[78-L] Decca calypso series

[Steven C. Barr]

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From: "Han Enderman" <jcenderman at solcon.nl>
> The Decca 17000 series starts with Cajun.
> I have images in the range 17000-17050, with Decca sunburst & block 
> labels, and even with
> Decca script labels (17016 & 32). Apparently some were kept in print for a 
> longer time.
> The word 'Cajun' appears at 3h for the first time on my scan of 17017 (mx 
> 60795).
> Surprisingly all known following issues write 'Cajin' (17025-50 range).
>
> I have calypso images in range 17250-17471.
> Maybe the Decca or ethnic dgs give a more accurate range, but apparently 
> over 200 records
> were released.
> De 17250-51 omit the mx.nrs on the sunburst labels, and thus are early 
> Decca issues.
> Early mxs are in the 39000 series, and followed by mxs in range 
> 60986-62019.
> Then mxs in range 91370-91976 (Decca 17349-449); all with 'Recorded in 
> Trinidad' on the labels.
> Since Barr lists these 90000-series mxs as a Chicago series, were they 
> reprocessed in Chicago?
>
An earlier post suggests Decca may have assigned 9#### numbers to the 
matrices
when they were recorded...?! I was unaware of them when I compiled the 
DG...?!

Steven C. Barr