[78-L] RCA Special purpose records

[Michael Biel]

The Special Purpose Series label was called by RCA "Circle #280.  It 
started with Release 47-48, which means the 48th release of 1947.  The 
first notice of the label series was dated Nov 18, 1947.  The sample 
label on the RCA file sheet for this label is 20-2853-B, which is noted 
above that number as DJ-6.  Timings are given under the artist credit 
for: "Intro: 8 sec,  1st Voc 1:06, Inst: 33 sec, 2nd Voc: 41 sec, Tag 1 
sec.  Total time: 2:29."  I didn't note the color on my B&W photocopy 
but it is either silver or gold on black. 

The RCA Record Label Circles book also shows an earlier white label that 
was not approved by the Law Dept.  Above the spindle hole it said "RCA 
Victor Advance Pressing of" with the record info under the hole, the 
number to the right of the hole  (samples were 20-2354 A&B and 10-1313 
A&B) and it said in small letters under the artist credit: "(not for 
re-sale) .  The notation dated 7/22/47 says they should have used Circle 
#269 or new #279, neither of which I have sheets for. 

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com 

agp wrote:
> For anyone who's interested ---- did a riffle through my stuff, and 
> as to be expected it was in the last unsorted stack...my contribution 
> to the Special Purpose Series is DJ-728 - Baby It's Cold Outside 
> (mx.21-0078-A) b/w Country Girl (mx.21-0078-B) by Homer and Jethro. 
> It is vinyl not shellac as I had thought. Hmmm -- June 1949
>
> We now return you to your regularly scheduled discussion
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