[78-L] Fake Columbia matrix numbers

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Thu Mar 8 14:46:21 PST 2012


I've seen this happen a number of times with RCA and Columbia and sometimes 
other plants being involved, but in this case the matrix numbers are 
consecutive with the 1951-52 album. And the actual numbers in the dead wax are 
"Part 1" and "Part 2".

dl

On 3/8/2012 5:41 PM, Robert M. Bratcher Jr. wrote:
> I could be wrong but perhaps Columbia made the master discs for the other company&  maybe pressed the discs too? I know that RCA did this many times.....
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>> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> To: 78L<78-L at 78online.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2012 4:26 PM
>> Subject: [78-L] Fake Columbia matrix numbers
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>> Just when you think you've seen everything. The Princeton Triangle Club's
>> annual revue cast albums in 1951-52 and 1952-53 were pressed by Columbia
>> Records, and have matrix numbers XTV 16082/3 and XTV 18690/1 respectively. The
>> 1954-55 show is pressed by another company, but the label shows matrix numbers
>> XTV 16084 and 16085.
>>
>> There will now be a pause for you to say "So who gives a xxxxxx xxxx?"
>>
>> dl
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