[78-L] John McCormack [was 78's on Ebay]

[Steven C. Barr]

From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>>> Amazing that this could occur..those pressings are unmistakeably Victor
>>> matrices. Herbert probably didn't have to go too far to find them.
>>>
> On 1/19/2011 12:30 AM, Steven C. Barr wrote:
>> As you note, the masters were obviously Victor's...you can see where
>> the Victor issue numbers were scratched out on the "bootlegs"...!
>> Steven C. Barr
> If these were previously issued sides they are not "bootlegs" but are 
> "pirates".  "Bootlegs" are ONLY unauthorized issues of UNISSUED 
> material.  Unless these were alternate takes, they are "pirates".
> 
Okeh...PIRATES! What we don't yet know is whether Compo pulled
this off in order to sell the necessary remake versions...or whether
Herbert Berliner actually thought he could pirate the Victor sides,,,?!

Steven C. Barr