[78-L] What's an ERPI?

[David Lennick]

So the ten-inch lps are probably different..seems to me I sampled them briefly 
when I got them to see if they might have been reissues of the earlier 
recordings. And it looks as if there were only 4 78s (you'd mentioned 5). One 
pair of numbers is missing between the discs I have, so I don't have
The runaway --
The road not taken --
Neither out far nor in deep --
Two tramps in mud time --

dl

On 10/13/2011 9:32 PM, Thomas Stern wrote:
>
> I'm not sure the 2x10" LP's of Robert Frost are the same recordings as ERPI.
>
> Worldcat also has entries for 78rpm National Council of Teachers of English releases.
>    National Council of Teachers of English.
> Performer(s): Robert Frost reading his poems.
> Description: 4 sound discs : 78 rpm ; 12 in.
> Contents:
>
> Mending wall --
> Stopping by woods on a snowy evening --
> Dust of snow --
> Birches --
> The runaway --
> The road not taken --
> Neither out far nor in deep --
> Two tramps in mud time --
> Death of a hired man --
> The tuft of flowers --
> A peck of gold --
> Fire and ice.
>
>
> The Worldcat entry for the LPs:
>> From the Complete poems of Robert Frost.
> "Recorded and processed on vinylite by RCA Victor ; produced and distributed by the National Council of Teachers of English."
> Description: 2 sound discs ; analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 10 in.
> Contents: Record 1. Birches ; Reluctance ; The woodpile ; The runaway ; The road not taken ; A peck of gold ; Stopping by woods on
> a snowy evening ; The death of the hired man ; The onset --
> Record 2. Mending wall ; Neither far out nor in deep ; Two tramps in mud time ; Tree at my window ; One step backward ; Desert
> places ; Fire and ice ; Dust of snow ; The pasture ; Mowing ; After apple picking. The white-tailed hornet ; The peaceful shepherd
> ; A tuft of flowers ; Nothing gold can stay
> E1-LCB 1941-1944 National Council of Teachers of English
>
>
> AND an "CD" - no libraries listed holding a copy (what does that mean ????)
> Notes: From the Complete poems of Robert Frost.
> Originally recorded and processed on vinylite by RCA Victor ; produced and distributed by the National Council of Teachers of
> English.
> Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
> Contents: Birches --
> Reluctance --
> The woodpile --
> The runaway --
> The road not taken --
> A peck of gold --
> Stopping by woods on a snowy evening --
> The death of the hired man --
> The onset --
> Mending wall --
> Neither far out nor in deep --
> Two tramps in mud time --
> Tree at my window --
> One step backward --
> Desert places --
> Fire and ice --
> Dust of snow --
> The pasture --
> Mowing --
> After apple picking --
> The white-tailed hornet --
> The peaceful shepherd --
> A tuft of flowers --
> Nothing gold can stay.
> Series Title: Contemporary poets series.
>
> Best wishes, Thomas.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of David Lennick
> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 7:24 PM
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] What's an ERPI?
>
>
> And of course, do you think I can find the ten-inch lps now that I want to
> check them? Silly boy.
>
> dl
>
> On 10/13/2011 7:07 PM, David Lennick wrote:
>> I have the ten inch Frost lps..I wasn't sure if they were the same recordings
>> as the 78s. I have 3 of the 12-inch 78s and one Gertrude Stein, and I thought
>> that she had been recorded earlier (based on what I think it said on the
>> Caedmon lp). I suspect that the Frost 78s could date from 1938, if World was
>> using consecutive matrix numbers and just assigning appropriate prefixes to
>> them. The discs I have bear matrix numbers B17540/1 and 17544/7, and a World
>> Transcription of the Chevrolet Musical Moments series with a definite "new 1939
>> Chevrolet on display this October 11" reference is BB17438. Just speculation on
>> my part, but I'd say that all discs were cut by the same company.
>>
>> dl