[78-L] His Master's Voice labels - small number?

[Matthew Duncan]

They are often referred to as 'control numbers' and I think they were assigned 
in the pressing process but I don't know why as the matrix number could have 
done the same job?!

Matthew.




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From: Steven C. Barr <stevenc at interlinks.net>
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Sent: Sun, 29 August, 2010 1:52:23
Subject: Re: [78-L] His Master's Voice labels - small number?

From: "Han Enderman" <jcenderman at solcon.nl>
> Presumably administrative ("control") nrs.
> At the time of the Ellington label shown, UK recordings have prefix 30- 
> and US recordings have 40-.
> Han Enderman
> HMV labels often have their catalogue numbers such as B.6449 as well 
> as another small number like 40-6067.  This is not the matrix 
> number.  Can anyone tell me what it signified, please?
> 
British record firms seem to have assigned extra numbers to recordings.
There were NOT matrix numbers...nor do they relate to the catalog
numbers of the records...?! I call them "side numbers" and have NO
idea of their meaning...?!

Steven C. Barr 
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