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From: "D P Ingram" <[log in to unmask]>
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> I raised this on 78-L without much luck (I guess the signal gets lost 
> with all the noise there presently :)
> Hopefully some colleague here could take a bit of time out to assist  (or 
> give some more detective clues)?
> I am trying to get as close a year as possible for the purposes of 
> cataloguing (rather than just list as "undated". It is frustrating and 
> I've tried not to guess (myself, that is) as I know some places use 
> inconsistent numbering. A couple of labels have been helpful as they  used 
> a logical form, i.e 192201-01 which matches up well.
> After cataloguing 39 archive boxes of catalogues I also have the 
> following "date orphans" if someone could hazard a guess to the 
> publishing year?
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> DECCA RECORDS (?USA) Fill Your Home With Music on Christmas Day (8 pg, 
> printed in Canada)
>
Can you post an image of the cover/front page? Also, what are the catalog
numbers listed therein?
> VICTOR AND BLUEBIRD Popular Record Catalogue 95 pgs. Must be after  1942 
> as has reference in advert to 1942 Victorla. Form 1k3778
>
Is this in a "large page" (about 10" x 13" as I recall) format? If this is 
the
book of which I am thinking, it appears to have been issued around 1942;
I have (or used to?) a copy of this catalog!

...stevenc