Re: [ARSCLIST] Understanding Record Numbers

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

D P Ingram wrote:
> Hello all.
>
> As part of a cataloguing idea I am trying to sketch out some 
> schematics.  Could somebody kindly explain/clarify something for me? The 
> question refers I am sure to "older" music as well. It just happens that 
> I've picked upon a recent(ish) example as it contained some other 
> programming issues I have had to work around.
>
> In front of me I have a copy of "You're The One That I Want" by John 
> Travolta AND Oliva Newton-John.   It was issued on the RSO Label in 1978.
>
> Now the question is: The catalogue number given is RSO 006 but 
> underneath there is also a number in brackets (2090279). These numbers 
> are the same on both sides but don't indicate a date).  Is this another 
> catalogue number or what is it ? This gives me the problem as I'd like 
> to be able to say "show all records on RSO" and this would come up, but 
> what purpose does the other number serve?
>
> Many thanks in advance ! Darren Ingram
>                                                
In this case, the other 7-digit number looks like a Polydor catalogue number 
and it probably refers to an English or other country release. I found this a 
lot in the later LP days..in fact in the 50s and 60s as well. I'm looking at a 
Philips LP which prominently displays G 03591 L and GBL 5613 on cover, spine 
and label. When I was asked to look for this record, the number quoted was ABL 
1342. (But no cross reference to the American issue, ML 5100..!) (Beethoven 
Concerto #5, Casadesus.)

dl