A side (mx. 47429, take 2) recorded New York, NY, March 16, 1917.
B side (mx. 47430, take 1) recorded New York, NY, March 16, 1917.
Represses after February 1918:
A side (mx. 47429, take 4) recorded New York, NY, February 19, 1918.
B side (mx. 47430, take 3) recorded New York, NY, February 19, 1918.
(DAHR)
The Talking Machine World, October 15, 1917, page 16: Columbia's Third Mid-Month Record List On Sale October 10th.
Label printing codes:
HZ = Aug. 1917
IZ = Sept. 1917
KZ = November 1917 repress
AY = January 1918
CY = March 1918 / BY = February 1918 repress
Reissues and represses with the new takes:
DY = April 1918
CX = March 1919
FX = June 1919
SKX = second pressing November 1919
LX = December 1919
BW = February 1920
Images
Number:1864747 THUMBNAIL Uploaded By:Bob1951 Description: Columbia A2310 A Side Label (IZ = Sept 1917)
Number:1864749 Uploaded By:Bob1951 Description: Columbia A2310 B Side Label (IZ = Sept 1917)
Number:1600191 Uploaded By:Js_and_Bs Description: Columbia A2310 A side label (KZ = Nov. 1917 repress)
Number:422069 Uploaded By:Jock_Girl Description: Columbia A2310 A Side Label (CY = March 1918 repress / BY on B side)
Number:422070 Uploaded By:Jock_Girl Description: Columbia A2310 B Side Label (BY = February 1918 repress / CY on A side)
Number:1864751 Uploaded By:Bob1951 Description: Columbia A2310 A Side Label (DY = April 1918 repress)
Number:1864752 Uploaded By:Bob1951 Description: Columbia A2310 B Side Label (DY = April 1918 repress)
Number:2876134 Uploaded By:xiphophilos● Description: Columbia A2310 A Side Label (LX = Dec. 1919 repress / SKX on B side)
Number:2876135 Uploaded By:xiphophilos● Description: Columbia A2310 B side label (SKX = 2nd pressing Nov. 1919; LX on A side)
Number:3494186 Uploaded By:edlongus SUBS● Description: A side (CY) label variant
Number:3494187 Uploaded By:edlongus SUBS● Description: B side (CY) label variant
Uploaded another example for the great popularity of this Jewish comedy record:
Repress of reissue with new takes on Columbia Gold Band label with "Grafonola" in the logo, five patents in two lines of equal length (sub-variety iv) and label printing date code LX (= December 1919) on the A side and SKX (= second pressing November 1919) on the B side.
Four label variant images added. Label variant images (# 1864747 and 1864749) have a label printing date code of IZ (Sep. 1917). Label variant images (# 1864751 and 1864752) have a label printing date code of DY (Apr. 1918). Image (# 422069) has a label printing date code of CY (Mar. 1918) on the A side and BY (Feb. 1918) on the B side (image # 422070). B side Image (#1600191) has a label printing date code of KZ (Nov. 1917). Images #1864747 and 1864749 have a much larger hole because someone drilled it bigger to use on a phonograph that had a much bigger spindle.
Images 1864751 and 1864752 are from the same record. B side image #1864752 has a price sticker with prices which are different then on the A side. The A side does not have the sticker.