[78-L] Flagstad white label discs [FWD]

Steven C. Barr stevenc at interlinks.net
Wed Oct 13 18:44:17 PDT 2010


From: "Mike Harkin" <xxm.harkin at yahoo.com>
> Are they special order pressings?  I*ve heard that one could order any 78
> record from EMI and  if they still had shells, they'd press one up for you 
> special.  For many moneys, of course!
> Or is this just another urban legend?
>
Per EMI I can't for sure say...however, it WAS true for Victor. This was the 
source for
the many white-label (typewritten data) Victor pressings. What I DON'T know 
is
the range of years during which Victor would do this...?!

Steven C. Barr 



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