[78-L] False master numbers

[David Palmquist]

See 
http://ellingtonweb.ca/Hostedpages/DoojiCollection/nextDoojiCollection-1930-1932.htm 
as well.

The Banner label 0594-A for  Ten Black Berries' 
recording of St. James Infirmary shows 19319, but 
the etching in the runoff shows 9319-2.    The 
Banner label 0598-B Jungle Blues shows 19322 but 
the runoff appears to show 9322-1 (I can't quite make out the 1).

According to Benny Aaslund's 1954 Wax Works, 
Banner 0594 was released with take 2 and with take 3.   Banner 0598 was take 1.

Discographies: Timner shows 4 digits, a hyphen 
and 1 more digit for each of these 
recordings.  So do Volonté and Massagli in their 
New Desor.  Aaslund just shows 4 digits in the 
first line, but adds a bracketed (1), (2), or (3) 
beside the label information to signify the 
take.  MacHare (http://depanorama.net/) follows 
the New Desor style, as does Girvan (http://ellingtonia.com/1924-1930.html)

Blue Disc (the later label), Cameo, Oriole and 
Perfect appeared to use the leading 1 as well.

I wonder if it signified the particular studio the recording was made in?

David (in Delta)







At 13:34 2010-08-15, you wrote:

>This must drive discographers batty. I have here 
>BANNER 0603, sides by Vincent Lopez and Lou 
>Gold, and the matrix numbers on the disc and the 
>label are clearly 19353-2 and 19337-2. Equally 
>clearly, the disc is not an ARC pressing from 
>1936 although Lopez was recording for them at 
>that time, it's an early 30s pressing. Turns out 
>that the "1" in each master number shouldn't be there. So why is it?
>
>Inquiring minds with nothing better to do etc. etc.
>
>dl
>
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