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Just note that what I was talking about as far as what makes shellac worthless is that apparently small subset of disk-era recordings for which metal parts and/or laquers do survive. I was not suggesting the same for recordings where the master parts do not exist. Mike, this kind of factual information is very illuminating. Thanks! -- Tom Fine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gray, Mike" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 9:45 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] steven barr - metal parts > Without stepping on this thread, here is what I understand to be the status of metal parts in > company hands: > > > Sony Music - Holds Victor parts + some HMV; disposal of Columbia, et al. metal may be related to > the closure of the Bridgeport plant (cf. AFR Lawrence papers at LC) > Former EMI - Holds primarily classical parts - most pop metal and most of Columbia was destroyed > during World War II. Also had virgin pressings of pop material. Vault inventory exists. Note: for > metal trasnferred for the Great Recordings reissues of the 1950s, metals were destroyed; > Former EMI-France - Holds selected metal parts, primarily 12 inch classical. An inventory was made > in 2005; > Universal Music France - Donated metal parts to the Bibliotheque nationale - most consist of 45/LP > metal, though the donation did include on previously unknown Edith Piaf side; > Former Electrola - All metal destroyed during World War II - company solicited metals from > affiliates to restore catalog after 1945; > Deutsche Grammophon - Holds ca. 5K parts pre-1914 from the 'Gramophone' catalog - many > DG/Grammophon electrical metals survived in the pressing plant but were destroyed thereafter; > Warner-Teldec - 78 Telefunken metals currently survive - other metals survive in Japan; > Nippon Columbia - Some metals survive. > > > A further note: Because Columbia 78 metal work after ca. 1939, and at Capitol and Decca, were > recorded from lacquer session masters, the lacquers represent the original recordings and > (hopefully!!) are still being preserved. > > > Mike > > > P.S. I don't believe the Universal deal with LC set a precedent for future donations ... > >