[78-L] Lowest Velvet Tone number?

[bruce78rpm at comcast.net]

Velvet Tone issues followed Harmony issues by 1000 and end in V, thus 17 Harmony was also 1017 Velvet Tone, and Diva followed Harmony by 2000 and end in G or 17 Harmony was also 2017 Diva. 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Han Enderman" <jcenderman at solcon.nl> 
To: "78-L" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com> 
Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 8:44:25 AM 
Subject: [78-L] Lowest Velvet Tone number? 

VT appeared later. 
The lowest numbered issue is 1017-V, Ferera (= Har 17-H), a reissue of a popular release. 
Next known VT issues are: 
1216-V Ferera again. 
1243-V & 1271-V Lou Gold. 
1256-57, 1272, 1288 (dance bands) 
1292, 1294-95. 
Pres. it is still not a current series then. In the 300s are several issues known, but still 
with large gaps between the issues. 

A similar problem is Diva. 
Lowest-numbered reissue is 2275/76-G (= Har 275/276-H) by Charles Hilton & Yuletide Orch. 
Next known is 2354-G WMCA Broadcasters. 
After 2390-G Diva's become more regular, and pres. the label started at ca. 2400-G. 

Albert Kramer is doing research on these labels (I quote from his lists) 
and information on the existence of other early numbers is much appreciated. 

han enderman 
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>>> Good question, Harold. As far as I recall, the earliest Velvet Tone number 
I have is in the 300s and I don't recall ever seeing any older than that. 
Taylor 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harold Aherne" <leotolstoy_75 at yahoo.com> 
To: <78-L at 78online.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 4:03 PM 
Subject: [78-L] Lowest Velvet Tone number? 

> Was Velvet Tone available as soon as Harmony was introduced, or did it not 
> appear until later? And if that was the case, what's the lowest VT 
> catalogue number that we know of? 
> 
> -HA 
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