[78-L] Fonotipia records pressed in USA

Sean Miller smille1 at me.com.invalid
Tue Sep 23 09:33:52 PDT 2014


The blue labelled Fonotipias were indeed pressed by Okeh. 

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> On Sep 23, 2014, at 12:26 PM, Malcolm Rockwell <malcolm at 78data.com.invalid> wrote:
> 
> 
> Depending on year of release it was either Columbia (pre 1910) or 
> General Phonograph Corp. - otherwise known as OKeh  (c. mid 1920s). I 
> would have said probably Pathe or ARCo because of the 11.5" size.
> I would have been wrawng.
> Malcolm
> 
> *******
> 
>> On 9/23/2014 6:16 AM, Roger Wade wrote:
>> I have a Fonotipia question for the list.
>> 
>> I have a Fonotipia 11 3/4 inch 78, catalog number 5038, that says "Pressed in United States under license from Societa Italiana di Fonotipia - Milan, Italy".  The label is light blue with gold and blue print.  The artist's name, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, is hand written across the label below the center hole.
>> 
>> I have not been able to find any information about this pressing.  When were these U.S. pressings made?  I am assuming that these are 1922 recordings but I think the record is a bit newer than that.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> Roger Wade
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