[78-L] Columbia sublabels [was MGM-Supertone connection?]

Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. citroenid19 at sbcglobal.net
Tue Jul 6 19:56:09 PDT 2010


Michael Biel wrote:
> Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. wrote:
>   
>> Han Enderman wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> I assume that the original reference to Supertone is a reading error.
>>> ....
>>>
>>> There was a short Supertone 1000-S series made by Columbia for Strauss & Schram.
>>> This is different from the Co Special/Publix/M-G-M series.
>>>
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
>> That is the one where 1076P correlates with the Joyce song. No flip is 
>> listed, though.
>>
>>   
>>     
> Since the Columbia-manufactured Supertone had an -S suffix, it cannot be 
> 1076-P.  As Han said, Rust used SR to mean (Columbia) Special Record.  
> Notice the capitol R.  That means it is a new word.  Supertone is Spt.  
> Read the Index of Abbreviations. Han is correct.  It was a reading 
> error.  Those two abbreviations are consecutive in that list.
>
> No flip is listed because the client labels often had different 
> performers on the flip sides.  You have to go to their listings.
>
>   
Sorry for being think in the head. You mean, the online database here
http://www.78discography.com/SPTCol.htm
has incorrect label numbers?

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