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Not all do. Some are masters from Brunswick from before 1934. And I found
at least one Frank Luther children's disc that was never released at all.

take care,

Uncle Dave Lewis

On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 6:11 AM, Jennifer Vaughn <
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> And yes--to clarify, these discs appear to have been widely released in
> the US in the late 1940s.
>
> They appear in standard Decca discographies.
>
> Best,
>
> Jennifer
>
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 11:47:11 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] anyone know about Decca L.M. 78rpm records with
> handwritten titles?
>
> Hey there,
>
> Sorry if this came through already. Resending, as I have had weird
> ARSCLIST issues lately.
>
> I believe these are all white label test pressings or masters. I don't
> think the "L.M." relates directly to the matrix number that is also stamped
> on the label.
> See:
> https://archive.org/details/78_songs-of-the-gay-nineties_
> frank-luther_gbia0028470a
> [https://archive.org/services/img/78_songs-of-the-gay-
> nineties_frank-luther_gbia0028470a]<https://archive.
> org/details/78_songs-of-the-gay-nineties_frank-luther_gbia0028470a>
>
> Songs of The Gay Nineties : Frank Luther : Free Download & Streaming :
> Internet Archive<https://archive.org/details/78_songs-of-the-gay-
> nineties_frank-luther_gbia0028470a>
> archive.org
> Performer: Frank LutherRt 6.Digitized at 78 revolutions per minute. Four
> stylii were used to transfer this record. They are 3.8mm truncated
> eliptical, 2.3mm...
>
>
> The L.M. stamp is upside down on this one, so it seems it is not stamped
> at the same time as the number below it.
>
> I don't know for sure what L.M. means, but my guess is "lacquer matrix" or
> "lacquer master." A lot of similar discs I have handled seem to be made of
> lacquer, not shellac. You don't mention the material of these discs in your
> email.
>
> Just my two cents...
> Jennifer
>
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 11:42:37 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] anyone know about Decca L.M. 78rpm records with
> handwritten titles?
>
> One possibility might be a project undertaken in the 1960s where Decca
> searched through their archives for previously unreleased material -
> archived on metal parts. Had them pressed on vinyl and then transfered to
> tape. The discs (and the metal parts im told) were then discarded many
> falling into the hands of collectors.
>
> May have nothing to do with what you have of course but if vinyl rather
> than shellac........
>
>
> On 17 Jan 2018 10:15 am, "Jennifer Vaughn" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hey there,
> >
> > I believe these are all white label test pressings or masters. I don't
> > think the "L.M." relates directly to the matrix number that is also
> stamped
> > on the label.
> > See:
> > https://archive.org/details/78_songs-of-the-gay-nineties_
> > frank-luther_gbia0028470a
> > The L.M. stamp is upside down on this one, so it seems it is not stamped
> at
> > the same time as the number below it.
> >
> > I don't know for sure what L.M. means, but my guess is "lacquer matrix"
> or
> > "lacquer master." A lot of similar discs I have handled seem to be made
> of
> > lacquer, not shellac. You don't mention the material of these discs in
> your
> > email.
> >
> > Just my two cents...
> > Jennifer Vaughn
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 7:38 AM, Brewster Kahle <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > As we have been digitizing collections that have been donated,
> > >
> > > we now have 355 sides that have Decca labels with handwritten title and
> > > performer with L.M. and a number.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know what these are?
> > >
> > > -brewster
> > >
> > > https://archive.org/search.php?query=decca%20%22L.M.%22%
> > > 20AND%20collection%3Ageorgeblood
> > >
> >
>