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| 22nd Sep 2022, 9:33 AM | #21 REPORT | |
 | Break-In Master Member since Dec 2013 251 Points | How does any other letter below V make it 1921? |
| 27th Sep 2022, 6:26 AM | #22 REPORT | |
 | xiphophilos Member since Dec 2013 3351 Points Moderator | Usually, the second letter marks the year: -Z = 1917 -Y = 1918 -X = 1919 -W = 1920 -V = 1921 In 1920, however, Columbia seems to have introduced yet another bunch of year codes that I have found only on represses (examples are listed on the previous page): -G = 1920 -J = 1921 These letters can be securely assigned to these dates because the labels on which they appear have two label designs that date to 1920-1922: Gold Band label with four patents in two lines of unequal length (lower one shorter) (sub-variety v) (used March 1920-Oct. 1922). This label variant partially overlaps with the Gold Band Label with Exclusive Artist inside the golden band (used from February 1921-Oct. 1922). Moreover, as I said in an earlier post, the "GJ" on Columbia A3387 must signify G = July and J = 1921 repressing because this record was originally released only 2 months earlier, in May 1921. That said, it is strange that I've only ever found the codes KG (= Nov. 1920) [2x] and GJ (= July 1921) [9x] But then, I've found the -V codes, except for AV & BV, even more rarely: BV (= Feb. 1921) [11x] EV (= May 1921) [1x] GV (= Jul. 1921) [1x] HV (= Aug. 1921) [2x] Edited by xiphophilos on 9th Jun 2024, 5:08 PM |
| 7th Jun 2024, 6:17 PM | #23 REPORT | |
| xiphophilos Member since Dec 2013 3351 Points Moderator | Here's another late use of the date code: Columbia E7133 has "EV" (= May 1921) (rel. 1921) |
| 18th Jun 2024, 7:20 PM | #24 REPORT | |
| xiphophilos Member since Dec 2013 3351 Points Moderator | I just found an interesting combination of "BP" / "EV" on Columbia A3421 (rec. Feb. & Mar. 22, 1921; released August 1921 per TMW). EV = May 1921. So BP could have been introduced in June 1921. Edited by xiphophilos on 6th Sep 2024, 9:51 PM |
| 6th Sep 2024, 9:52 PM | #25 REPORT | |
| xiphophilos Member since Dec 2013 3351 Points Moderator | I've added a bunch more examples of the CP / GJ label printing date code in the previous page's listings of such codes. |
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