[78-L] Original 1926 Columbia Test Pressing - Baby Doll

[Taylor Bowie]

Bruce,  What is your eBay ID?  Will you be listing any other material in 
addition to this test?

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bruce78rpm at comcast.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Original 1926 Columbia Test Pressing - Baby Doll


> no it is not vinyl it is in fact shellac. I will be far more descriptive 
> in my ebay listing then I am here on youtube. I just wanted to give you 
> folks an advance peek at it. Understand, I am making absolutely nothing on 
> this, this is a favor I am doing for the widow of a good friend. I 
> appreciate all of your advice on this. Again it is not vinyl it is indeed 
> shellac, I had our own resident record Guru up here in New England 
> critique this one for me and he has verified its authenticity. He is well 
> known in Record Collecting circles and I trust his judgment. Again thanks 
> for the advice.
>
> Bruce
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:16:21 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Original 1926 Columbia Test Pressing - Baby Doll
>
> From: bruce78rpm at comcast.net
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLTRUwskzC4
>> Bessie Smith Original Test Pressing from May 4, of 1926.
>> An advance peek at the Actual Record that will be posted for Sale on 
>> Saturday.
>
> You don't say if the test is shellac or vinyl. It looks like it is
> vinyl. If so, it is not an "early test pressing from 1926" as you
> describe it in the video, but a relatively recent one, probably made in
> the 1950s or 60s when the LPs were issued. I also would wonder about
> the use of the word "original" which seems to denote that it was a
> pressing from the original era of the recording when it might have been
> used to decide which take to issue. Some would prefer having a pressing
> from that era, while others would actually prefer the vinyl pressing
> which might be quieter. You have to be very, very specific in
> describing things like this when you are selling them. While it
> certainly is a test pressing of a 1926 master, it is only an "Original
> 1926 Columbia Test Pressing" if it was actually pressed in 1926. If it
> is vinyl, it isn't.
>
> Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com
>
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