[78-L] Rare record?

[David Lennick]

Let me look and see if one of mine is signed by Sophie Tucker.

dl

On 1/19/2012 3:41 PM, djwein wrote:
> Thousands of copies abound - I have three of 'em.  A nice little disc in a
> well-designed foldout sleeve.
>
> Dave Weiner
>
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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of DAVID BURNHAM
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 3:26 PM
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> Subject: [78-L] Rare record?
>
> I recently acquired a record, (7 inch 33 1/3 rpm), called a "Victor Special
> Record".  It contains "Bella Figlia del Amore" from Rigoletto sung as a
> tenor solo by Caruso on one side and Melba singing "Songs My Mother Taught
> Me" on the other.  It claims that the Caruso has never been released before
> and has not appeared in any Caruso discography.  In fact both sides had
> never been issued before.  It has the notice "Licensed for private use and
> not assignable".  It was issued in 1973 as a Private Pressing for the
> Benefit of The Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound.  I realize the world has
> turned many times since 1973 and much more is now available.  Have I got a
> rare treasure  worth millions or do thousands of copies of this disc abound.
>
> db