[78-L] Label Screw-ups [was: For Hawaiian and Rollini discographers]

[Michael Biel]

I had two similar label screw-ups with Columbia from that era, and I an 
wondering if it happened more with them than, say, Victor.  Mort Savada 
thought he had found for me a copy of Col 198-D, Darktown Broadcasting 
Parts 1 & 2 by Jay C. Flippen.  That is, until he flipped (pardon the 
pun) the record over and discovered the label of a nearby number on the 
other side.  We both hoped that the other label was mistaken because it 
was the recording that was important, but alas, the matrix numbers 
showed it was the Flippen label that was wrong.  (He wouldn't sell me 
the record even though I wanted it for the incorrect label, and it took 
a long time before I found a real copy of it.)  I also have a copy of 
!-S, the New Process Sample Record which had a paste-over label which 
fortunately was easily removed.  Under it was a label for 1-D (a record 
I actually got a few weeks ago.)  At least the factory discovered their 
mistake before it got out.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com

On 6/8/2011 10:09 AM, Han Enderman wrote:
> To our contributors about hawaiian records, Adrian Rollini, and to Geoffrey
> (who regrettably has a read-only subscription to this list):
>
> Tom Kelly is among the most interesting ebay-sellers.
> This mislabelled item of Har 17-H by Ferera has been sold recently,
> but still can be seen for about one day:
> ebay item 370512111543
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/pc78-Jazz-Hawaiian-Harmony-17-71-Frank-Ferera-Univers-6-/370512111543?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item56443e27b7
>
> Kelly's images of both sides show the mx nrs and it is actually Har 17-H (both sides),
> with the label of 71-H by University Six erroneously used on one side (a case of dislexy?).
> The 17-H label is not the original issue (which states Fifty Cents at 3h) but a later printing,
> as used at the time 71-H was released.
> It also shows we should be careful with descriptions by ebay sellers, since the Univ 6
> cannot be heard.
>
> -han enderman