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| 23rd Jun 2017, 11:10 AM | #1 REPORT | |
 | Magic Marmalade If you're not lost... It's not an adventure! Member since Jun 2014 3747 Points Moderator | I bin a-diggin' again, and have come across three acetates on the Melodisc label... ...But I have no clue about who is on them or what kind of music lies therein. I found a 10"-ish brown envelope at the bottom of a record crate the other day, which had these three individually sleeved, two sided acetate discs in them. One is dated: 25 -12 - 47, and has: "Pt. 1" next to title, and: "Warrilow & Co Ltd." next to artist. (just: "Pt.2" on other side - no other details there. This one is in a blue paper sleeve / envelope which has: "The Bassoon", and "Mother Machee (Machree ?)" below on one side, and: "If Only Our Dreams Came True" on the other. his disc is in fragile condition, with the "aluminum base" (As stated on all three disc labels) showing through in some areas, and has peeled in the run in in a couple of places. The other two are in brown sleeves, and sides are numbered 1-4. Date on both is: 25 - 12 - 49 No titles or writing anywhere on these discs or sleeves. All are on a white Melodisc labelled acetates ("Mfd by Home Recording Co. Freeport, N.Y"), which, I'm guessing by the date etc. will be jazz of some description. Any Ideas as to the who, what, where, when and whys? (I can't play them, and wouldn't anyway, due to their apparent fragility) |
| 23rd Jun 2017, 11:01 PM | #2 REPORT | |
 | carryonsidney a happy disposition is an omnious sign.... Member since Feb 2010 1707 Points Moderator | Warrilow Ltd is a known Pottery firm in the uk so thats a bit of a red herring! Mother Machree is/ was a very popular tune from the beginning of the 20th century there are many different artists doing that one,so probably not Jazz. 1947 dates are very interesting that makes these the very earliest Melodisc releases. The part 1/2/3/4 discs maybe here |
| 24th Jun 2017, 3:17 PM | #3 REPORT | |
 | zabadak Caddacack oh da ca-caddacack, shy shy skagellack Member since Jun 2010 4156 Points |
Magic Marmalade wrote:
This one is in a blue paper sleeve / envelope which has: "The Bassoon", and "Mother Machee (Machree ?)" below on one side, and: "If Only Our Dreams Came True" on the other. his disc is in fragile condition, with the "aluminum base" (As stated on all three disc labels) showing through in some areas, and has peeled in the run in in a couple of places.  |
| 24th Jun 2017, 3:18 PM | #4 REPORT | |
| Magic Marmalade If you're not lost... It's not an adventure! Member since Jun 2014 3747 Points Moderator | So is (was) the U.S. Melodisc label the same company as the UK label? (And it's only just dawned on me that the dates in all insatnces are Christmastime) |
| 24th Jun 2017, 9:02 PM | #5 REPORT | |
| carryonsidney a happy disposition is an omnious sign.... Member since Feb 2010 1707 Points Moderator | No these are most likey the UK Melodisc labels, back in the 1940's + 50's UK companies imported Acetate BLANKS from the USA which they then pasted over with their own labels, this carried on untill EMI + Decca eventually started making them. |
| 25th Jun 2017, 7:59 PM | #6 REPORT | |
| Magic Marmalade If you're not lost... It's not an adventure! Member since Jun 2014 3747 Points Moderator | Thanks chaps. @zab: ...that does look too exact a pairing to be a coincidence. @carryon ...So should I enter that one at least as a Melodisc (UK)? (regardless of whether it ended up in a Zonophone or some other) |
| 25th Jun 2017, 11:26 PM | #7 REPORT | |
 | Pridesale Member since Mar 2013 805 Points | I think we normally add acetates under the company listed on the label, and link (or add as well to) the release label page. |
| 26th Jun 2017, 11:25 AM | #8 REPORT | |
| carryonsidney a happy disposition is an omnious sign.... Member since Feb 2010 1707 Points Moderator | if that odd one is a Zonophone acetate it dates from 1913 roughly! |
| 26th Jun 2017, 1:23 PM | #9 REPORT | |
| Magic Marmalade If you're not lost... It's not an adventure! Member since Jun 2014 3747 Points Moderator | I'll just enter it at face value, just with the minimal info it provides. (If only I could play it!) ((This is where one of those contactless laser stylus players would be handy)) |
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