[78-L] How to date Columbia Stellar Quartette/ Andrea Sarto recordings from 1913/4

[David Lennick]

Interesting that the Columbia Master Book numerical listing just omits A5569. 
Matrix 36944 is listed (Stand Up for Jesus) but with no date or issue number, 
and it then says "36945 to 36949 untraced" so they may be more by the same 
artists. 36943 is Prince's Band, recorded April 28, 1914 and 36950 is May 13th 
(also Prince's Band). So maybe master numbers were assigned after the fact.

dl

On 7/17/2012 5:09 PM, Eric Hollis wrote:
> Dear Folks,
> Apologies for cross posting...I posted this on the ARSC list also...
>
> I have a 12" 78 record that I would like to date. I know that it was made
> before January of 1914, because it was played publicly on Jan 4, 1914.
> The record is a Columbia Record.
> Side 1: A5569 (36945) "Our King is Marching On" sung by Columbia Stellar
> Quartette
> Side 2: A5569 (36944) "Stand Up For Jesus" sung by Andrea Sarto
> The online sources that I found for Columbia list this record (A5569) as
> "unissued". But I have two copies of the record. I suspect that it was made
> as a private pressing, and that all copies were purchased by one buyer.
> Any ideas as to how to date this record?
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Sincerely,l
>
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