[78-L] Millionaire's Messiah

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Mon Feb 14 08:34:45 PST 2011


Speaking of brain slips, I missed the image myself..there it is, complete with 
the "C". A bouncy "C".

dl

On 2/14/2011 11:29 AM, Philip Carli wrote:
> Thanks, David.  Even in that well-informed article, however, the author writes "Vitrolac" (without the internal "c") in paragraph 3, despite the clearly readble "Victrolac" right there in his sleeve photo.  It might be one of those brain-slip words that you have to force your memory to spell correctly.  PC
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> It's definitely Victrolac, but I'm not sure where the other spelling
> originated. Probably in well-informed articles such as this:
> http://tenwatts.blogspot.com/2006/05/transcription-disc.html
>
> Hey, I didn't know RCA was making the stuff in 1929. Live and learn. And that
> we've been calling AFRN by the wrong name, AFRS, all these years.
>
> dl
>
> On 2/14/2011 11:05 AM, Philip Carli wrote:
>> This may sound naive, but what is the correct spelling -- "Vitrolac" or "Victrolac" (with the internal "c")? I've seen it both ways and am personally inclined towards the latter (it makes more sense to me), but just want to get it absolutely correct. PC
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>> Could be the original pressing of Gurrelieder..I don't know how long it was
>> kept in print on Victrolac. I have a z-material pressing of it. I'd have to
>> check to see if it's still on Scroll or on circle label.
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 2/14/2011 1:53 AM, S&R Pinsker wrote:
>>>
>>> Columbia OP Set 10-a/10-B is indeed Manon; small blue on silver labels pasted on the spines.
>>> The only 78 Messiah In my "vault" is Beecham's in Victor albums M1194/50.
>>> The Gurrelieder discs are Dynaflex thin and slightly flexible, so I suppose that's Victrolac.
>>> Do I have something valuable for a change?
>>> rdp
>>>
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