[78-L] Charlie Johnson BVE 53600-1

[David Lennick]

No studio listed, and it's 53600, not 58600..that had me searching!

dl

On 10/16/2012 4:14 PM, J. E. Knox wrote:
> Greetings from FixitLand!
>
> David Lennick wrote:
>
>> Hubba hubba indeed..May 8, 1929, unissued. Same session as mats. 51298/9
>> (Harlem Drag/Hot Bones and Rice)..this was the next block of matrix numbers
>> available.
>>
>> VMB lists take 2. This is take 1? Not that Rust's take numbers are reliable all
>> the time.
>
> VMB shows the highest take made at each session, not necessarily the specific take(s) used. That confuses a lot of folks.
>
> Per EDVR, BVE 58600-1 is the master take, -2 marked "Hold" (what kind of Hold, they don't say). Both were Destroyed. This test pressing clearly shows a take 1. Fortunately for us, the center area of the test is not scooped, so all the original info is there. (Did you see the photo at SoundCloud?)
>
> I don't have VMB here at work...Did Rust tell us which studio was used? It's New York, certainly, but could be 44th St., 46th St., or Liederkranz Hall.
>
> Also, I should apologize for perhaps stealing Yves François' thunder. He posted this link on his Facebook page.
>
> Take care,
>
>
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