[78-L] Edward VIII Abdication Records

[Sammy Jones]

Last week I got a 12" copy of the speech released by Center Music Store in 
the RCA Building at 30 Rock in New York.  Here's the discog. info:

Farewell Speech of Former King Edward VIII, Center Music Store (CM #1A/CM 
1B), 12"

And just in tonight, a 10" copy with no maker listed.  Unfortunately, it was 
poorly packed and arrived in a million pieces.  For the record, here's the 
info:

Farewell Address of King Edward VIII of England, no maker, white/cream label 
(L-0369-A-3/L-0370-B-3), 10"

There are a few more copies I've discovered and hope to have in-hand (and 
unbroken) shortly.  Thanks to everyone who provided information on other 
versions of the disc.

Sammy Jones


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sammy Jones" <sjones69 at bellsouth.net>
To: <78-l at 78online.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 5:33 AM
Subject: Edward VIII Abdication Records


> 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
>