78 RPM RECORD DISCOGRAPHY: VICTOR RED SEALS 1923-1929 - BOLIG / VICTOR FILES
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OUT OF PRINT / MINT SEALED COPY
THE VICTOR RED SEAL DISCOGRAPHY:
Vol. 2 (Double-Sided Issues to 1930)
By John R. Bolig
Winner of the ARSC 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award
Mainspring Press (ISBN 0-9772735-5-5)
624 pages / 7” x 10” Full-cloth hardcover
No dust jacket (as issued)
"A 'must-have' reference for the collector, discographer, and institutional librarian.”
— The Record Collector (UK)
The second installment in Mainspring Press’ Victor Red Seal Discography covers all double-sided discs and album sets issued through the end of 1929, including coupled reissues of single-sided releases and pressings from imported masters. An especially useful feature is the sorting out of all the early Orthophonic sets, some of which were issued in two or three different configurations that did not always use the identical takes.
As with all volumes in the series, data are transcribed from the original Victor and Gramophone Company files and correlated with the original discs and catalogs, ensuring a high degree of completeness and accuracy. Features include:
- Recording and dubbing dates, and recording and relay locations
- Release dates and duration in catalog
- Matrix, take, and dubbed-matrix / dubbed-take numbers
- Accompanists, conductors, and group personnel as listed in the original files
- All corresponding, authorized U.S. and foreign issues in 78 format
- Detailed breakdowns of all Orthophonic album sets
- Composer credits
- Artist, title, and coupling indexes
- Historical introduction
JOHN R. BOLIG is the author of numerous award-winning discographies, including Caruso Records; The Bluebird Discography; Gems: The Victor Light Opera Company Discography; and multiple volumes in the Victor Discography Series. He is the winner of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections’ 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Condition: NEW, MINT
In original shrink-wrap (No dust jacket, as issued)
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CONDITION GRADING:
NEW A brand-new, first-quality copy (in original shrink-wrap and/or dust jacket, if applicable).
LIKE NEW A clean, crisp copy with no significant signs of use. Out of original shrink-wrap (if applicable), and may have barely noticeable scuffing on cover, dust jacket or spine, but otherwise indistinguishable from New.
EXCELLENT As above, but with slightly more apparent signs of use. Covers may show very slight scuffing or traces of shelf wear.
VERY GOOD A clean and tight copy overall, but with obvious signs of use. May have some scattered markings and unobtrusive dog-ears. Covers show light scuffing and shelf wear and/or other cosmetic defects (noted in the listing) that will not affect use or durability. No library markings, highlighting or heavy annotations, or serious cracking or sun-fade on spines, unless otherwise noted.
ACCEPTABLE A “reading copy,” obviously well-used used but still serviceable. No missing. Bindings are still sound but may be somewhat loose, with heavy scuffing and/or shelf wear. Other defects (which will be noted in the listing) may include creasing and/or sun-fade on spines, dog-ears, edge bumps, library or other stampings, highlighting or annotations on pages (but not the point of obscuring the text), and/or light stains or discoloration.
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