[78-L] Early Caruso

[Erwin Kluwer]

Indeed Pink G&T were later pressings (you can see from the higher stamper
number in the dead wax..) Red G&T's are worth more (with the  stamper 1
pressings of the 1902 sessions the most coveted....)





On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 9:19 PM, Brian Bashford
<brianlives at googlemail.com>wrote:

> Thanks Erwin, the 2 G & Ts are in remarkably good shape (E condition I
> reckon) with bright clean labels and play with very little background
> noise.
> I've just read that the rarer Caruso G & Ts are red label rather than pink.
>
> Brian B.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erwin Kluwer
>
>
> The Victor is common... The pink labels are not rare but not you don;t find
> them in any other batch.  The Pinks could be wortt between 25-50 dollars if
> in almost perfect shape. If they are worth to hang on...? Of course!! It's
> Caruso!!!
>
> Erwin
>
>
>  > Greetings All,
> >  I’ve been given a friends deceased fathers’ collection of classical 78s.
> > They were primarily junk from the late 40s and early 50s but squeezed
> into
> > one sleeve were these 3 records, all 10 inch single sided  ...
> >
> > Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd   Enrico Caruso  Pagliacci Vesti La Giubba
> >  G. C.-52066  (Pink Label)
> >
> > Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd  Enrico Caruso  L’Elisir D’Amore  Una
> > Furtiva
> > Lagrima  G. C.- 52065 (Pink Label)
> >
> > Victor Talking Machine Co.  Enrico Caruso  La Mia Canzone  Victor 87213
> >  (Red Label)
> >
> > Are these worth hanging on to or are they relatively common.  My
> knowledge
> > of classsical and opera is sadly lacking.
> >
> > Brian B.
>
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