[78-L] RCA Victor Collectors Issue

[David Lennick]

 Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:31:16 +0000
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> From: agp2176 at verizon.net
> Subject: Re: [78-L] RCA Victor Collectors Issue
> 
> At 14:23 27/06/2010, DL wrote:
> 
> >Actually a pale grey label..seen lots of those. It's for collectors 
> >items (similar to LPT and WPT on microgroove). Their "Gold Standard" 
> >series came later and had 7-digit (3+4) catalogue numbers and full 
> >color black labels (except in Canada where they were still silver on 
> >blue for a long time).
> 
> Ah yes -- now I recall it. I seem to remember having an EP set (45 
> rpm) in this series called Smoke Rings .. a various artist thing. I 
> did have it until it got broken, that is. About what year did these start?
> 
> T
 
I'll guess c. 1951, then 1952 for the EP sets. The singles also acquired new "retro" matrix numbers if they were recorded before 1942.

 

Amendment to my statement about the Gold Standard series: the 45s retained blue labels but the 78s had black labels in Canada.

 

dl