[78-L] Album Images Needed (2.1) Decca w. titles

[Han Enderman]

I have an image of Album 16 without any picture on the front cover; only the title/credit printed in white
within a rectangle, on a plain red cover. Pres. the first edition. Since there is no album nr on the front,
I did not know it until Mike described the album as "wanted".
David must have a later pressing, and this may be clear from some contents. Possibly there is a booklet,
but this may not have a printing date. An A-prefix is a later printing. But the label style may be an indication
There are 3 types of blue Decca block label blanks, differing in the TRADE MARK legend just below the 
label name: 
1 - orig. issues of De 2068-2072 state: Trade Mark Registered. - Released early 1938-spring 1941.
2 - next type says: Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. - Released ca. May-December 1941.
3 - following type has patent legend in tiny print over 2 lines, and a new manufacturer's line, ending with ...U.S.A.
(on types 1/2 it's ending with ...Inc.). - Used late 1941-1945.
Album 16 exists with these 3 label types (from label images). There may be additional variants of type 3,
differing in the font used for the side number.
David, can you say something about the release date of your album 16?

My image of album 12 has a similar front cover (rectangle in upper right corner), but the booklet shows a 
tango dancing couple.
Album 22 (Sousa) also without picture cover, and my guess would be that all these early albums have plain
or wallpaper fronts.
Album 32 (Bob Crosby Showcase) has text only cover (+ photos inside), but my image of 27 shows a Mexican hat (this
is a pressing with label type 2). Album 33 (Boys from Syracuse) with photo cover (orig.??).

Han Enderman
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>>> David Lennick wrote:
> * 16 Ten Famous Rumbas Vol 1  Henry King
> 	--has a nice full color cover of a dancing girl
>   

That's good, because I was planning on commenting about #12 Ten Famous 
Tangos by Pancho & Orch that has a lettering cover but a real sezy photo 
on the booklet that they should have put on the cover.  They must have 
learned their lesson.
> * 42 Gypsy Memories   Nicholas Matthey
> 	--has only white lettering on black, left edge of album
>   
This is one of the styles that they used on a whole series of covers, 
but always in different colors. 
(m.biel) <<<