[78-L] Lead-in groove mystery

[David Lennick]

No, these occur on original VT and Tater Head pressings. I've had a number of them.

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On 8/30/2014 10:32 PM, jsalerno at earthlink.net wrote:
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> 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.
>>
>> Thanks.    Gary H
>> 78rpmrecord.com
>> (more label scans than anyone should have - adds your scans!)
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>>
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