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

[J. E. Knox]

Greetings from FixitLand!

The eminent Dr. Michael Biel wrote:

> 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.

That's a good one. To which I add: Of the three copies I have of 1-S,  
the first one I found was cross-labeled. (Was fortunate to get the  
original sleeve on the second one.)

Take care,


Joe
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