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Viva-voce wrote:

78recordpicker wrote:Have never seen a Patti in the wild, very cool

Neither have I--none of the early "Patti" label pressings, at any rate. Occasionally, I've run across her records on a later Victor "patents" or even a bat-wing label. Although relatively uncommon, those later pressings aren't particularly valuable. Even first-issue pressings of most of the original "Melba", "Patti", and Tamagno titles, whether on G&T or Victor, while very collectable and nice to have, aren't terribly expensive, even in top condition.

Wolfe wrote:

Viva-voce wrote:

78recordpicker wrote:Have never seen a Patti in the wild, very cool

Neither have I--none of the early "Patti" label pressings, at any rate. Occasionally, I've run across her records on a later Victor "patents" or even a bat-wing label. Although relatively uncommon, those later pressings aren't particularly valuable. Even first-issue pressings of most of the original "Melba", "Patti", and Tamagno titles, whether on G&T or Victor, while very collectable and nice to have, aren't terribly expensive, even in top condition.

Seems doubtful that would change either, as I think the market for low to middling level collectable 78 RPM operatic records has flatlined or is on the decline.