[78-L] Dates scratched in the dead wax

[David Lennick]

The way to tell if GN cut the masters is to look for the initials GN in the 
land. As far as I know, Graham cut only mono masters..I've seen several over 
the years, including Capitol and other labels for which RCA did the Canadian 
lacquers.

I wonder why the scratcher figured it was important to note the day as well as 
the date, if SAT is indeed a date..maybe a set of initials.

dl

On 4/28/2012 2:59 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
> I've seen a couple of records with lightly scratched dates that seem to
> have been done by collectors -- rather than use something more sensible
> like a grease pencil.  I've never bothered to see if the dates matched
> the recording dates.  It does seem like maybe these dates on yours are
> release or purchase dates inscribed at the time. As long as collectors
> realize that these are not in the original record as pressed!!
>
> And speaking of GN and matrix scratchings, I just got a Canadian RCA
> Victor LP of Canadian folk dances and wonder if there is any way to tell
> if GN cut the masters.  The record is PCs-1088 Dynagroove Stereo. The
> handscribed matrix number is very small, and there are absolutely no
> other markings whatsoever.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>
> I picked up a number of near mint Victor 78s at Tom Kennish's store in
> Cleveland some years ago, possibly store stock..wonderful condition,
> original
> sleeves, but what has puzzled me is that all of them have dates
> scratched into
> the land on one side. Not pressed that way, but inscribed by somebody,
> and for
> what reason? Victor 21431 (Fascinatin' Vamp--Shilkret/Dancing
> Shadows--Whiteman) has "6-23-28 SAT" on the A side. The sides were
> recorded
> February 2 and April 22 of 1928, so there's no connection there..maybe
> this is
> the date the disc was received? (Yes GN, I know you want to hear this
> one.)
>
> dl
>
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