[78-L] Late Pressed 78s.--Historic Masters & Symposium

[David Lennick]

On 4/26/2011 9:35 PM, Steven C. Barr wrote:
> From: "David Lennick"<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> The same applies for private pressings done for audition purposes, some of
>> which fall off the back of the truck and into the hands of private
>> collectors.
>> Hundreds of these from the Columbia/ARC vaults began turning up on
>> dealers'
>> lists a few years ago..nice stuff, often unissued or alternate takes as
>> well as>  issued versions.
>>
> A-ha..."the Altschuler pressings!" Mr. Altschuler (forget his first name)
> had a high position at ARC...and took advantage of that to pull out
> stampers for noted jazz 78's...and then run off and sell copies thereof...!
>
> Steven C. Barr
>
Those plus many pressings from another individual more directly connected with 
reissue projects. Not all the bodies are cold in this instance.

dl