[78-L] Lead-in groove mystery

Sat Aug 30 19:32:24 PDT 2014

Perhaps this is a later pressing and the lead in groove was added? Seems 
hard to explain why the potato head label is still present.

I don't have a book that details the history of Columbia labels.

Joe Salerno

On 8/30/2014 9:18 PM, Gary Herzenstiel wrote:
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> Hi, everyone.
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> I just picked up a Columbia Whiteman "potato head", numbered 2297-D with matricies 150788-3 and 150789-3, both recorded on 10 September 1930.  The label looks like this one:
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> http://78rpmrecord.com/labelshow.cfm?whichLabel=1143
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> Oddly, it has a lead-in groove.  It appears to be little wider than the normal audio groove, spirals in at a normal rate and starts from the edge of the record.  This seems very early for a lead-in groove.  Has anyone done a survey of lead-in and run-out grooves?  I was always told that they were developed for the jukebox industry but this certainly casts doubt.
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> Thanks.    Gary H
> 78rpmrecord.com
> (more label scans than anyone should have - adds your scans!)
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