We have two Aeolian-Vocalion releases in our current holdings and would be
more than happy to contribute any information that will be helpful.

William R. Vanden Dries
Chairman, Audio Preservation Fund
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On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Ryan Barna <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Greetings! I'm happy to announce that my first major compilation,
> "Aeolian-Vocalion Hill and Dale Records (1918-1920)," is almost ready for
> distribution and review. It documents all 387 of Aeolian's known
> vertical-cut releases between 1918 and 1920 (recordings made ca. July 1917
> to November 1919), plus several extra features that will detail the history
> and significance of these records, and the company. The research has been
> coming together very nicely. I have been fortunate (actually, lucky) enough
> to locate a near-complete run of Aeolian bulletins, detailing every
> release, plus acquiring the data of other excellent researchers who
> examined (even X-rayed!) most of the original discs for matrix numbers.
> However, I still need your help. There's a lot of missing matrix numbers
> that are either not on the discs, or in some cases, no discs were examined
> at all (and the list is still rather lengthy). I still believe there are
> other collections and institutions out there with a near-complete run of
> these, or other individuals who have examined many of the originals for
> numbers, so I thought it would be wise to reach out to the ARSC community
> for additional assistance (and ARSClist is the first list I've posted this
> announcement to). If you are interested, let me know by August 10, 2012
> (you don't have to submit data by then, I just need to know how many of you
> are willing to participate so that I have enough time to decide on how to
> pursue this in the upcoming weeks). I want to hear from you, even if you
> only have one disc. One is better than none. If you don't know where to
> look for the numbers on the discs, I can provide instructions. If you have
> a substantial amount of these records (too large to take the time to
> inspect and transcribe each one), and are located in the vicinity of
> Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Delaware, or DC, I will be
> happy to schedule an onsite appointment upon your permission. Once
> published, it will probably be the most complete and accurate compilation
> of these discs since the last catalog of them was published January 1, 1920
> (and even that old catalog is not complete or accurate). Ryan
> Barnawww.facebook.com/Phonostalgia
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