Cylinder Title Variants - Show Us Your Odd Cylinder Titles

[FellowCollector]

The recent topic regarding announced Blue Amberol cylinders got me searching through some of my cylinder collection. I realized that there are some interesting title variants (or variations if you prefer) within cylinders likely based on their time of release among other reasons.

I thought it could be fun to start a topic that might generate some interesting feedback and pictures of oddball variants in cylinder record titles (excluding those with different take numbers and mould/master numbers since there are just too many!). I can recall an article years ago in Martin Bryan's New Amberola Graphic where he posted an interesting picture of a Blue Amberol cylinder title that had obviously been pressed from a master that was re-used and remnants of the original recording and title could still be seen (and heard!) on the Blue Amberol in its new life!! The title and recorded information was not completely removed from the original master!

Anyway, I will begin with 3 of the known Edison Blue Amberol title variants of "The Preacher And The Bear" by Arthur Collins. The most difficult variant of these to find is (what I believe to be) the earliest variant which has "COON SONG" pressed into the early flat ended title information. There is also a 4th variant of this Edison Blue Amberol title that I have in my collection with the bevel edge that indicates "ARTHUR COLLINS" instead of just "COLLINS" in the title info and it is not announced! Do you think I could find it in my collection? NOOOOO...so these 3 are what I could find so far!

Doug

[phonojim]

I have the same version as your first photo. The take/mold information reads "76" with no dots. This is an announced direct recording from a wax Amberol mold.

Jim