[78-L] Gennett Personal Series

[Gregg Kimball]

Thanks, Malcolm!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Malcolm Rockwell" <malcolm at 78data.com>
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Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Gennett Personal Series


> 1005 A/B are the DeWitt & Son issue numbers.
> Gennett pressed for them, a small label out of New York City dealing in
> recorded Irish material, which mostly drew from Gennett masters. Both
> sides were also released on Gennett 5502, Gennett Personal 20091 (as you
> show), and Starr Gennett 9944 (Canada).
> The DeWitt label reads: Manufactured Exclusively for The "Sinn Fein
> Music House" - E. O'Byrne DeWitt & Son, 1398 3rd Avenue, 79th St., New
> York. About 5 blocks from where I grew up.
> Thanks for the take designations.
> Malcolm
>
> *******
>
> On 4/21/2012 4:27 AM, Gregg Kimball wrote:
>> A question, especially to Malcolm:
>>
>> I just got a copy of a disc which is listed as below in Malcolm's online
>> listing:
>>
>> 20091A
>> 8837
>> My Irish Jaunting Car
>> Frank Quinn (piano Acc. Ed Geoghegan)
>> N 04/24
>>
>> 20091B
>> 8838
>> The Grand Old Dame, Reel
>> Frank Quinn (piano Acc. Ed Geoghegan)
>> N 04/24
>> Label head: The "Sinn Fein Music House" E. O'Byrne De Witt&  Son, 1398 
>> Third
>> Avenue - 79 St. - New York
>>
>> The most prominent numbers on the label are 1005-A, 1005-B, each side
>> respectively.  What are these numbers?
>>
>> By the way, each matrix number in the dead wax is followed by an "a".
>>
>> Gregg Kimball
>>
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