve some aspects of the VT 7000 series.
> 
> Label images of VT 7006-V show:
> COMIC MONOLOGUE: 
> Uncle Josh Keeps House (Stewart) (78507) / Uncle Josh In A Barber Shop (Stewart) (78508).
> Adjacent Columbia mxs are:
> 
>       A-2802 PRINCE'S ORCHESTRA DOWN BY THE MEADOW BROOK 78505=1 - - 06/??/19 
> 
>       A-2773 HAPPY SIX KARAVAN 78509=1 - - 6/19/19 
> 
> 
> Searching ODP, it appears that 78507/08 were issued much later on Co A-3701, released ca. Sep/Oct 1922.
> 
> The mxs can also be found in the google books version of the Columbia Master Book,
> which gives the date for mxs 78502-508 as 18 Jun 1919. 
> [I get only fragments of a page on the screen, which makes google books very difficult to read].
> It will not be easy for Ty, but these books can give most recording dates.
> 
> Now a question about the Co Master Books:
> Do they list only the orig. issue after the matrix ? At least VT 7006 is not listed as eq. of A-3701.
> Do they only list a Harmony issue for the later Harmony mxs (like Dixie Stompers mx 143333, 20 Jan 27), 
> or do they also mention the VT/Diva issues?
> 
> Referring to the recent remarks about Rust's (incorrect) statement that Har 1-H = VT 1001-V,
> it can be noted that Rust's JR-6 lists Har 4-H & Har 70-H under Henderson (1925) without VT issue
> (here confirming that VT did not yet exist).
> 
> Han Enderman
> ===
>>>> 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
> <<<