[78-L] Brilliant..record label

[David Lennick]

Okay, folks..mystery sort of solved. Vertical cut Brunswicks were marketed in 
Canada (and only Canada) through 1919, and old stocks were apparently 
overprinted with these "Brilliant" labels and sold off while the new lateral 
Brunswicks were being introduced.

Thanks to Glenn for finding the connection. Both the disc I found and the one 
Mal scanned and sent me off list are originally Brunswick verticals.

dl

On 4/29/2011 11:51 PM, David Lennick wrote:
> Looks as if it duplicates Brunswick 5230, which Ross Laird lists as containing
> the Flag song and "unknown title". No matrix numbers shown, but nearby ones are
> in the same sequence. So that's what we got here. Thanks! It felt like a
> Brunswick vertical..but was it pressed here, or just made for the Canadian market?
>
> dl
>
> On 4/29/2011 11:45 PM, Glenn Longwell wrote:
>> I'd be interested in the scans of both records.  The 5000 series had me thinking potentially Rex or Lyraphone derived - if they were US - but the matrix numbers don't match.
>>
>> So I did a google search on "Canadian Brunswick vertical" and found what we're looking for.
>>
>> http://books.google.com/books?id=GAerQSlFjPgC&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=canadian+brunswick+vertical&source=bl&ots=3qwt3eGS5w&sig=NDUqkr8j9vt2mYHK-LxjBSAEIhY&hl=en&ei=GIW7Tc2wBYTMgQfg9K3ZBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=canadian%20brunswick%20vertical&f=false
>>
>> This is a Canadian Brunswick pressing.
>>
>> Glenn
>>
>> --- On Fri, 4/29/11, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>   wrote:
>>
>> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Brilliant..record label
>> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Date: Friday, April 29, 2011, 11:06 PM
>>
>> No location at all, and quite different from the yellow and green sample Mal
>> just sent me. Guess I'll have to get 'er scanned! Mine is gold with the word
>> "Brilliant" in black letters in a straight line across the top, and a black
>> area starting a half inch above the label with a straight top and an arc
>> bottom, containing all the record info. Quite a bit of gold leaf on these
>> labels. Matrix numbers 1944 (Glory/Flag) and 1945 (Star Spangled Banner).
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 4/29/2011 11:00 PM, Glenn Longwell wrote:
>>> Any hint on the country it's from?  Any matrix numbers?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Glenn
>>>
>>> --- On Fri, 4/29/11, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>    wrote:
>>>
>>> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>>> Subject: [78-L] Brilliant..record label
>>> To: "78L"<78-L at 78online.com>
>>> Date: Friday, April 29, 2011, 10:46 PM
>>>
>>> Anyone ever heard of a record label called BRILLIANT? Vertical cut, similar to
>>> the early Brunswicks. Striking gold and black labels. This one, 5230, has two
>>> songs sung by one Joseph Phillips..The Star Spangled Banner and For the Glory
>>> of the Grand Old Flag, the latter composed by a Canadian, Gordon V. Thompson. I
>>> just found this sample today..too bad it has a big crack.
>>>
>>> dl
>>