[78-L] Purple label Victor

[Michael Biel]

Michael Biel wrote:
> Ken Matheson wrote:
>   
>>     I have a purple label Victor, 12 inch, one sided
>> 78 rpm record, no. 70061. The sleeve has 1915
>> on it. 

May I add that the sleeve usually has absolutely no significance to the 
record inside it..  In this particular case you have found perhaps the 
most common Purple label record, Lauder's Roamin' In the Gloamin' which 
was recorded Oct 18, 1911 on master C 11122 and both takes one and two 
were released.  The take numbers are at the 9 o'clock position.  He also 
recorded a shorter 10-inch version that day on B 11122-1 issued on  
60105.  Both were later reissued on the Blue label when coupled onto two 
sided discs in the early 20s. 

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com 

>> Most of the red labeled Victors I have ran
>> across are classical. Could someone tell
>> me what the significance of the purple label is.
>>
>>   
>>     
>
> Non-classical celebrity performers such as Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth, 
> Harry Lauder, Raymond Hitchcock, Taylor Holmes, George M. Cohan, etc.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com