I have 31364 - Florence Hayward-Angel's Serenade there is a distinct H
prefix before serial number. Above mx number with ornate C2247 there is what
looks like a faint D but it could be an I -Mickey
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From: "Steven Smolian" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, February 15, 2016 8:53 AM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Victor 31000 78s


> I'm researching the early Victor 12" 78s issued in the 31000 series.
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> There were two series of Victor single-sided black label 78s, one
> following
> immediately on the heels of the other.
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> The first used the "C" prefix for its 12" masters and generated one
> metal
> part from the wax. These were recorded in 1902, some maybe in late 1901,
> and possibly extended through early 1903.
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> The second series used the "C" prefix for its 12" masters and generated
> three metal parts from the wax. These were recorded beginning in 1903.
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> Records from each were issued on black-label 12" single-sided discs in the
> 31000 series.
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> Victor reused at least some of the matrix numbers and some of the issue
> numbers for the second series of unrelated recordings made and issued in
> the
> first series.
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> Records in the first series, some of which had been available earlier
> under
> numbers in the 1900 and 2000 series, have no tiny letter next to the 31000
> number. Records in the second series have a tiny letter under or before
> the
> 31000 number. The letter indicates the stamper number converted to a
> letter, i.e., stamper 5 is the letter "E".
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> Mike Sherman says the first 150 Victor 12" masters, first series, were
> held
> for up to a year before some were listed. Ay idea of the source of this
> statement?
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> All records I've inspected in the first series have sunken labels so no
> date
> or other recording data can be found in the label area. I'm trying to get
> a
> better fix on dates than the two given in DAHR and in Fagan and Moran
> before them than the two paired ones they give for far too many records
> for
> them to be recorded on the same day. Those dates are 2/9/03 and 5/26/03.
> Both may be incorrect, especially the 2d one, as by this time Victor had
> converted to the three metal part system.
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> Can anyone shed further light on this first series? One data source would
> be data from test pressings.
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> Fagan and Moran and, subsequently, DAHR, also list the first series as
> having appeared in a November, 1903 catalog as an infirm date. If this
> date
> is correct, there would have been two records for sale using the same
> catalog number with different performers and titles, based on known issue
> dates for the second series of "C" prefixed 12" masters.
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> I hope to address this puzzle group in my forthcoming talk at the ARSC
> Conference. Any clarifying data would be most welcome.
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>
> Steve Smolian
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