[78-L] Lincoln Records

[Michael Biel]

neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com wrote:
> As I specified earlier, it is new to me. Nothing of interest musically, 
> so I passed on them all. Too many other things to look at, like Monarchs.
>
> Now I would like to find a Victor Delux - I've only handled one of 
> those, also would like to acquire a 20" Pathe.
>
> My wish list..........for now.  joe salerno
>
>   
Actually, considering your mentioning of the 20-inch Pathe, I assume you 
are referring to the Victor 14-inchers.  Those were usually labeled 
Victor Deluxe Special.  The Victor DeLuxe were 12-inchers, although a 
few 14-inchers were labeled without the word Special.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com 

> Bill McClung wrote:
>   
>> Since we seem to be taking an informal poll.........I rarely see them in
>> Texas and points east.  I think I've got two and probably see two in a
>> year.  I do see more Cameos but not by much.
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Malcolm Rockwell <malcolm at 78data.com>wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Interesting. I've got at least a dozen Lincolns - all Hawaiian and
>>> mostly Frank Ferera, that very prolific Hawaiian steel guitarist. He was
>>> Portuguese and was born on Oahu - we have a large Portuguese community
>>> here in Hawaii - on June 12, 1885. He lived and recorded in NYC, of course.
>>> In any case I was surprised to find that they are somewhat obscure,
>>> mostly because I'm used to 'em!
>>> Mal
>>>
>>> *******
>>>
>>> Michael Biel wrote:
>>>       
>>>> David Lennick wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Linked with Cameo, wasn't it?
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> Yes.  Not anywhere near as common as Cameo -- I've wondered what its
>>>> distribution was.  I don't think there's anything unique on it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Not to be confused with the Lincoln label of the
>>>>> late 40s, an Enoch Light enterprise that produced kids records (good
>>>>>           
>>> ones, I
>>>       
>>>>> thought at the time, being an opinionated 5-year-old).
>>>>>
>>>>> dl
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> Didn't realize Enoch was involved.  Their one-disc condensation of HMS
>>>> Pinafore was one of my favorites when I was 5, and I can still remember
>>>> all of it now that I am more than 5.  Very thin pressings and nicely
>>>> designed labels.
>>>>
>>>> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>>>>         
>>>  >
>>>       
>>>>> neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Ever heard of this label? As you might guess, Mr. Lincoln's image
>>>>>> figures prominently in the logo at the top of the label.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's a new one for me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> joe salerno
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>