[78-L] Edward VIII Abdication Records

[Sammy Jones]

Can you transcribe the label info for us?  The catalog number (if any) and 
matrix number would be helpful.

Are there any announcements other than Reith's "This is Windsor Castle..."?

Sammy Jones

> I have a couple of the ones you've mentioned below, and I can add one 
> other - white label, blue shellac 10 inch pressing with a plain white 
> label and black print.  I assume this is a West Coast pressing, but 
> there's no indication whatsoever as to who pressed this one.
>
> Sean
>
>
> On Nov 10, 2013, at 5:33 AM, Sammy Jones wrote:
>
>> Okay...how many of these things were there?  I thought I had a pretty 
>> nice
>> collection of Edward VIII Abdication records on 78, but just came across
>> three different variations on eBay that I don't have (I snapped two of 
>> them
>> up).  Has anyone put together a list or discography?
>>
>> To get the ball rolling, here are the commercial 78 pressings I have of 
>> the
>> speech:
>>
>> King's Farewell Speech, Brunswick 7810 (mx. 20404/20405), 10"
>> Farewell Address of King Edward VIII, no maker, gold foil label (mx. 6635 
>> #1
>> / 6735 P2 ((the 3 and P are reversed in the wax))), 12"
>> Abdication Speech of King Edward VIII, no maker, white label (MS-A 
>> 1523/MS-A
>> 1524), 12"
>>
>> And a 10" shellac pressing with a white label bearing only PART 1 in 
>> large
>> type (mx XX1/XX2).  Someone has written "A limited issue by the BBC. 
>> 1937."
>> in pen on the label.  Nothing whatsoever on the reverse side white label.
>>
>> By the way, my favorite copies are two 12" vinyl pressings (one at 78 and
>> one at 33 1/3) by Victor that were apparently made for Hal Wallis (the 
>> movie
>> producer).  The 33 disc is one-sided and has that lovely RCA spiderweb
>> pattern on the back.  The one-sided 33's matrix number is VIS-6141-56. 
>> The
>> two-sided 78's matrix numbers are VIS 6145 and VIS 6146.
>>
>> I'd love to know if anyone has ever encountered similar vinyl pressings 
>> of
>> the Abdication Speech like these!
>>
>> I'll post details of the discs I'm getting from eBay once they arrive.
>>
>> Sammy Jones
>>