[78-L] alternate take puzzle -- Lyric 4207

[Glenn Longwell]

Regarding the "Lateral" designation.  The prior versions of Lyric were vertical as Ron pointed out. This record was announced to the press on January 1920 and was in the first round of discs in the 4200 series to be announced so I'm sure they wanted to make a clear distinction between the new lateral and the old vertical discs of the past.  Most Lyrics in these initial offerings in each series (5200, 6200, etc.) had Lateral on the disc but later dropped it.

If interested at the bottom of this page are some label variations as well as sleeve variations.  I never posted a non Lateral variation but should when I update this whole site.  Also shown is the Lyric phonograph, which was produced by Lyraphone in their first incarnation prior to selling any discs.  It was a failure.  They re-emerged selling records only.

http://majesticrecord.com/labelsl.htm


Glenn


www.majesticrecord.com


________________________________
 From: Doug Caldwell <rw78stuff at comcast.net>
To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com 
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 12:50 PM
Subject: [78-L] alternate take puzzle --  Lyric 4207
 

Just got a copy of Lyric 4207 "At the High Brown Babies' Ball" by Yerkes
Novelty Five, probably recorded c. October 1919 --  and the matrix seems
odd. Every reference I've seen re this disc indicates mx 12015 (The flip
side, "Missouri Blues," by the same group, has mx 12014.) This disc plainly
shows mx 1014-2 for "High Brown Babies'." And it is clearly a different take
than the 12015 I've heard. Also, the label has the word "Lateral," which
later Lyrics I have do not.



Why the unusual mx?? (Does 1014 fit with some known series from another
label or recording lab? Was there an earlier mx series at Lyric? Were
mistakes made in engraving matrices ?)



Any ideas ?

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