[78-L] I just love great album art

[Michael Biel]

From: "Han Enderman" <jcenderman at solcon.nl>
> I have another bad picture of this General album, which clearly reads 'invented' in italics.

Geoffrey Wheeler confirmed to me (off-list again) that I was correct in
identifying this General package as an envelope set rather than a book
album.  That accounts for its low price as well as the dreadful
condition the photographs show of it.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com 


>>> From Geoffrey Wheeler (who for some reason still can't post to the list):
On 11/28/2011 6:32 PM, dialjazz at frontier.com wrote:
>
>> From what I can see in an illustration in my copy of a January 1942 General Records Catalogue of the Jelly Roll's On album, the mysterious word is "invented" printed in italics for emphasis. Despite the copy on the front of the album cover, this was a new low-cost three-record package that sold for $1.75. There were three other albums issued in this price range. This is NOT the same thing as the "New Orleans Memories" album that was originally issued at a retail price of $5.50. In the January 1942 Catalogue, the price was lowered to $4.50. From General, the Morton records went over to Commodore, which issued them in their regular series.
> Geoffrey
>
>>>> http://www.popsike.com/pix/20110909/320757018122.jpg