[78-L] Jack Jackson date

[Kristjan Saag]

J. E. Knox wrote:

>
> I still wonder which specific studio was used...the matrix prefix is
> supposed to be an indication to some degree, and I thought the 0EA/
> 2EA sides came from Abbey Road, but I know the Rust books (aside from
> VMB) rarely specify such ephemera. The matrix number in the wax is
> accompanied by a square, indicating the "Blumlein" recording system
> (again, as I understand it).
> --
Rust wrote an article about the HMV numbering system in Gramophone in 
1971. Here's about the OEA series and the ones that predated it:

 > The Hayes code from 1921 was Bb for 10-inch, Cc for 12-inch; 
Zonophone used Yy and Zz prefixes to the same block of numbers. On 
January 1st, 1931, the system was scrapped again, and a new start made 
at OB and 2B, or OY and 2Y. The opening of the Abbey Road studios on 
November 12th, 1931, made no difference to the numbers, but the series 
was scrapped yet again from August 23rd. 1934, and OEA and 2EA became 
the regular HMV matrix series, this time until the end of 78s.
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The rest of the article can be read at:
http://www.gramophone.net/Issue/Page/October%201971/45/829108/COLLECTORS+CORNER#header-logo
Kristjan