[78-L] Letter codes on Brunswick Vocalion

[Taylor Bowie]

Han,

Just checked my Isham Jones 6000s.

The last one which does NOT have a letter under the number is 6015.  Then 
all of these have a letter "C" under the number unless noted otherwise:

6041,  6096,  6161,  6202,  6204,  6247,  6249,  6253,  6270,  6277,  6308 
(this one has an "N" rather than a "C"),  6322,  6333 (NO letter at all), 
6338 (again NO letter),  6349.

Hope this helps.

Taylor





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Han Enderman" <jcenderman at solcon.nl>
To: "78-L" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 9:01 AM
Subject: [78-L] Letter codes on Brunswick Vocalion


> Some Vocalion labels, mainly in range 1665-1689, have a capital letter on 
> the label,
> usually after or below the cat.nr (but not a suffix).
> These Vocalions are not the first pressings, but later pressings with the 
> title in upper case.
>
> Similar letters occur on Brunswick), below the cat.nr at 6h.
> Is the meaning of such letters known?
>
> Examples:
> Voc 1634 N - Alabama Wb Stompers
> Voc 1665 C - Memphis Minnie
> Voc 1689 N - Alabama Wb Stompers
> Br 6288 N - Ellington
> Br 6292 C - Calloway
> Br 6322 & 6349 C - Isham Jones
> Supertone S-2087 P - Tennessee Ramblers.
>
> Do all issues of these Isham Joneses have the letter C underneath the 
> cat.nr?
> My images of the later adjacent releases (Br 6348 Red Nichols, 6350 
> Lombardo, 6351 Bing Crosby)
> do not show such a letter.
> Note that these Br/Voc issues date from 1932.
>
> Having written this, it seems that the letters on Br/Voc indicate the 
> location (C = Chicago, etc.)
> Additional comments welcome. It would be interesting to know the numerical 
> range which has such letters.
> The P on the Supertone must have a different (unknown) meaning.
>
> Han Enderman
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