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

[David Lennick]

On 1/19/2011 11:20 PM, Steven C. Barr wrote:
> 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
> _________________________________________

Seems to me there are many Canadian Victor and Compo discs in the early 20s 
that look as if they came from the same presses and use the same compound, more 
very dark brown than black.

dl