Tamagno & Melba Picture Sleeve

[gramophone78]

The Tamagnos sold for $5 in the Victor catalog, straight through the 1920s, though for some reason Victor only issued the 10" discs. I once timed the "Esultate" on the 12" G&T, and it clocked in at 34 seconds (not counting the run-out after the last note, which has some distant studio conversation. As was noted before, it was rather parsimonious but what a performance!

Thanks for the price correction. I must have been thinking of something else when I wrote $3.. .

As you stated, both the Melba 12" and the Tamagno 10" were $5. A tidy some for a record.

[Wolfe]

I have a batwing Victor Tamagno that still bears the $ 5.00 price on the label - that would be post 1914 or so. It's the Di quella pira from Otello which is another pretty short record, though not as short as the Esultate !

[epigramophone]

I have a batwing Victor Tamagno that still bears the $ 5.00 price on the label - that would be post 1914 or so. It's the Di quella pira from Otello which is another pretty short record, though not as short as the Esultate !

"Di quella pira" is from Il Trovatore. No-one gets burned in Otello.

[Wolfe]

^ You are so correct ! Mind hiccup on my part.