[78-L] what a work of fiction

[David Lennick]

The various series numbers related to price and content, in a way similar to 
the price structure Victor had for Red Seals (common, mid price, multiple 
artists etc).

L-1000, 10-inch $3.00
L-4500, 10-inch $1.75
L-7000, 12-inch $4.50 (this is where they should have issued the Schubert)
L-11600, L-11700, 12-inch $3.00
	(11600 is manual sequence, 11700 is automatic)
L-11600-S, 12-inch single faced, $1.50
L-16000, 10-inch $0.85
L-24000, 10-inch $1.50
L-35000, 12-inch $2.25
l-36000, 12-inch $1.25
67-2000, 12-inch picture record $3.00

US prices, from 1934 catalogue

I'm not sure if Canadian Victor issued everything automatically. These things 
are scarce enough to begin with. By 1941, only a couple of records of organ 
music for funeral parlours were still listed.

dl

On 9/7/2010 4:06 PM, Han Enderman wrote:
> I have numerous images of the Vic L-4500, L-16000&  L-24000 series (and some others),
> but the L-11600 series is rare (though seller seems to think 33-rpm is rare).
> I have a clear image of Vic L-11645, which states on label: Schubert / Part 1.
> Much rarer than the US issues (at least on ebay) are the Canadian HMV Program TXs.
> But it is possible that they are shown on ebay among 33rpm LPs, and then I will miss them...
>
> Is it known why this series seems to start at L-11600 (or -01) ?
> My few images are in the range L-11607-656.
>
> Han Enderman
> ===
>>>> It's also only a third of the symphony, and it's dubbed from the 78s. Trust
> Victor to spread that one out when it could easily have fitted on two sides,
> one movement per.
>
> And Program Transcriptions were still in print as late as 1940, and 33RPMs were
> made for radio use and soundtrack playback and intermission music in movie
> houses and blah blah blah..
>
> dl
>
> On 9/6/2010 3:16 PM, neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com wrote:
>> from you-know-where:
>>
>> the item is a Victor PRogram Transcription of Stokowski conducting
>> Schubert's Symphony #8. At least, I assume it is Schubert and not
>> Dvorak. It was never stated exactly.
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250692920631&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123
>>
>> The seller says:
>>
>> "You are looking at one of the rarest records to exist....[&c&c]
> <<<
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