[78-L] VICTOR LABEL BOOK -- you MUST get it

[Malcolm Rockwell]

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Mal

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On 1/13/2011 3:03 PM, bruce78rpm at comcast.net wrote:
> Could someone send the link to where this book can be purchased ?
>
> thanks,
>
> Bruce
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Shoshani"<mshoshani at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 7:42:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] VICTOR LABEL BOOK -- you MUST get it
>
> On Mon, 2010-12-13 at 03:49 -0500, Michael Biel wrote:
>> Since I have not read any reviews yet, all I can think is that nobody
>> here has ordered the new revised edition of Michael W. Sherman's (with
>> Kurt Nauck) "Collector's Guide To Victor Records" yet. WHAT ARE YOU
>> WAITING FOR??? An engraved invitation? If so, consider this to be
>> one.
> Money's been tight for the last few months, but last week I had enough
> spare money to order the paperback edition. It arrived today (I think
> Kurt ships in his sleep!) and all I can say is WOW. This book is
> amazing. (I picked up a copy of Note the Notes while I was at it; it's
> also pretty keen.)
>
>> I might be a little biased, but my participation is minor. Mike and
>> Kurt have worked wonders. I did the matrix prefix section at the end,
>> gave the pressing plant info in the footnote section for Chap 9, did
>> some proofing, and provided some labels that are, in all modesty,
>> knockouts (The Vouce of the Victor on page 214 and the Bluebird on 215
>> are a couple of examples) but 99&  44/100% is Mike and Kurt. The
>> comparison with the two earlier versions is beyond belief.
> Where on earth did they find those two labels on the bottom of 214, and
> the Red Seal label at the bottom left of 215? I've long found it
> intriguing that Victor used a line engraving of His Master's Voice from
> the beginning (Yankee thrift?), while The Gramophone Company started
> with full color renditions and later (as HMV) went to duotones,
> monochrome sepia, then finally an outline line drawing similar to the
> early HMV Zonophone labels. But these two labels on 214 take the cake;
> the Red Seal version looks for all the world like a Shaded Dog label.
>
>> I am flattered that they surprised me with placing my most amazing find
>> on the end-papers, and actually it was Vince Giordano who first spotted
>> it.[...]
>> I am not telling you what that flyer is, although I showed it to a few
>> people like the Rolfs since the photos were still in my camera. It will
>> have to be your surprise WHEN YOU BUY THE BOOK!!!
> I have a feeling that this endpaper flyer surprise is only included in
> the hardcover edition, because the paperback edition has plain white
> stock inner covers - no endpapers. Pity.
>
> I've been amazed at my casual flip-through; can't wait to be able to
> hunker down and delve at leisure! Kudos to Messrs. Sherman and Nauck on
> a very fine volume.
>
> MS
>