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Thank you to everyone who sent me swift responses. I wanted to get some idea of interest before I went to the club this afternoon. I actually am only bringing the classical brochures�where I have 3 or more copies. I was also planning on bringing the popular music ones. I hate to use a listserv as a commercial vehicle but I also like to see�less common�items get to the right places. I am willing to hold things for� reasonable offers. I am not planning on giving them away, sorry I can't afford it. Email me with offers off list if you are interested.
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Decca
Sept 1940
Feb 1941
March 1942
Dec no year but Bing Crosby 621
July 1941 (the duplicate for you)
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Columbia popular -- says 50 cents on front
August 1940, Sept 1940 (2 copies), 
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Columbia Okeh 
April 1941� Benny Goodman on front
Feb 1942
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Columbia Supplement Sept 1939 (has tape on front) This is basically a listing and does not have the nice photos.
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New Victor Popular 
April 1941, May 1941
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Victor Black Label month but no year
Sept (green)
October (black)
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Masterpiece Records
January 1941
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Astatic turntable stylus FP-18 
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Columbia network stations after March 29, 1941
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I�will� also put together a list of the classical ones for people to email me off list, 
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I also have some store bulletins, some of those I have already listed on Amazon, I have 1920s and 30s Chesterian, a couple of Gramophone shop, Gateway to Music, Lyon & Healy. On Amazon I am hfofstuff, email address is [log in to unmask]
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I do know that there was extensive work on classical recordings long before the interest in jazz and popular, including the early work of some of the stores just mentioned. I did use the term "swill" on purpose to arouse interest, but it does reflect the reality of supply drastically exceeds demand for the majority of classical recordings. I have been collecting and selling records for over 35 years, and have probably had less than 100�less common classical 78s or LPs pass through my hands, out of hundreds of 1000s.��But I did realize that I am ignorant of what has been done more recently which is why I asked, and I do appreciate the response and discussion. 

Most of this current stuff I picked up at an enormous estate sale in Memphis, where I was mostly buying books, but came across a couple of boxes of loose paper ephemera and I got all of the music related as well as other things. In addition to two heavy suitcases, I mailed myself 3 heavy boxes media mail. I like paper ephemera and collect it for a number of categories. This is the stuff that easily gets thrown out which is part of what makes it so fascinating.
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Thanks for your information and interest

Dr. Cheryl Thurber 

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From: Dr. Cheryl Thurber <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Victor and Columbia New Records brochures 1938-1942/Classical
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Date: Friday, August 13, 2010, 11:01 PM


I recently acquired a large number of record company New Records monthly brochures from the period 1938-1942, mostly 1940 and 1941. The majority of them are for classical recordings. I will be selling them but I am trying to get some idea of how common they are, and the frequency that they turn up. As well as the interest in them. �I have collected records for many years and I have very seldom seen these, although I admit I have mostly looked for ephemera related to �the various popular record styles. But I know these turn up less often than actual catalogs. These are one or two color brochures usually a large sheet folded into a small brochure, although some are stapled, with photographs and descriptions of records. All are VG to Like New. The majority are Victor, and also a large batch of Columbia, with a scattering of others and some popular.� Some have stores printed or stamped on them, mostly Los Angeles. I have a little over 100,� about 80
classical ones with some duplication. I will probably bring the duplicates and the popular music ones (some nice Decca ones) with me to the Baltimore 78 club meeting on Sat.�But the other classical I will probably sell in groups. I am actually an Amazon seller and I don't like selling on ebay so I have not decided yet how I am going to�sell them. 
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Looking at these raises the question for me of how much work has been done on classical music discography? I am familiar with Jazz, Blues, Country, Entertainment, Dance�and Gospel discographies for the pre-war period. But what about classical is there work being done, or is it part of label discography? I know that most classical 78s fall into the swill category and the preference is for scarcity or better sound quality of later periods. But still there should be discography work. 
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Cheryl Thurber
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