[78-L] Identification on Test Pressings

[David Lennick]

Any chance that the duet is in Spanish? 5xxx matrix numbers are Spanish and 
Mexican, and 5xxx catalog numbers have to be twelve-inch.

dl

On 1/14/2012 12:05 PM, Malcolm - Venerable Music wrote:
> Great - I could not make out the artists, but now see it's Yerkes. They are
> 10" and the first is A3091 as you suspected.
> The second is almost surely a 5 as the first number but the other three are
> tough. Could be 5883 or 5683??
> Are they definitely Columbias?
> Malcolm
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Lennick
> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 11:58 AM
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] Identification on Test Pressings
>
> The first one is Yerkes Orchestra, intended as Columbia A3091..that much is
> visible on the label, but there's no numerical listing in the Columbia books
> so
> off to Tyrone's site we go..
>
> ..and that doesn't help  because according to it, A3091 is in the
> Educational
> Series and is the Columbia Orchestra playing March of the Little Lead
> Soldiers
> and Venetian Love Song, both recorded in the mid 1910s.
>
> dl
>
> On 1/14/2012 11:43 AM, Malcolm - Venerable Music wrote:
>> Hello Everyone – I just picked up 2 test pressings and have no idea how to
>> trace them back for artist&   title information.
>> They are from the early 20s. TP_1 is mainly a xylophone solo with typical
>> orchestra background&   TP_2 is a female vocal duet.
>>
>> The markings on TP_1 A5091. TP_2 is harder to read, but the numbers appear
>> to be 5683?? There is nothing in the dead wax of either pressing.
>>
>> Here are links to view the labels -
>>
>> http://www.venerableradio.com/TP_1.jpg
>> http://www.venerableradio.com/TP_2.jpg
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Malcolm
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