[78-L] A Sonora Victor

[Michael Biel]

What is the URL to the label photo of one of these I saw recently?  The
rings on these labels denote pressing plants, but there is a possibility
that has not been mentioned -- these might be COUNTERFEITS.  A Christmas
novelty comes and goes very quickly, and Victor would not have a chance
to react before the record disappears from the market.  

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com 

-------- Original Message --------
From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>


This came out of a batch of store stock I bought a few years ago.
There's 
another copy in there..I'll have to see if it's also a Sonora. In
addition to 
the pimply pressing, each side has a raised ring around the center hole.

dl

On 11/28/2010 2:42 AM, david.diehl at hensteeth.com wrote:
> Since both of the 'Sonora' pressings are Santa novelties one would guess Victor wanted to press large quantities in a short time for the holiday season. It seems likely that a number of outside sources would have been tapped...but Sonora? No one but Oberstein would have perpetrated that.
> DJD

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Lennick [mailto:dlennick at sympatico.ca]

>
> I think I just found one of those Sonora Victor pressings..20-2482, Sammy Kaye, "Santa Claus for President" b/w "Hold in Hand". Awful looking shellac, disc numbers in very tiny font in the land, and "Song Hits Magazine Record of the Month" on the label..could this mean a special press run?dl