[78-L] Question for opera collectors

[David Lennick]

http://www.operadis-opera-discography.org.uk/CLVEAIDA.HTM#4
I see it's on VAI Audio, which means I might have done the transfer.

Great site. http://www.operadis-opera-discography.org.uk/

dl

> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:56:54 -0700
> From: bowiebks at isomedia.com.invalid
> Subject: [78-L] Question for opera collectors
> 
> 
> My collection focuses on dance bands of the 1922 - 40 era but I have many 
> other kinds of 78s as well.
> 
> Last year I purchased the complete Aida (my fave opera) on 18  lovely 12" 
> blue wax Columbias...by The Milan Symphony and various singers,  none of 
> whom I knew by name.
> 
> Couple of questions:
> 
> 1.   Were these issued in an album,  as was the case with most such 
> classical record sets?
> 
> 2.    When were they recorded?
> 
> 3.    What was the original issue?  I'm assuming it was first issued in 
> Europe but that's just a guess.
> 
> Thanks for any info.  BTW the records are all sweet and shiny copies,  at 
> least E+.
> 
> 
> Taylor B.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ian Ridgeway" <ianridgeway at gmail.com.invalid>
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> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 12:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Are There Any Operatic Collectors Still Out There?
> 
> 
> >
> > I'm a young opera record collector. There are not many of us. I met a few
> > 78 collectors through my interest in jazz but none that collects early
> > opera. I'm approaching 25 years old and I have been collecting 78s since I
> > was 8, so we do exist and I hope more people my age will discover the 
> > vocal
> > gems of the golden era of opera.
> > On Mar 19, 2015 2:58 PM, "OKIN EARL" <spats47 at ntlworld.com.invalid> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> The reasons that I wanted to know if there were any operatic collectors 
> >> out
> >> there were twofold.
> >>
> >> (1) I have 300 duplicates which I need to sell to make some SPACE!!!
> >> Please contact me at
> >> spats47 at ntlwotld.com
> >> for the link.
> >>
> >> (2) As I approach 70yo, I'm wondering if there are any YOUNG operatic 
> >> 78rpm
> >> collectors out there whom I might befriend and, when the sad day arrives, 
> >> I
> >> can leave my collection to...
> >>
> >> Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> Earl Okin.
> >>
> >>
> >> > Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 23:50:20 -0700
> >> > From: Ron Fial <ron at fial.com.invalid>
> >> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Are There Still Operatic 78rpm Collectors?
> >> > To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> >> > Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20150318224623.1067bbc8 at fial.com>
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> >> >
> >> > My wife and I are opera lovers.  I believe there are a lot of us opera
> >> > lovers out here, we just don't talk much.  Its getting much harder to
> >> find
> >> > mint condition 78s, but to me it is easier for opera disks, it seems 
> >> > they
> >> > were played less, or borrowed from libraries less.
> >> >
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